Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Serbo-Croatian mèdvjed/mèdved, Russian медведь (medvedʹ). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *medvědь.
medve (plural medvék)
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | medve | medvék |
| accusative | medvét | medvéket |
| dative | medvének | medvéknek |
| instrumental | medvével | medvékkel |
| causal-final | medvéért | medvékért |
| translative | medvévé | medvékké |
| terminative | medvéig | medvékig |
| essive-formal | medveként | medvékként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | medvében | medvékben |
| superessive | medvén | medvéken |
| adessive | medvénél | medvéknél |
| illative | medvébe | medvékbe |
| sublative | medvére | medvékre |
| allative | medvéhez | medvékhez |
| elative | medvéből | medvékből |
| delative | medvéről | medvékről |
| ablative | medvétől | medvéktől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
medvéé | medvéké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
medvééi | medvékéi |
| Possessive forms of medve | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | medvém | medvéim |
| 2nd person sing. | medvéd | medvéid |
| 3rd person sing. | medvéje | medvéi |
| 1st person plural | medvénk | medvéink |
| 2nd person plural | medvétek | medvéitek |
| 3rd person plural | medvéjük | medvéik |