elefánt
Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās, “elephant, ivory”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛlɛfaːnt]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ele‧fánt
- Rhymes: -aːnt
Noun
elefánt (plural elefántok)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | elefánt | elefántok |
| accusative | elefántot | elefántokat |
| dative | elefántnak | elefántoknak |
| instrumental | elefánttal | elefántokkal |
| causal-final | elefántért | elefántokért |
| translative | elefánttá | elefántokká |
| terminative | elefántig | elefántokig |
| essive-formal | elefántként | elefántokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | elefántban | elefántokban |
| superessive | elefánton | elefántokon |
| adessive | elefántnál | elefántoknál |
| illative | elefántba | elefántokba |
| sublative | elefántra | elefántokra |
| allative | elefánthoz | elefántokhoz |
| elative | elefántból | elefántokból |
| delative | elefántról | elefántokról |
| ablative | elefánttól | elefántoktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
elefánté | elefántoké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
elefántéi | elefántokéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | elefántom | elefántjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | elefántod | elefántjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | elefántja | elefántjai |
| 1st person plural | elefántunk | elefántjaink |
| 2nd person plural | elefántotok | elefántjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | elefántjuk | elefántjaik |
Derived terms
Compound words
Expressions
Further reading
- elefánt in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- elefánt in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).