István
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See also: Ištvan
Hungarian
Etymology
From archaic Hungarian Istefán, from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
István
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Stephen
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | István | Istvánok |
| accusative | Istvánt | Istvánokat |
| dative | Istvánnak | Istvánoknak |
| instrumental | Istvánnal | Istvánokkal |
| causal-final | Istvánért | Istvánokért |
| translative | Istvánná | Istvánokká |
| terminative | Istvánig | Istvánokig |
| essive-formal | Istvánként | Istvánokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Istvánban | Istvánokban |
| superessive | Istvánon | Istvánokon |
| adessive | Istvánnál | Istvánoknál |
| illative | Istvánba | Istvánokba |
| sublative | Istvánra | Istvánokra |
| allative | Istvánhoz | Istvánokhoz |
| elative | Istvánból | Istvánokból |
| delative | Istvánról | Istvánokról |
| ablative | Istvántól | Istvánoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Istváné | Istvánoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Istvánéi | Istvánokéi |
| Possessive forms of István | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Istvánom | Istvánjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | Istvánod | Istvánjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | Istvánja | Istvánjai |
| 1st person plural | Istvánunk | Istvánjaink |
| 2nd person plural | Istvánotok | Istvánjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | Istvánjuk | Istvánjaik |
Derived terms
Diminutives