irgalom

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Hungarian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Uralic *jȣrɜ (to get lost) + -alom (noun-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ir‧ga‧lom
  • Rhymes: -om

Noun

irgalom (plural irgalmak)

  1. mercy (relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another)
    Synonym: könyörület
  2. mercy (forgiveness or compassion)
    Synonym: kegyelem

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative irgalom irgalmak
accusative irgalmat irgalmakat
dative irgalomnak irgalmaknak
instrumental irgalommal irgalmakkal
causal-final irgalomért irgalmakért
translative irgalommá irgalmakká
terminative irgalomig irgalmakig
essive-formal irgalomként irgalmakként
essive-modal
inessive irgalomban irgalmakban
superessive irgalmon irgalmakon
adessive irgalomnál irgalmaknál
illative irgalomba irgalmakba
sublative irgalomra irgalmakra
allative irgalomhoz irgalmakhoz
elative irgalomból irgalmakból
delative irgalomról irgalmakról
ablative irgalomtól irgalmaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
irgalomé irgalmaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
irgaloméi irgalmakéi
Possessive forms of irgalom
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. irgalmam irgalmaim
2nd person sing. irgalmad irgalmaid
3rd person sing. irgalma irgalmai
1st person plural irgalmunk irgalmaink
2nd person plural irgalmatok irgalmaitok
3rd person plural irgalmuk irgalmaik

Derived terms

Compound words with this term at the beginning

References

  1. ^ Entry #207 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ irgalom in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

  • irgalom 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