rovar
See also: rövar
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of rovátkolt + barom, after the synonymous Latin insectum (“insect; literally, ‘notched one’”). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]rovar (plural rovarok)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rovar | rovarok |
| accusative | rovarot | rovarokat |
| dative | rovarnak | rovaroknak |
| instrumental | rovarral | rovarokkal |
| causal-final | rovarért | rovarokért |
| translative | rovarrá | rovarokká |
| terminative | rovarig | rovarokig |
| essive-formal | rovarként | rovarokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | rovarban | rovarokban |
| superessive | rovaron | rovarokon |
| adessive | rovarnál | rovaroknál |
| illative | rovarba | rovarokba |
| sublative | rovarra | rovarokra |
| allative | rovarhoz | rovarokhoz |
| elative | rovarból | rovarokból |
| delative | rovarról | rovarokról |
| ablative | rovartól | rovaroktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
rovaré | rovaroké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
rovaréi | rovarokéi |
| Possessive forms of rovar | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | rovarom | rovaraim, rovarjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | rovarod | rovaraid, rovarjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | rovara, rovarja | rovarai, rovarjai |
| 1st person plural | rovarunk | rovaraink, rovarjaink |
| 2nd person plural | rovarotok | rovaraitok, rovarjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | rovaruk, rovarjuk | rovaraik, rovarjaik |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- rovar 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