kalmár

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Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1304. Borrowed from German Krämer.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

kalmár

  1. (dated) merchant
    Synonym: kereskedő
  2. (derogatory, attributively) profiteer, wheeler-dealer
    Synonym: üzérkedő

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative kalmár kalmárok
accusative kalmárt kalmárokat
dative kalmárnak kalmároknak
instrumental kalmárral kalmárokkal
causal-final kalmárért kalmárokért
translative kalmárrá kalmárokká
terminative kalmárig kalmárokig
essive-formal kalmárként kalmárokként
essive-modal
inessive kalmárban kalmárokban
superessive kalmáron kalmárokon
adessive kalmárnál kalmároknál
illative kalmárba kalmárokba
sublative kalmárra kalmárokra
allative kalmárhoz kalmárokhoz
elative kalmárból kalmárokból
delative kalmárról kalmárokról
ablative kalmártól kalmároktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
kalmáré kalmároké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
kalmáréi kalmárokéi
Possessive forms of kalmár
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. kalmárom kalmárjaim
2nd person sing. kalmárod kalmárjaid
3rd person sing. kalmárja kalmárjai
1st person plural kalmárunk kalmárjaink
2nd person plural kalmárotok kalmárjaitok
3rd person plural kalmárjuk kalmárjaik

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ kalmár 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

  • kalmár 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