villamos
Hungarian
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Etymology
[edit]From the vill- stem of villám, further derived as villam (electricity) + -os. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. [1] The sense of "tram" is an ellipsis of villamosvasút (electrified railway), compare Slovak električka.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]villamos
- electric, electrical
- Synonyms: elektromos, villany-
Declension
[edit]| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | villamos | villamosak |
| accusative | villamosat | villamosakat |
| dative | villamosnak | villamosaknak |
| instrumental | villamossal | villamosakkal |
| causal-final | villamosért | villamosakért |
| translative | villamossá | villamosakká |
| terminative | villamosig | villamosakig |
| essive-formal | villamosként | villamosakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | villamosban | villamosakban |
| superessive | villamoson | villamosakon |
| adessive | villamosnál | villamosaknál |
| illative | villamosba | villamosakba |
| sublative | villamosra | villamosakra |
| allative | villamoshoz | villamosakhoz |
| elative | villamosból | villamosakból |
| delative | villamosról | villamosakról |
| ablative | villamostól | villamosaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
villamosé | villamosaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
villamoséi | villamosakéi |
Derived terms
[edit]Compound words
Noun
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villamos (plural villamosok)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | villamos | villamosok |
| accusative | villamost | villamosokat |
| dative | villamosnak | villamosoknak |
| instrumental | villamossal | villamosokkal |
| causal-final | villamosért | villamosokért |
| translative | villamossá | villamosokká |
| terminative | villamosig | villamosokig |
| essive-formal | villamosként | villamosokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | villamosban | villamosokban |
| superessive | villamoson | villamosokon |
| adessive | villamosnál | villamosoknál |
| illative | villamosba | villamosokba |
| sublative | villamosra | villamosokra |
| allative | villamoshoz | villamosokhoz |
| elative | villamosból | villamosokból |
| delative | villamosról | villamosokról |
| ablative | villamostól | villamosoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
villamosé | villamosoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
villamoséi | villamosokéi |
| Possessive forms of villamos | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | villamosom | villamosaim |
| 2nd person sing. | villamosod | villamosaid |
| 3rd person sing. | villamosa | villamosai |
| 1st person plural | villamosunk | villamosaink |
| 2nd person plural | villamosotok | villamosaitok |
| 3rd person plural | villamosuk | villamosaik |
Derived terms
[edit]Compound words
References
[edit]- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- villamos 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