Native word. From the Old Hungarian verb zűrzavar (“to mix up”), which in turn originated as a twin word from the Old Hungarian zúr ~ zűr (“to stir”) and zavar (“to disturb”). For similar twin structures, compare csetlik-botlik, dúl-fúl. The verb zűrzavar became a noun influenced by the fact that the word zavar is both a noun and a verb. Today it is used only as a noun.
zűrzavar (plural zűrzavarok)
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | zűrzavar | zűrzavarok |
| accusative | zűrzavart | zűrzavarokat |
| dative | zűrzavarnak | zűrzavaroknak |
| instrumental | zűrzavarral | zűrzavarokkal |
| causal-final | zűrzavarért | zűrzavarokért |
| translative | zűrzavarrá | zűrzavarokká |
| terminative | zűrzavarig | zűrzavarokig |
| essive-formal | zűrzavarként | zűrzavarokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | zűrzavarban | zűrzavarokban |
| superessive | zűrzavaron | zűrzavarokon |
| adessive | zűrzavarnál | zűrzavaroknál |
| illative | zűrzavarba | zűrzavarokba |
| sublative | zűrzavarra | zűrzavarokra |
| allative | zűrzavarhoz | zűrzavarokhoz |
| elative | zűrzavarból | zűrzavarokból |
| delative | zűrzavarról | zűrzavarokról |
| ablative | zűrzavartól | zűrzavaroktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
zűrzavaré | zűrzavaroké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
zűrzavaréi | zűrzavarokéi |
| Possessive forms of zűrzavar | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | zűrzavarom | zűrzavaraim |
| 2nd person sing. | zűrzavarod | zűrzavaraid |
| 3rd person sing. | zűrzavara | zűrzavarai |
| 1st person plural | zűrzavarunk | zűrzavaraink |
| 2nd person plural | zűrzavarotok | zűrzavaraitok |
| 3rd person plural | zűrzavaruk | zűrzavaraik |