Uncertain. Possibly a loanword from a Northeast Caucasian language. Compare Dargwa гула (gula, “cattle kept for fattening”). [1]
gulya (plural gulyák)
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | gulya | gulyák |
| accusative | gulyát | gulyákat |
| dative | gulyának | gulyáknak |
| instrumental | gulyával | gulyákkal |
| causal-final | gulyáért | gulyákért |
| translative | gulyává | gulyákká |
| terminative | gulyáig | gulyákig |
| essive-formal | gulyaként | gulyákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | gulyában | gulyákban |
| superessive | gulyán | gulyákon |
| adessive | gulyánál | gulyáknál |
| illative | gulyába | gulyákba |
| sublative | gulyára | gulyákra |
| allative | gulyához | gulyákhoz |
| elative | gulyából | gulyákból |
| delative | gulyáról | gulyákról |
| ablative | gulyától | gulyáktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
gulyáé | gulyáké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
gulyáéi | gulyákéi |
| Possessive forms of gulya | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | gulyám | gulyáim |
| 2nd person sing. | gulyád | gulyáid |
| 3rd person sing. | gulyája | gulyái |
| 1st person plural | gulyánk | gulyáink |
| 2nd person plural | gulyátok | gulyáitok |
| 3rd person plural | gulyájuk | gulyáik |