Uncertain. Perhaps from Serbo-Croatian, compare grabac (“plumber”), from grabiti (“to grab, seize”).
grabanc (plural grabancok)
Used only in sayings:
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | grabanc | grabancok |
| accusative | grabancot | grabancokat |
| dative | grabancnak | grabancoknak |
| instrumental | grabanccal | grabancokkal |
| causal-final | grabancért | grabancokért |
| translative | grabanccá | grabancokká |
| terminative | grabancig | grabancokig |
| essive-formal | grabancként | grabancokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | grabancban | grabancokban |
| superessive | grabancon | grabancokon |
| adessive | grabancnál | grabancoknál |
| illative | grabancba | grabancokba |
| sublative | grabancra | grabancokra |
| allative | grabanchoz | grabancokhoz |
| elative | grabancból | grabancokból |
| delative | grabancról | grabancokról |
| ablative | grabanctól | grabancoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
grabancé | grabancoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
grabancéi | grabancokéi |
| Possessive forms of grabanc | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | grabancom | grabancaim |
| 2nd person sing. | grabancod | grabancaid |
| 3rd person sing. | grabanca | grabancai |
| 1st person plural | grabancunk | grabancaink |
| 2nd person plural | grabancotok | grabancaitok |
| 3rd person plural | grabancuk | grabancaik |