Kovács

See also: Kovacs and kovács

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Common Slavic surname of Slovene, Czech, Slovak, and Serbo-Croatian origin, all from kovač (“smith”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkovaːt͡ʃ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ko‧vács
  • Rhymes: -aːt͡ʃ

Proper noun

Kovács

  1. a surname originating as an occupation for a smith; one of the most common surnames in Hungary.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Kovács Kovácsok
accusative Kovácsot Kovácsokat
dative Kovácsnak Kovácsoknak
instrumental Kováccsal Kovácsokkal
causal-final Kovácsért Kovácsokért
translative Kováccsá Kovácsokká
terminative Kovácsig Kovácsokig
essive-formal Kovácsként Kovácsokként
essive-modal — —
inessive Kovácsban Kovácsokban
superessive Kovácson Kovácsokon
adessive Kovácsnál Kovácsoknál
illative Kovácsba Kovácsokba
sublative Kovácsra Kovácsokra
allative Kovácshoz Kovácsokhoz
elative Kovácsból Kovácsokból
delative Kovácsról Kovácsokról
ablative Kovácstól Kovácsoktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		Kovácsé Kovácsoké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		Kovácséi Kovácsokéi
Possessive forms of Kovács
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Kovácsom Kovácsaim
2nd person sing. Kovácsod Kovácsaid
3rd person sing. Kovácsa Kovácsai
1st person plural Kovácsunk Kovácsaink
2nd person plural Kovácsotok Kovácsaitok
3rd person plural Kovácsuk Kovácsaik

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian surnames
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