higany
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Hungarian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Hg | |
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Etymology
From híg (“thin, dilute”) + -any (nominal suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. Coined by Bugát Pál.
Pronunciation
Noun
higany (usually uncountable, plural higanyok)
- mercury (chemical element)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | higany | higanyok |
| accusative | higanyt | higanyokat |
| dative | higanynak | higanyoknak |
| instrumental | higannyal | higanyokkal |
| causal-final | higanyért | higanyokért |
| translative | higannyá | higanyokká |
| terminative | higanyig | higanyokig |
| essive-formal | higanyként | higanyokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | higanyban | higanyokban |
| superessive | higanyon | higanyokon |
| adessive | higanynál | higanyoknál |
| illative | higanyba | higanyokba |
| sublative | higanyra | higanyokra |
| allative | higanyhoz | higanyokhoz |
| elative | higanyból | higanyokból |
| delative | higanyról | higanyokról |
| ablative | higanytól | higanyoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
higanyé | higanyoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
higanyéi | higanyokéi |
| Possessive forms of higany | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | higanyom | higanyaim |
| 2nd person sing. | higanyod | higanyaid |
| 3rd person sing. | higanya | higanyai |
| 1st person plural | higanyunk | higanyaink |
| 2nd person plural | higanyotok | higanyaitok |
| 3rd person plural | higanyuk | higanyaik |
Derived terms
Compound words
Further reading
- higany 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