Ferenczi

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• Ferenczy, Ferenci

Etymology

From Ferenc (“Francis”) +‎ -i (possessive suffix), meaning the son or descendant of a person named Ferenc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛrɛnt͡si]
• Hyphenation: Fe‧ren‧czi
• Rhymes: -t͡si

Proper noun

Ferenczi

1. A patronymic surname.

Usage notes

Hungarian surnames ending in -i or -y (both pronounced /i/, e.g. Munkácsy, Kölcsey, Petőfi, Jókai) may form their plurals with or without a linking vowel. These variants are usually synonyms with an occasional difference in meaning. (Reference in Hungarian: e-nyelv: The plural of surnames ending in -i or -y.)

• The variant with a linking vowel may indicate the persons belonging to the family with that surname.

  Megérkeztek a Munkácsyak! ― The Munkácsys (the Munkácsy family) are here!

• The variant without a linking vowel may indicate similar personalities or the works, writings, paintings, etc. of a famous person with that surname.

  Megérkeztek a Munkácsyk! ― The Munkácsys (the paintings of Munkácsy) are here!

Declension

Inflection of Ferenczi
	singular	plural
nominative	Ferenczi	Ferenczik Ferencziek
accusative	Ferenczit	Ferencziket Ferenczieket
dative	Ferenczinek	Ferencziknek Ferenczieknek
instrumental	Ferenczivel	Ferenczikkel Ferencziekkel
causal-final	Ferencziért	Ferenczikért Ferencziekért
translative	Ferenczivé	Ferenczikké Ferencziekké
terminative	Ferencziig	Ferenczikig Ferencziekig
essive-formal	Ferencziként	Ferenczikként Ferencziekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Ferencziben	Ferenczikben Ferencziekben
superessive	Ferenczin	Ferencziken Ferenczieken
adessive	Ferenczinél	Ferencziknél Ferenczieknél
illative	Ferenczibe	Ferenczikbe Ferencziekbe
sublative	Ferenczire	Ferenczikre Ferencziekre
allative	Ferenczihez	Ferenczikhez Ferencziekhez
elative	Ferencziből	Ferenczikből Ferencziekből
delative	Ferencziről	Ferenczikről Ferencziekről
ablative	Ferenczitől	Ferencziktől Ferencziektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	Ferenczié	Ferencziké Ferenczieké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Ferencziéi	Ferenczikéi Ferencziekéi

Possessive forms of Ferenczi
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Ferenczim	Ferenczijeim (or Ferencziim)
2nd person sing.	Ferenczid	Ferenczijeid (or Ferencziid)
3rd person sing.	Ferenczije	Ferenczijei (or Ferenczii)
1st person plural	Ferenczink	Ferenczijeink (or Ferencziink)
2nd person plural	Ferenczitek	Ferenczijeitek (or Ferencziitek)
3rd person plural	Ferenczijük	Ferenczijeik (or Ferencziik)

References

• Hajdú, Mihály. Családnevek enciklopédiája (’Encyclopedia of Family Names’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2010. →ISBN