First attested in 1773. Back-formation from morcan (“to grump”). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]
morc (comparative morcabb, superlative legmorcabb)
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | morc | morcak |
| accusative | morcat | morcakat |
| dative | morcnak | morcaknak |
| instrumental | morccal | morcakkal |
| causal-final | morcért | morcakért |
| translative | morccá | morcakká |
| terminative | morcig | morcakig |
| essive-formal | morcként | morcakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | morcban | morcakban |
| superessive | morcon | morcakon |
| adessive | morcnál | morcaknál |
| illative | morcba | morcakba |
| sublative | morcra | morcakra |
| allative | morchoz | morcakhoz |
| elative | morcból | morcakból |
| delative | morcról | morcakról |
| ablative | morctól | morcaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
morcé | morcaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
morcéi | morcakéi |