Erdély

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Hungarian

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 Erdély on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology

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From erdő (forest) + Old Hungarian elü, elv (a region beyond something),[1] literally “the region beyond the forest”.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛrdeːj]
  • Hyphenation: Er‧dély
  • Rhymes: -eːj
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Proper noun

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Erdély

  1. Transylvania

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Erdély
accusative Erdélyt
dative Erdélynek
instrumental Erdéllyel
causal-final Erdélyért
translative Erdéllyé
terminative Erdélyig
essive-formal Erdélyként
essive-modal
inessive Erdélyben
superessive Erdélyen
adessive Erdélynél
illative Erdélybe
sublative Erdélyre
allative Erdélyhez
elative Erdélyből
delative Erdélyről
ablative Erdélytől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Erdélyé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Erdélyéi
Possessive forms of Erdély
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Erdélyem
2nd person sing. Erdélyed
3rd person sing. Erdélye
1st person plural Erdélyünk
2nd person plural Erdélyetek
3rd person plural Erdélyük

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: اردل (erdel)
    • Turkish: Erdel
  • Romanian: Ardeal

See also

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References

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