ingatag

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Hungarian

Etymology

inog (“to wobble”) +‎ -atag (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

Adjective

ingatag (comparative ingatagabb, superlative legingatagabb)

  1. (of an object) unstable, unsteady, wobbly, shaky (not held firmly in position, physically unstable)
    Synonyms: ingó, ingadozó, billegő, dülékeny, roskatag, rozzant
    Ki kell cserélnünk ezt az ingatag korlátot. ― We'll have to replace this wobbly handrail.
  2. (figuratively) precarious, unstable, shaky (having an uncertain existence)
    ingatag állami intézmények ― shaky governmental institutions
  3. (of a person's character) fickle (quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable)
    Synonyms: megbízhatatlan, állhatatlan, kiszámíthatatlan, habozó, ingadozó, gyenge jellemű

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative ingatag ingatagok
accusative ingatagot ingatagokat
dative ingatagnak ingatagoknak
instrumental ingataggal ingatagokkal
causal-final ingatagért ingatagokért
translative ingataggá ingatagokká
terminative ingatagig ingatagokig
essive-formal ingatagként ingatagokként
essive-modal ingatagul —
inessive ingatagban ingatagokban
superessive ingatagon ingatagokon
adessive ingatagnál ingatagoknál
illative ingatagba ingatagokba
sublative ingatagra ingatagokra
allative ingataghoz ingatagokhoz
elative ingatagból ingatagokból
delative ingatagról ingatagokról
ablative ingatagtól ingatagoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		ingatagé ingatagoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		ingatagéi ingatagokéi

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ingatag 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
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