borzalmas

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the borzalm- stem of borzalom +‎ -as (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bor‧zal‧mas
  • Rhymes: -ɒʃ

Adjective

borzalmas (comparative borzalmasabb, superlative legborzalmasabb)

  1. horrible, terrible
    Synonyms: borzasztó, rettenetes, szörnyű, irtózatos

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative borzalmas borzalmasak
accusative borzalmasat borzalmasakat
dative borzalmasnak borzalmasaknak
instrumental borzalmassal borzalmasakkal
causal-final borzalmasért borzalmasakért
translative borzalmassá borzalmasakká
terminative borzalmasig borzalmasakig
essive-formal borzalmasként borzalmasakként
essive-modal
inessive borzalmasban borzalmasakban
superessive borzalmason borzalmasakon
adessive borzalmasnál borzalmasaknál
illative borzalmasba borzalmasakba
sublative borzalmasra borzalmasakra
allative borzalmashoz borzalmasakhoz
elative borzalmasból borzalmasakból
delative borzalmasról borzalmasakról
ablative borzalmastól borzalmasaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
borzalmasé borzalmasaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
borzalmaséi borzalmasakéi

Derived terms

Adverb

borzalmas (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of borzalmasan (horribly)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • borzalmas 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
  • borzalmas in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)