Native word, probably from the div variant of díj (“fee,” formerly “ransom; fine; price, payment”) + -at (noun-forming suffix). Its original meaning may have been “widespread customs, conventions, trend, practice,” giving rise to its other sense “value, esteem,” both recorded from the early 17th century. Its current meaning (“fashion”) developed from its earlier sense “abundance, marketability” during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]
divat (plural divatok)
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | divat | divatok |
| accusative | divatot | divatokat |
| dative | divatnak | divatoknak |
| instrumental | divattal | divatokkal |
| causal-final | divatért | divatokért |
| translative | divattá | divatokká |
| terminative | divatig | divatokig |
| essive-formal | divatként | divatokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | divatban | divatokban |
| superessive | divaton | divatokon |
| adessive | divatnál | divatoknál |
| illative | divatba | divatokba |
| sublative | divatra | divatokra |
| allative | divathoz | divatokhoz |
| elative | divatból | divatokból |
| delative | divatról | divatokról |
| ablative | divattól | divatoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
divaté | divatoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
divatéi | divatokéi |
| Possessive forms of divat | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | divatom | divatjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | divatod | divatjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | divatja | divatjai |
| 1st person plural | divatunk | divatjaink |
| 2nd person plural | divatotok | divatjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | divatjuk | divatjaik |