becsvágy
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]becs + vágy, created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]becsvágy (plural becsvágyak)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | becsvágy | becsvágyak |
| accusative | becsvágyat | becsvágyakat |
| dative | becsvágynak | becsvágyaknak |
| instrumental | becsvággyal | becsvágyakkal |
| causal-final | becsvágyért | becsvágyakért |
| translative | becsvággyá | becsvágyakká |
| terminative | becsvágyig | becsvágyakig |
| essive-formal | becsvágyként | becsvágyakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | becsvágyban | becsvágyakban |
| superessive | becsvágyon | becsvágyakon |
| adessive | becsvágynál | becsvágyaknál |
| illative | becsvágyba | becsvágyakba |
| sublative | becsvágyra | becsvágyakra |
| allative | becsvágyhoz | becsvágyakhoz |
| elative | becsvágyból | becsvágyakból |
| delative | becsvágyról | becsvágyakról |
| ablative | becsvágytól | becsvágyaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
becsvágyé | becsvágyaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
becsvágyéi | becsvágyakéi |
| Possessive forms of becsvágy | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | becsvágyam | becsvágyaim |
| 2nd person sing. | becsvágyad | becsvágyaid |
| 3rd person sing. | becsvágya | becsvágyai |
| 1st person plural | becsvágyunk | becsvágyaink |
| 2nd person plural | becsvágyatok | becsvágyaitok |
| 3rd person plural | becsvágyuk | becsvágyaik |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- becsvágy 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
- becsvágy 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).