emberség

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Hungarian

Etymology

ember (person; human) +‎ -ség (noun-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

Noun

emberség (uncountable)

  1. humanness (the condition or quality of being human)
  2. humanity, kindheartedness, humaneness (the quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects)
    Synonym: emberiesség
  3. (archaic) honesty, integrity, decency
    Synonyms: illendőség, illem, tisztességtudás, udvariasság

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative emberség
accusative emberséget
dative emberségnek
instrumental emberséggel
causal-final emberségért
translative emberséggé
terminative emberségig
essive-formal emberségként
essive-modal emberségül
inessive emberségben
superessive emberségen
adessive emberségnél
illative emberségbe
sublative emberségre
allative emberséghez
elative emberségből
delative emberségről
ablative emberségtől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
emberségé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
emberségéi
Possessive forms of emberség
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. emberségem
2nd person sing. emberséged
3rd person sing. embersége
1st person plural emberségünk
2nd person plural emberségetek
3rd person plural emberségük

Derived terms

Further reading

  • emberség 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
  • emberség in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).