takarék

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1808. From takar (“to cover”) +‎ -ék (noun-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtɒkɒreːk]
Hyphenation: ta‧ka‧rék
Rhymes: -eːk

Noun

takarék (plural takarékok)

(archaic) crop (the harvested and saved crop, product; saved goods) [1808]
savings bank [1880]
Synonym: takarékpénztár
(of a gas stove) low flame [1960] (reduced flame with lower gas consumption)
Synonym: takarékláng

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	takarék	takarékok
accusative	takarékot	takarékokat
dative	takaréknak	takarékoknak
instrumental	takarékkal	takarékokkal
causal-final	takarékért	takarékokért
translative	takarékká	takarékokká
terminative	takarékig	takarékokig
essive-formal	takarékként	takarékokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	takarékban	takarékokban
superessive	takarékon	takarékokon
adessive	takaréknál	takarékoknál
illative	takarékba	takarékokba
sublative	takarékra	takarékokra
allative	takarékhoz	takarékokhoz
elative	takarékból	takarékokból
delative	takarékról	takarékokról
ablative	takaréktól	takarékoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	takaréké	takarékoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	takarékéi	takarékokéi

Possessive forms of takarék
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	takarékom	takarékjaim
2nd person sing.	takarékod	takarékjaid
3rd person sing.	takarékja	takarékjai
1st person plural	takarékunk	takarékjaink
2nd person plural	takarékotok	takarékjaitok
3rd person plural	takarékjuk	takarékjaik

Derived terms

takaréki

Compound words

References

^ takarék 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.