irány

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Hungarian

Etymology

Possibly from the same root as iramlik (“to rush, sweep”) or iránt (“towards, for”) + -ány. Doublet of arány.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: irány
  • Rhymes: -aːɲ

Noun

irány (plural irányok)

  1. direction, way
    Melyik irányba? ― Which direction?
    Menjünk a másik irányba. ― Let's go the other way.
  2. (with possessive suffixes + -ban) towards
    Különös figyelmet tanúsítottak irányomban. ― They professed peculiar attention towards me.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative irány irányok
accusative irányt irányokat
dative iránynak irányoknak
instrumental iránnyal irányokkal
causal-final irányért irányokért
translative iránnyá irányokká
terminative irányig irányokig
essive-formal irányként irányokként
essive-modal — —
inessive irányban irányokban
superessive irányon irányokon
adessive iránynál irányoknál
illative irányba irányokba
sublative irányra irányokra
allative irányhoz irányokhoz
elative irányból irányokból
delative irányról irányokról
ablative iránytól irányoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		irányé irányoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		irányéi irányokéi
Possessive forms of irány
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. irányom irányaim
2nd person sing. irányod irányaid
3rd person sing. iránya irányai
1st person plural irányunk irányaink
2nd person plural irányotok irányaitok
3rd person plural irányuk irányaik

Derived terms

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See also

  • felé (towards, [moving] in the direction of)
  • felől ([moving away] from the direction of)

References

  1. ^ irány 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

  • irány 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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