amfiteátrum
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Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin amphitheatrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron, “amphitheatre”), from ἀμφί- (amphí-, “on both sides”) + θέατρον (théatron, “theatre”, literally “place for viewing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
amfiteátrum (plural amfiteátrumok)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | amfiteátrum | amfiteátrumok |
| accusative | amfiteátrumot | amfiteátrumokat |
| dative | amfiteátrumnak | amfiteátrumoknak |
| instrumental | amfiteátrummal | amfiteátrumokkal |
| causal-final | amfiteátrumért | amfiteátrumokért |
| translative | amfiteátrummá | amfiteátrumokká |
| terminative | amfiteátrumig | amfiteátrumokig |
| essive-formal | amfiteátrumként | amfiteátrumokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | amfiteátrumban | amfiteátrumokban |
| superessive | amfiteátrumon | amfiteátrumokon |
| adessive | amfiteátrumnál | amfiteátrumoknál |
| illative | amfiteátrumba | amfiteátrumokba |
| sublative | amfiteátrumra | amfiteátrumokra |
| allative | amfiteátrumhoz | amfiteátrumokhoz |
| elative | amfiteátrumból | amfiteátrumokból |
| delative | amfiteátrumról | amfiteátrumokról |
| ablative | amfiteátrumtól | amfiteátrumoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
amfiteátrumé | amfiteátrumoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
amfiteátruméi | amfiteátrumokéi |
| Possessive forms of amfiteátrum | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | amfiteátrumom | amfiteátrumaim |
| 2nd person sing. | amfiteátrumod | amfiteátrumaid |
| 3rd person sing. | amfiteátruma | amfiteátrumai |
| 1st person plural | amfiteátrumunk | amfiteátrumaink |
| 2nd person plural | amfiteátrumotok | amfiteátrumaitok |
| 3rd person plural | amfiteátrumuk | amfiteátrumaik |
Further reading
- amfiteátrum in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- amfiteátrum in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).