slejm

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Bavarian šlāim, compare German Schleim (viscous, thick juice, slime). It is of Indo-European origin; compare Lithuanian sliẽkas (earthworm).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

slejm (plural slejmek)

  1. (informal) phlegm (viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing)
    Synonyms: (formal) torokváladék, (slang) turha
    Hypernyms: váladék, nyálka, nyák

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative slejm slejmek
accusative slejmet slejmeket
dative slejmnek slejmeknek
instrumental slejmmel slejmekkel
causal-final slejmért slejmekért
translative slejmmé slejmekké
terminative slejmig slejmekig
essive-formal slejmként slejmekként
essive-modal
inessive slejmben slejmekben
superessive slejmen slejmeken
adessive slejmnél slejmeknél
illative slejmbe slejmekbe
sublative slejmre slejmekre
allative slejmhez slejmekhez
elative slejmből slejmekből
delative slejmről slejmekről
ablative slejmtől slejmektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
slejmé slejmeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
slejméi slejmekéi
Possessive forms of slejm
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. slejmem slejmjeim
2nd person sing. slejmed slejmjeid
3rd person sing. slejmje slejmjei
1st person plural slejmünk slejmjeink
2nd person plural slejmetek slejmjeitek
3rd person plural slejmjük slejmjeik

References

  1. ^ slejm 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.)
  2. ^ slejm in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN