ámen
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "amen"
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin amen, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn, “so be it”), from Hebrew אמן (āmēn, “truly, certainly”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- (folksy) IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: ámmen)[3]
- (folksy) IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: ammen)
- Hyphenation: ámen
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Interjection
ámen
Noun
ámen (plural ámenek)
- amen (the last word of a religious prayer)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ámen | ámenek |
| accusative | áment | ámeneket |
| dative | ámennek | ámeneknek |
| instrumental | ámennel | ámenekkel |
| causal-final | ámenért | ámenekért |
| translative | ámenné | ámenekké |
| terminative | ámenig | ámenekig |
| essive-formal | ámenként | ámenekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | ámenben | ámenekben |
| superessive | ámenen | ámeneken |
| adessive | ámennél | ámeneknél |
| illative | ámenbe | ámenekbe |
| sublative | ámenre | ámenekre |
| allative | ámenhez | ámenekhez |
| elative | ámenből | ámenekből |
| delative | ámenről | ámenekről |
| ablative | ámentől | ámenektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
ámené | ámeneké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
ámenéi | ámenekéi |
| Possessive forms of ámen | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | ámenem | ámenjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | ámened | ámenjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | ámenje | ámenjei |
| 1st person plural | ámenünk | ámenjeink |
| 2nd person plural | ámenetek | ámenjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | ámenjük | ámenjeik |
References
- ^ ámen 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.)
- ^ ámen in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading
- ámen 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
- ámen 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).
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: á‧men
Interjection
ámen
- Alternative form of amém