egres

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See also: egreš

English

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Noun

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egres

  1. plural of egre

Anagrams

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From a Slavic language (compare with Serbo-Croatian ogrozd, Slovak egreš, Czech angrešt), from Italian agresto (juice of sour grapes, verjuice) (or directly) from Latin agrestis (rustic, wild), from ager (field, farm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɡrɛʃ]
  • Hyphenation: eg‧res
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Noun

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egres (plural egresek)

  1. gooseberry
    Synonyms: büszke, köszméte, pöszméte

Usage notes

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The official name is egres. The synonyms are also widely used in different regions of Hungary.

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative egres egresek
accusative egrest egreseket
dative egresnek egreseknek
instrumental egressel egresekkel
causal-final egresért egresekért
translative egressé egresekké
terminative egresig egresekig
essive-formal egresként egresekként
essive-modal
inessive egresben egresekben
superessive egresen egreseken
adessive egresnél egreseknél
illative egresbe egresekbe
sublative egresre egresekre
allative egreshez egresekhez
elative egresből egresekből
delative egresről egresekről
ablative egrestől egresektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
egresé egreseké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
egreséi egresekéi
Possessive forms of egres
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. egresem egreseim
2nd person sing. egresed egreseid
3rd person sing. egrese egresei
1st person plural egresünk egreseink
2nd person plural egresetek egreseitek
3rd person plural egresük egreseik

Further reading

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  • egres 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
  • egres 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).