menhely

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Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1831. From men (back-formation from menedék) +‎ hely (place). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

Noun

menhely (plural menhelyek)

  1. (archaic) haven, sanctuary, asylum, refuge
    Synonym: menedékhely
  2. (before 1945) orphanage (children's home)
    Synonym: gyermekmenhely
  3. (before 1945) shelter (a cheap communal accommodation for homeless persons)
    Synonym: tömegszállás

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative menhely menhelyek
accusative menhelyet menhelyeket
dative menhelynek menhelyeknek
instrumental menhellyel menhelyekkel
causal-final menhelyért menhelyekért
translative menhellyé menhelyekké
terminative menhelyig menhelyekig
essive-formal menhelyként menhelyekként
essive-modal
inessive menhelyben menhelyekben
superessive menhelyen menhelyeken
adessive menhelynél menhelyeknél
illative menhelybe menhelyekbe
sublative menhelyre menhelyekre
allative menhelyhez menhelyekhez
elative menhelyből menhelyekből
delative menhelyről menhelyekről
ablative menhelytől menhelyektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
menhelyé menhelyeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
menhelyéi menhelyekéi
Possessive forms of menhely
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. menhelyem menhelyeim
2nd person sing. menhelyed menhelyeid
3rd person sing. menhelye menhelyei
1st person plural menhelyünk menhelyeink
2nd person plural menhelyetek menhelyeitek
3rd person plural menhelyük menhelyeik

Derived terms

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See also

References

  1. ^ menhely 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

  • menhely 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