bolond

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Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Polish błąd (mistake), Russian блуд (blud, fornication), from Proto-Slavic *blǫdъ.[1] Compare also unrelated German blöd.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bo‧lond
  • Rhymes: -ond

Adjective

bolond (comparative bolondabb, superlative legbolondabb)

  1. crazy
    Synonyms: őrült, hülye
  2. silly, foolish
    Synonym: idétlen

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative bolond bolondok
accusative bolondot bolondokat
dative bolondnak bolondoknak
instrumental bolonddal bolondokkal
causal-final bolondért bolondokért
translative bolonddá bolondokká
terminative bolondig bolondokig
essive-formal bolondként bolondokként
essive-modal bolondul
inessive bolondban bolondokban
superessive bolondon bolondokon
adessive bolondnál bolondoknál
illative bolondba bolondokba
sublative bolondra bolondokra
allative bolondhoz bolondokhoz
elative bolondból bolondokból
delative bolondról bolondokról
ablative bolondtól bolondoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
bolondé bolondoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
bolondéi bolondokéi

or less commonly

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative bolond bolondak
accusative bolondat bolondakat
dative bolondnak bolondaknak
instrumental bolonddal bolondakkal
causal-final bolondért bolondakért
translative bolonddá bolondakká
terminative bolondig bolondakig
essive-formal bolondként bolondakként
essive-modal bolondul
inessive bolondban bolondakban
superessive bolondon bolondakon
adessive bolondnál bolondaknál
illative bolondba bolondakba
sublative bolondra bolondakra
allative bolondhoz bolondakhoz
elative bolondból bolondakból
delative bolondról bolondakról
ablative bolondtól bolondaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
bolondé bolondaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
bolondéi bolondakéi

Derived terms

See also the terms derived from the noun sense (below).

Compound words
Expressions

Noun

bolond (plural bolondok)

  1. madman, lunatic
    Synonym: őrült
  2. fool, idiot
    Synonym: (colloquial) hülye
  3. (in compounds or with a possessive suffix) mad, crazy (about the specified thing)
  4. jester
    Synonym: udvari bolond
  5. (chess, obsolete) Synonym of futó (bishop)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative bolond bolondok
accusative bolondot bolondokat
dative bolondnak bolondoknak
instrumental bolonddal bolondokkal
causal-final bolondért bolondokért
translative bolonddá bolondokká
terminative bolondig bolondokig
essive-formal bolondként bolondokként
essive-modal
inessive bolondban bolondokban
superessive bolondon bolondokon
adessive bolondnál bolondoknál
illative bolondba bolondokba
sublative bolondra bolondokra
allative bolondhoz bolondokhoz
elative bolondból bolondokból
delative bolondról bolondokról
ablative bolondtól bolondoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
bolondé bolondoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
bolondéi bolondokéi
Possessive forms of bolond
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bolondom bolondjaim
2nd person sing. bolondod bolondjaid
3rd person sing. bolondja bolondjai
1st person plural bolondunk bolondjaink
2nd person plural bolondotok bolondjaitok
3rd person plural bolondjuk bolondjaik

Derived terms

See also the terms derived from the adjective sense (above).

Compound words
Expressions

References

  1. ^ bolond 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

  • bolond 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
  • bolond 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).