horgony

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Hungarian

Etymology

horog +‎ -ony. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

Noun

horgony (plural horgonyok)

  1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel to the sea bottom)
    Synonym: vasmacska

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative horgony horgonyok
accusative horgonyt horgonyokat
dative horgonynak horgonyoknak
instrumental horgonnyal horgonyokkal
causal-final horgonyért horgonyokért
translative horgonnyá horgonyokká
terminative horgonyig horgonyokig
essive-formal horgonyként horgonyokként
essive-modal
inessive horgonyban horgonyokban
superessive horgonyon horgonyokon
adessive horgonynál horgonyoknál
illative horgonyba horgonyokba
sublative horgonyra horgonyokra
allative horgonyhoz horgonyokhoz
elative horgonyból horgonyokból
delative horgonyról horgonyokról
ablative horgonytól horgonyoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
horgonyé horgonyoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
horgonyéi horgonyokéi
Possessive forms of horgony
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. horgonyom horgonyaim
2nd person sing. horgonyod horgonyaid
3rd person sing. horgonya horgonyai
1st person plural horgonyunk horgonyaink
2nd person plural horgonyotok horgonyaitok
3rd person plural horgonyuk horgonyaik

Further reading

  • horgony 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