amőba
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See also: amöba
Hungarian
Etymology
From New Latin amoeba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), from ἀμείβω (ameíbō, “I change”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
amőba (plural amőbák)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | amőba | amőbák |
| accusative | amőbát | amőbákat |
| dative | amőbának | amőbáknak |
| instrumental | amőbával | amőbákkal |
| causal-final | amőbáért | amőbákért |
| translative | amőbává | amőbákká |
| terminative | amőbáig | amőbákig |
| essive-formal | amőbaként | amőbákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | amőbában | amőbákban |
| superessive | amőbán | amőbákon |
| adessive | amőbánál | amőbáknál |
| illative | amőbába | amőbákba |
| sublative | amőbára | amőbákra |
| allative | amőbához | amőbákhoz |
| elative | amőbából | amőbákból |
| delative | amőbáról | amőbákról |
| ablative | amőbától | amőbáktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
amőbáé | amőbáké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
amőbáéi | amőbákéi |
| Possessive forms of amőba | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | amőbám | amőbáim |
| 2nd person sing. | amőbád | amőbáid |
| 3rd person sing. | amőbája | amőbái |
| 1st person plural | amőbánk | amőbáink |
| 2nd person plural | amőbátok | amőbáitok |
| 3rd person plural | amőbájuk | amőbáik |
Derived terms
References
- ^ amőba in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- amőba 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
- amőba in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).