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Hungarian
Etymology
Blend of is + nincs.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
sincs
- there is no …… either, he/she/it is not …… either, not have …… either
- Nincs kutyám, de macskám sincs. ― I don't have a dog, and I don't have a cat, either.
- Senki sincs otthon. ― No one is at home. (literally, “No one is not at home, either.”)
Usage notes
- It can be viewed as a contraction of sem (“not …… either”) plus nincs (“it/there isn't”).
- It is used only in third-person present tense, in singular. Plural form: sincsenek.
See also
References
- ^ sincs in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
Further reading
- sincs 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