elefánt
Hungarian
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās, “elephant, ivory”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]elefánt (plural elefántok)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | elefánt | elefántok |
| accusative | elefántot | elefántokat |
| dative | elefántnak | elefántoknak |
| instrumental | elefánttal | elefántokkal |
| causal-final | elefántért | elefántokért |
| translative | elefánttá | elefántokká |
| terminative | elefántig | elefántokig |
| essive-formal | elefántként | elefántokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | elefántban | elefántokban |
| superessive | elefánton | elefántokon |
| adessive | elefántnál | elefántoknál |
| illative | elefántba | elefántokba |
| sublative | elefántra | elefántokra |
| allative | elefánthoz | elefántokhoz |
| elative | elefántból | elefántokból |
| delative | elefántról | elefántokról |
| ablative | elefánttól | elefántoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
elefánté | elefántoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
elefántéi | elefántokéi |
| Possessive forms of elefánt | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | elefántom | elefántjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | elefántod | elefántjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | elefántja | elefántjai |
| 1st person plural | elefántunk | elefántjaink |
| 2nd person plural | elefántotok | elefántjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | elefántjuk | elefántjaik |
Derived terms
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Expressions
Further reading
[edit]- elefánt 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
- elefánt 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).