Pálfi

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaːlfi]
• Hyphenation: Pál‧fi
• Rhymes: -fi

Proper noun

Pálfi

1. a 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 (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Pálfi	Pálfik
accusative	Pálfit	Pálfikat
dative	Pálfinak	Pálfiknak
instrumental	Pálfival	Pálfikkal
causal-final	Pálfiért	Pálfikért
translative	Pálfivá	Pálfikká
terminative	Pálfiig	Pálfikig
essive-formal	Pálfiként	Pálfikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Pálfiban	Pálfikban
superessive	Pálfin	Pálfikon
adessive	Pálfinál	Pálfiknál
illative	Pálfiba	Pálfikba
sublative	Pálfira	Pálfikra
allative	Pálfihoz	Pálfikhoz
elative	Pálfiból	Pálfikból
delative	Pálfiról	Pálfikról
ablative	Pálfitól	Pálfiktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Pálfié	Pálfiké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Pálfiéi	Pálfikéi

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Pálfi	Pálfiak
accusative	Pálfit	Pálfiakat
dative	Pálfinak	Pálfiaknak
instrumental	Pálfival	Pálfiakkal
causal-final	Pálfiért	Pálfiakért
translative	Pálfivá	Pálfiakká
terminative	Pálfiig	Pálfiakig
essive-formal	Pálfiként	Pálfiakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Pálfiban	Pálfiakban
superessive	Pálfin	Pálfiakon
adessive	Pálfinál	Pálfiaknál
illative	Pálfiba	Pálfiakba
sublative	Pálfira	Pálfiakra
allative	Pálfihoz	Pálfiakhoz
elative	Pálfiból	Pálfiakból
delative	Pálfiról	Pálfiakról
ablative	Pálfitól	Pálfiaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Pálfié	Pálfiaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Pálfiéi	Pálfiakéi

Possessive forms of Pálfi
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Pálfim	Pálfijaim (or Pálfiim)
2nd person sing.	Pálfid	Pálfijaid (or Pálfiid)
3rd person sing.	Pálfija	Pálfijai (or Pálfii)
1st person plural	Pálfink	Pálfijaink (or Pálfiink)
2nd person plural	Pálfitok	Pálfijaitok (or Pálfiitok)
3rd person plural	Pálfijuk	Pálfijaik (or Pálfiik)