dióhéj
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dióhéj
Hungarian
Etymology
From dió (“nut”) + héj (“shell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dióhéj (plural dióhéjak)
- nutshell (the hard shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut)
- husk (the soft, thick, green outer layer of a walnut)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | dióhéj | dióhéjak |
| accusative | dióhéjat | dióhéjakat |
| dative | dióhéjnak | dióhéjaknak |
| instrumental | dióhéjjal | dióhéjakkal |
| causal-final | dióhéjért | dióhéjakért |
| translative | dióhéjjá | dióhéjakká |
| terminative | dióhéjig | dióhéjakig |
| essive-formal | dióhéjként | dióhéjakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | dióhéjban | dióhéjakban |
| superessive | dióhéjon | dióhéjakon |
| adessive | dióhéjnál | dióhéjaknál |
| illative | dióhéjba | dióhéjakba |
| sublative | dióhéjra | dióhéjakra |
| allative | dióhéjhoz | dióhéjakhoz |
| elative | dióhéjból | dióhéjakból |
| delative | dióhéjról | dióhéjakról |
| ablative | dióhéjtól | dióhéjaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
dióhéjé | dióhéjaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
dióhéjéi | dióhéjakéi |
| Possessive forms of dióhéj | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | dióhéjam | dióhéjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | dióhéjad | dióhéjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | dióhéja | dióhéjai |
| 1st person plural | dióhéjunk | dióhéjaink |
| 2nd person plural | dióhéjatok | dióhéjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | dióhéjuk | dióhéjaik |
Derived terms
Further reading
- dióhéj 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
- dióhéj in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).