irgalom
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Uralic *jȣrɜ (“to get lost”) + -alom (noun-forming suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]irgalom (plural irgalmak)
- mercy (relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another)
- Synonym: könyörület
- mercy (forgiveness or compassion)
- Synonym: kegyelem
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | irgalom | irgalmak |
| accusative | irgalmat | irgalmakat |
| dative | irgalomnak | irgalmaknak |
| instrumental | irgalommal | irgalmakkal |
| causal-final | irgalomért | irgalmakért |
| translative | irgalommá | irgalmakká |
| terminative | irgalomig | irgalmakig |
| essive-formal | irgalomként | irgalmakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | irgalomban | irgalmakban |
| superessive | irgalmon | irgalmakon |
| adessive | irgalomnál | irgalmaknál |
| illative | irgalomba | irgalmakba |
| sublative | irgalomra | irgalmakra |
| allative | irgalomhoz | irgalmakhoz |
| elative | irgalomból | irgalmakból |
| delative | irgalomról | irgalmakról |
| ablative | irgalomtól | irgalmaktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
irgalomé | irgalmaké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
irgaloméi | irgalmakéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | irgalmam | irgalmaim |
| 2nd person sing. | irgalmad | irgalmaid |
| 3rd person sing. | irgalma | irgalmai |
| 1st person plural | irgalmunk | irgalmaink |
| 2nd person plural | irgalmatok | irgalmaitok |
| 3rd person plural | irgalmuk | irgalmaik |
Derived terms
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References
[edit]- ^ Entry #207 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
- ^ irgalom in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
Further reading
[edit]- irgalom 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