álca

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See also: alca, Alca, Alča, alça, alçà, and alçâ

Hungarian

Etymology

Shortening of álorca.

Pronunciation

Noun

álca (plural álcák)

  1. (dated) mask
  2. disguise, camouflage, cover-up
  3. larva
    Synonym: lárva

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative álca álcák
accusative álcát álcákat
dative álcának álcáknak
instrumental álcával álcákkal
causal-final álcáért álcákért
translative álcává álcákká
terminative álcáig álcákig
essive-formal álcaként álcákként
essive-modal
inessive álcában álcákban
superessive álcán álcákon
adessive álcánál álcáknál
illative álcába álcákba
sublative álcára álcákra
allative álcához álcákhoz
elative álcából álcákból
delative álcáról álcákról
ablative álcától álcáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
álcáé álcáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
álcáéi álcákéi
Possessive forms of álca
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. álcám álcáim
2nd person sing. álcád álcáid
3rd person sing. álcája álcái
1st person plural álcánk álcáink
2nd person plural álcátok álcáitok
3rd person plural álcájuk álcáik

Derived terms

Further reading

  • álca 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
  • álca in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).