béka

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See also: beka and beką

Hungarian

 béka on Hungarian Wikipedia
béka

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bé‧ka
  • Rhymes: -kɒ

Noun

béka (plural békák)

  1. frog
  2. (colloquial) pallet jack, pallet truck
    Synonym: kézi targonca

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative béka békák
accusative békát békákat
dative békának békáknak
instrumental békával békákkal
causal-final békáért békákért
translative békává békákká
terminative békáig békákig
essive-formal békaként békákként
essive-modal
inessive békában békákban
superessive békán békákon
adessive békánál békáknál
illative békába békákba
sublative békára békákra
allative békához békákhoz
elative békából békákból
delative békáról békákról
ablative békától békáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
békáé békáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
békáéi békákéi
Possessive forms of béka
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. békám békáim
2nd person sing. békád békáid
3rd person sing. békája békái
1st person plural békánk békáink
2nd person plural békátok békáitok
3rd person plural békájuk békáik

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ béka 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

  • béka 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
  • béka 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).