From test (“body”) + -ecs (diminutive suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.
testecs (plural testecsek)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | testecs | testecsek |
| accusative | testecset | testecseket |
| dative | testecsnek | testecseknek |
| instrumental | testeccsel | testecsekkel |
| causal-final | testecsért | testecsekért |
| translative | testeccsé | testecsekké |
| terminative | testecsig | testecsekig |
| essive-formal | testecsként | testecsekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | testecsben | testecsekben |
| superessive | testecsen | testecseken |
| adessive | testecsnél | testecseknél |
| illative | testecsbe | testecsekbe |
| sublative | testecsre | testecsekre |
| allative | testecshez | testecsekhez |
| elative | testecsből | testecsekből |
| delative | testecsről | testecsekről |
| ablative | testecstől | testecsektől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
testecsé | testecseké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
testecséi | testecsekéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | testecsem | testecseim |
| 2nd person sing. | testecsed | testecseid |
| 3rd person sing. | testecse | testecsei |
| 1st person plural | testecsünk | testecseink |
| 2nd person plural | testecsetek | testecseitek |
| 3rd person plural | testecsük | testecseik |