derékalj
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]derék (“waist”) + alj (“bottom”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]derékalj (plural derékaljak)
- featherbed, mattress topper (a large, flat eiderdown- or pillow-like pad filled with feather, placed on the mattress or pallet to make the bed soft and warm)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | derékalj | derékaljak |
| accusative | derékaljat | derékaljakat |
| dative | derékaljnak | derékaljaknak |
| instrumental | derékaljjal | derékaljakkal |
| causal-final | derékaljért | derékaljakért |
| translative | derékaljjá | derékaljakká |
| terminative | derékaljig | derékaljakig |
| essive-formal | derékaljként | derékaljakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | derékaljban | derékaljakban |
| superessive | derékaljon | derékaljakon |
| adessive | derékaljnál | derékaljaknál |
| illative | derékaljba | derékaljakba |
| sublative | derékaljra | derékaljakra |
| allative | derékaljhoz | derékaljakhoz |
| elative | derékaljból | derékaljakból |
| delative | derékaljról | derékaljakról |
| ablative | derékaljtól | derékaljaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
derékaljé | derékaljaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
derékaljéi | derékaljakéi |
| Possessive forms of derékalj | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | derékaljam | derékaljaim |
| 2nd person sing. | derékaljad | derékaljaid |
| 3rd person sing. | derékalja | derékaljai |
| 1st person plural | derékaljunk | derékaljaink |
| 2nd person plural | derékaljatok | derékaljaitok |
| 3rd person plural | derékaljuk | derékaljaik |
Further reading
[edit]- derékalj 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
- derékalj 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).