atyaúristen
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From atya (“father”) + úr (“lord”) + isten (“god”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]atyaúristen (plural atyaúristenek)
- (religion) God, the Father, the Lord
- Synonym: atyaisten
- (figuratively, humorous) Lord and Savior (in the workplace, or in the field of an art or science: a person with particularly great power or significant influence)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | atyaúristen | atyaúristenek |
| accusative | atyaúristent | atyaúristeneket |
| dative | atyaúristennek | atyaúristeneknek |
| instrumental | atyaúristennel | atyaúristenekkel |
| causal-final | atyaúristenért | atyaúristenekért |
| translative | atyaúristenné | atyaúristenekké |
| terminative | atyaúristenig | atyaúristenekig |
| essive-formal | atyaúristenként | atyaúristenekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | atyaúristenben | atyaúristenekben |
| superessive | atyaúristenen | atyaúristeneken |
| adessive | atyaúristennél | atyaúristeneknél |
| illative | atyaúristenbe | atyaúristenekbe |
| sublative | atyaúristenre | atyaúristenekre |
| allative | atyaúristenhez | atyaúristenekhez |
| elative | atyaúristenből | atyaúristenekből |
| delative | atyaúristenről | atyaúristenekről |
| ablative | atyaúristentől | atyaúristenektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
atyaúristené | atyaúristeneké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
atyaúristenéi | atyaúristenekéi |
| Possessive forms of atyaúristen | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | atyaúristenem | atyaúristeneim |
| 2nd person sing. | atyaúristened | atyaúristeneid |
| 3rd person sing. | atyaúristene | atyaúristenei |
| 1st person plural | atyaúristenünk | atyaúristeneink |
| 2nd person plural | atyaúristenetek | atyaúristeneitek |
| 3rd person plural | atyaúristenük | atyaúristeneik |
Derived terms
[edit]Interjection
[edit]atyaúristen
- oh my God, good Lord (an expression of astonishment, surprise, or satisfaction or joy)
- (vulgar, in swearing) god damm (an expression of anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance)
Further reading
[edit]- atyaúristen 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
- atyaúristen 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).