kavics
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kavicsok
Hungarian
Etymology
Of contested origin. Either derived from kövecs (“pebble”) or diminutive of kova (“flint”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kavics (plural kavicsok)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kavics | kavicsok |
| accusative | kavicsot | kavicsokat |
| dative | kavicsnak | kavicsoknak |
| instrumental | kaviccsal | kavicsokkal |
| causal-final | kavicsért | kavicsokért |
| translative | kaviccsá | kavicsokká |
| terminative | kavicsig | kavicsokig |
| essive-formal | kavicsként | kavicsokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kavicsban | kavicsokban |
| superessive | kavicson | kavicsokon |
| adessive | kavicsnál | kavicsoknál |
| illative | kavicsba | kavicsokba |
| sublative | kavicsra | kavicsokra |
| allative | kavicshoz | kavicsokhoz |
| elative | kavicsból | kavicsokból |
| delative | kavicsról | kavicsokról |
| ablative | kavicstól | kavicsoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
kavicsé | kavicsoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
kavicséi | kavicsokéi |
| Possessive forms of kavics | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | kavicsom | kavicsaim |
| 2nd person sing. | kavicsod | kavicsaid |
| 3rd person sing. | kavicsa | kavicsai |
| 1st person plural | kavicsunk | kavicsaink |
| 2nd person plural | kavicsotok | kavicsaitok |
| 3rd person plural | kavicsuk | kavicsaik |
Derived terms
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See also
Further reading
- kavics 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