háttér (countable and uncountable, plural hátterek)
Though its constituting elements (as given in Etymology above) may not be obvious for native speakers due to lexicalization, it is considered as having two elements for the purposes of spelling. Thus if another (third) compound element is added and the resulting number of syllables (excluding any inflectional suffixes and the adjective-forming suffix -i) exceeds six, a hyphen is inserted between the two main elements (e.g. háttér-információ). Compounds with up to six syllables are spelled with no hyphen (e.g. háttérvilágítás); see also below. For more, see the syllable-counting rule in Wikipedia.
The essive-modal may also be hátterül and the superessive, hátteren.
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | háttér | hátterek |
| accusative | hátteret | háttereket |
| dative | háttérnek | háttereknek |
| instrumental | háttérrel | hátterekkel |
| causal-final | háttérért | hátterekért |
| translative | háttérré | hátterekké |
| terminative | háttérig | hátterekig |
| essive-formal | háttérként | hátterekként |
| essive-modal | háttérül | — |
| inessive | háttérben | hátterekben |
| superessive | háttéren | háttereken |
| adessive | háttérnél | háttereknél |
| illative | háttérbe | hátterekbe |
| sublative | háttérre | hátterekre |
| allative | háttérhez | hátterekhez |
| elative | háttérből | hátterekből |
| delative | háttérről | hátterekről |
| ablative | háttértől | hátterektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
háttéré | háttereké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
háttéréi | hátterekéi |
| Possessive forms of háttér | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | hátterem | háttereim |
| 2nd person sing. | háttered | háttereid |
| 3rd person sing. | háttere | hátterei |
| 1st person plural | hátterünk | háttereink |
| 2nd person plural | hátteretek | háttereitek |
| 3rd person plural | hátterük | háttereik |