kereszttűz
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Hungarian
Etymology
kereszt (“cross”) + tűz (“fire”)
Pronunciation
Noun
kereszttűz (plural kereszttüzek)
- (military) crossfire (lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region)
- (by extension) crossfire (a heated confrontation between opposing factions)
- (figuratively, literary) crossfire, barrage (offensive or insulting glances/attention focused on someone from different directions)
- Kényelmetlenül érezte magát a haragos pillantások kereszttüzében. ― He/she felt uncomfortable as all eyes focused on him/her angrily.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front rounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kereszttűz | kereszttüzek |
| accusative | kereszttüzet | kereszttüzeket |
| dative | kereszttűznek | kereszttüzeknek |
| instrumental | kereszttűzzel | kereszttüzekkel |
| causal-final | kereszttűzért | kereszttüzekért |
| translative | kereszttűzzé | kereszttüzekké |
| terminative | kereszttűzig | kereszttüzekig |
| essive-formal | kereszttűzként | kereszttüzekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kereszttűzben | kereszttüzekben |
| superessive | kereszttűzön | kereszttüzeken |
| adessive | kereszttűznél | kereszttüzeknél |
| illative | kereszttűzbe | kereszttüzekbe |
| sublative | kereszttűzre | kereszttüzekre |
| allative | kereszttűzhöz | kereszttüzekhez |
| elative | kereszttűzből | kereszttüzekből |
| delative | kereszttűzről | kereszttüzekről |
| ablative | kereszttűztől | kereszttüzektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
kereszttűzé | kereszttüzeké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
kereszttűzéi | kereszttüzekéi |
| Possessive forms of kereszttűz | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | kereszttüzem | kereszttüzeim |
| 2nd person sing. | kereszttüzed | kereszttüzeid |
| 3rd person sing. | kereszttüze | kereszttüzei |
| 1st person plural | kereszttüzünk | kereszttüzeink |
| 2nd person plural | kereszttüzetek | kereszttüzeitek |
| 3rd person plural | kereszttüzük | kereszttüzeik |
Further reading
- kereszttűz 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