groteszk

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Hungarian

Etymology

From German grotesk, from Italian grottesco (of a cave), from grotta (cave).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

groteszk (comparative groteszkebb, superlative leggroteszkebb)

  1. grotesque (distorted and unnatural in shape or size)
  2. (typography) sans serif (of a typeface, without serifs)
    Synonym: talpatlan

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative groteszk groteszkek
accusative groteszket groteszkeket
dative groteszknek groteszkeknek
instrumental groteszkkel groteszkekkel
causal-final groteszkért groteszkekért
translative groteszkké groteszkekké
terminative groteszkig groteszkekig
essive-formal groteszkként groteszkekként
essive-modal groteszkül
inessive groteszkben groteszkekben
superessive groteszken groteszkeken
adessive groteszknél groteszkeknél
illative groteszkbe groteszkekbe
sublative groteszkre groteszkekre
allative groteszkhez groteszkekhez
elative groteszkből groteszkekből
delative groteszkről groteszkekről
ablative groteszktől groteszkektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
groteszké groteszkeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
groteszkéi groteszkekéi

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Further reading

  • groteszk 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