macska
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macska
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from a Slavic language.[1] From Proto-Slavic *mačьka, compare Slovak mačka or Slovene mačka.
Pronunciation
Noun
macska (plural macskák)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | macska | macskák |
| accusative | macskát | macskákat |
| dative | macskának | macskáknak |
| instrumental | macskával | macskákkal |
| causal-final | macskáért | macskákért |
| translative | macskává | macskákká |
| terminative | macskáig | macskákig |
| essive-formal | macskaként | macskákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | macskában | macskákban |
| superessive | macskán | macskákon |
| adessive | macskánál | macskáknál |
| illative | macskába | macskákba |
| sublative | macskára | macskákra |
| allative | macskához | macskákhoz |
| elative | macskából | macskákból |
| delative | macskáról | macskákról |
| ablative | macskától | macskáktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
macskáé | macskáké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
macskáéi | macskákéi |
| Possessive forms of macska | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | macskám | macskáim |
| 2nd person sing. | macskád | macskáid |
| 3rd person sing. | macskája | macskái |
| 1st person plural | macskánk | macskáink |
| 2nd person plural | macskátok | macskáitok |
| 3rd person plural | macskájuk | macskáik |
Derived terms
Compound words
Expressions
References
- ^ macska 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
- macska 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