Székely
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hungarian székely (“Székely”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Székely (plural Székelys or Székely)
- A member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land in present-day Romania.
Synonyms
Translations
member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people
Adjective
Székely (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Székely people or their dialect.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to the Székely people or their dialect
Hungarian
Etymology
From székely (“Székely”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Székely
- A surname.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Székely | Székelyek |
| accusative | Székelyt | Székelyeket |
| dative | Székelynek | Székelyeknek |
| instrumental | Székellyel | Székelyekkel |
| causal-final | Székelyért | Székelyekért |
| translative | Székellyé | Székelyekké |
| terminative | Székelyig | Székelyekig |
| essive-formal | Székelyként | Székelyekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Székelyben | Székelyekben |
| superessive | Székelyen | Székelyeken |
| adessive | Székelynél | Székelyeknél |
| illative | Székelybe | Székelyekbe |
| sublative | Székelyre | Székelyekre |
| allative | Székelyhez | Székelyekhez |
| elative | Székelyből | Székelyekből |
| delative | Székelyről | Székelyekről |
| ablative | Székelytől | Székelyektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Székelyé | Székelyeké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Székelyéi | Székelyekéi |
| Possessive forms of Székely | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Székelyem | Székelyeim |
| 2nd person sing. | Székelyed | Székelyeid |
| 3rd person sing. | Székelye | Székelyei |
| 1st person plural | Székelyünk | Székelyeink |
| 2nd person plural | Székelyetek | Székelyeitek |
| 3rd person plural | Székelyük | Székelyeik |
Derived terms
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Székely m pers (female equivalent Székelyová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Székely (pattern kuli)
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Székely | Székelyovia | Székelyovci |
| genitive | Székelyho | Székelyov | Székelyovcov |
| dative | Székelymu | Székelyom | Székelyovcom |
| accusative | Székelyho | Székelyov | Székelyovcov |
| locative | Székelym | Székelyoch | Székelyovcoch |
| instrumental | Székelym | Székelyami | Székelyovcami |
Further reading
- “Székely”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024