gúny

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Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from gúnyol. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

gúny (usually uncountable, plural gúnyok)

  1. ridicule, mockery, sarcasm

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative gúny gúnyok
accusative gúnyt gúnyokat
dative gúnynak gúnyoknak
instrumental gúnnyal gúnyokkal
causal-final gúnyért gúnyokért
translative gúnnyá gúnyokká
terminative gúnyig gúnyokig
essive-formal gúnyként gúnyokként
essive-modal
inessive gúnyban gúnyokban
superessive gúnyon gúnyokon
adessive gúnynál gúnyoknál
illative gúnyba gúnyokba
sublative gúnyra gúnyokra
allative gúnyhoz gúnyokhoz
elative gúnyból gúnyokból
delative gúnyról gúnyokról
ablative gúnytól gúnyoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
gúnyé gúnyoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
gúnyéi gúnyokéi
Possessive forms of gúny
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. gúnyom gúnyjaim
2nd person sing. gúnyod gúnyjaid
3rd person sing. gúnyja gúnyjai
1st person plural gúnyunk gúnyjaink
2nd person plural gúnyotok gúnyjaitok
3rd person plural gúnyjuk gúnyjaik

or less commonly

Possessive forms of gúny
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. gúnyom gúnyaim
2nd person sing. gúnyod gúnyaid
3rd person sing. gúnya gúnyai
1st person plural gúnyunk gúnyaink
2nd person plural gúnyotok gúnyaitok
3rd person plural gúnyuk gúnyaik

Derived terms

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References

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

Further reading

  • gúny 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