henye

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

henye (comparative henyébb, superlative leghenyébb)

  1. lazy
    Synonyms: rest, lusta, tunya, renyhe
    Antonym: szorgalmas
  2. (literary) meaningless, superficial, superfluous

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative henye henyék
accusative henyét henyéket
dative henyének henyéknek
instrumental henyével henyékkel
causal-final henyéért henyékért
translative henyévé henyékké
terminative henyéig henyékig
essive-formal henyeként henyékként
essive-modal
inessive henyében henyékben
superessive henyén henyéken
adessive henyénél henyéknél
illative henyébe henyékbe
sublative henyére henyékre
allative henyéhez henyékhez
elative henyéből henyékből
delative henyéről henyékről
ablative henyétől henyéktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
henyéé henyéké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
henyééi henyékéi

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ henye in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • henye 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