gömböc

See also: Gomboc, and gombóc

English

Etymology

From Hungarian gömböc (“short, plump person; gömböc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔm.bɔk/

Noun

gömböc

1. (geometry) A convex shape which, if made of a uniformly dense material, has one stable equilibrium orientation and one unstable equilibrium orientation.

Usage notes

• The English pronunciation of this word is in fact close to another Hungarian word, gombok, plural of gomb "button".

Alternative forms

• gomboc

Translations

convex shape

• Arabic: غومبوش m
• Japanese: ゴムボック (gomubokku)
• Portuguese: gömböc m
• Tamil: கொம்போக் (kompōk), கொம்போஷ் (kompōṣ)

Hungarian

gömböc (geometry)

Etymology

From gömb (“sphere”) +‎ -ö- + -c (diminutive suffix). The front-vowel pair of the noun gombóc (“dumpling, ball”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡømbøt͡s]
• Hyphenation: göm‧böc
• Rhymes: -øt͡s

Noun

gömböc (plural gömböcök)

1. (humorous) a short, plump person
2. pork cheese, head cheese, brawn
3. (geometry) gömböc (a homogenous body with only one stable and one unstable point of equilibrium)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -ö-, front rounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	gömböc	gömböcök
accusative	gömböcöt	gömböcöket
dative	gömböcnek	gömböcöknek
instrumental	gömböccel	gömböcökkel
causal-final	gömböcért	gömböcökért
translative	gömböccé	gömböcökké
terminative	gömböcig	gömböcökig
essive-formal	gömböcként	gömböcökként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	gömböcben	gömböcökben
superessive	gömböcön	gömböcökön
adessive	gömböcnél	gömböcöknél
illative	gömböcbe	gömböcökbe
sublative	gömböcre	gömböcökre
allative	gömböchöz	gömböcökhöz
elative	gömböcből	gömböcökből
delative	gömböcről	gömböcökről
ablative	gömböctől	gömböcöktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	gömböcé	gömböcöké
non-attributive possessive - plural	gömböcéi	gömböcökéi

Possessive forms of gömböc
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	gömböcöm	gömböceim
2nd person sing.	gömböcöd	gömböceid
3rd person sing.	gömböce	gömböcei
1st person plural	gömböcünk	gömböceink
2nd person plural	gömböcötök	gömböceitek
3rd person plural	gömböcük	gömböceik

Further reading

• gömböc 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