gúla

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Hungarian

 gúla on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

gúla (plural gúlák)

  1. (geometry) pyramid (a solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal - often square or rectangular - base)
  2. stack, pile, pyramid (a pyramid-like formation of objects stacked on each other)
  3. (archaic) pyramid (an ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt)
    Synonym: piramis
  4. (sports) human pyramid (an acrobatic formation of people)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative gúla gúlák
accusative gúlát gúlákat
dative gúlának gúláknak
instrumental gúlával gúlákkal
causal-final gúláért gúlákért
translative gúlává gúlákká
terminative gúláig gúlákig
essive-formal gúlaként gúlákként
essive-modal
inessive gúlában gúlákban
superessive gúlán gúlákon
adessive gúlánál gúláknál
illative gúlába gúlákba
sublative gúlára gúlákra
allative gúlához gúlákhoz
elative gúlából gúlákból
delative gúláról gúlákról
ablative gúlától gúláktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
gúláé gúláké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
gúláéi gúlákéi
Possessive forms of gúla
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. gúlám gúláim
2nd person sing. gúlád gúláid
3rd person sing. gúlája gúlái
1st person plural gúlánk gúláink
2nd person plural gúlátok gúláitok
3rd person plural gúlájuk gúláik

References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • gúla 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