nagybáty

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From nagybátya, see below.

Pronunciation

Noun

nagybáty (plural nagybátyok)

  1. (chiefly with a possessive suffix) uncle
    Synonyms: nagybácsi, bácsika
    Coordinate terms: unokaöcs, unokahúg, nagynéni, nénike

Usage notes

Similarly to the case of bátya (“elder brother”, dated), suffixed forms of nagybátya have been reinterpreted (reanalyzed) as having the stem nagybáty (compare báty, currently standard), so the latter forms (nagybáty and báty) are the usual base forms today. Nevertheless, relationship terms are normally used in Hungarian with possessive suffixes (see the second chart above).

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative nagybáty nagybátyok
accusative nagybátyot nagybátyokat
dative nagybátynak nagybátyoknak
instrumental nagybáttyal nagybátyokkal
causal-final nagybátyért nagybátyokért
translative nagybáttyá nagybátyokká
terminative nagybátyig nagybátyokig
essive-formal nagybátyként nagybátyokként
essive-modal
inessive nagybátyban nagybátyokban
superessive nagybátyon nagybátyokon
adessive nagybátynál nagybátyoknál
illative nagybátyba nagybátyokba
sublative nagybátyra nagybátyokra
allative nagybátyhoz nagybátyokhoz
elative nagybátyból nagybátyokból
delative nagybátyról nagybátyokról
ablative nagybátytól nagybátyoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
nagybátyé nagybátyoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
nagybátyéi nagybátyokéi
Possessive forms of nagybáty
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. nagybátyám nagybátyáim (nagybátyjaim)
2nd person sing. nagybátyád nagybátyáid (nagybátyjaid)
3rd person sing. nagybátyja nagybátyái (nagybátyjai)
1st person plural nagybátyánk nagybátyáink (nagybátyjaink)
2nd person plural nagybátyátok nagybátyáitok (nagybátyjaitok)
3rd person plural nagybátyjuk nagybátyáik (nagybátyjaik)

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