bölény
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Hungarian
Etymology
Probably borrowed from a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bulan (“elk”).[1] Compare Bashkir болан (bolan, “deer; elk”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bölény (plural bölények)
Usage notes
One of the epithets of Béla I of Hungary (c.1015—1063) is Bölény Béla (Bela the Wisent).
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | bölény | bölények |
| accusative | bölényt | bölényeket |
| dative | bölénynek | bölényeknek |
| instrumental | bölénnyel | bölényekkel |
| causal-final | bölényért | bölényekért |
| translative | bölénnyé | bölényekké |
| terminative | bölényig | bölényekig |
| essive-formal | bölényként | bölényekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | bölényben | bölényekben |
| superessive | bölényen | bölényeken |
| adessive | bölénynél | bölényeknél |
| illative | bölénybe | bölényekbe |
| sublative | bölényre | bölényekre |
| allative | bölényhez | bölényekhez |
| elative | bölényből | bölényekből |
| delative | bölényről | bölényekről |
| ablative | bölénytől | bölényektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
bölényé | bölényeké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
bölényéi | bölényekéi |
| Possessive forms of bölény | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | bölényem | bölényeim |
| 2nd person sing. | bölényed | bölényeid |
| 3rd person sing. | bölénye | bölényei |
| 1st person plural | bölényünk | bölényeink |
| 2nd person plural | bölényetek | bölényeitek |
| 3rd person plural | bölényük | bölényeik |
References
- ^ bölény 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
- bölény 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
- bölény 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).