pofa
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpofɒ]
- Hyphenation: po‧fa
- Rhymes: -fɒ
Noun
pofa (plural pofák)
- (of animals) face, mouth, muzzle, snout (the protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws)
- (of people, derogatory) face, mouth, gob, trap
- (derogatory, figurative) cheek, gall, nerve, audacity, temerity, effrontery
- Synonyms: szemtelenség, arcátlanság, (informal) kép
- (informal, often used with vág) grimace, facial expression
- Synonyms: arc, arckifejezés, fintor, grimasz, (informal) kép
- (colloquial) guy, fellow, bloke, dude, chap
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pofa | pofák |
| accusative | pofát | pofákat |
| dative | pofának | pofáknak |
| instrumental | pofával | pofákkal |
| causal-final | pofáért | pofákért |
| translative | pofává | pofákká |
| terminative | pofáig | pofákig |
| essive-formal | pofaként | pofákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | pofában | pofákban |
| superessive | pofán | pofákon |
| adessive | pofánál | pofáknál |
| illative | pofába | pofákba |
| sublative | pofára | pofákra |
| allative | pofához | pofákhoz |
| elative | pofából | pofákból |
| delative | pofáról | pofákról |
| ablative | pofától | pofáktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
pofáé | pofáké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
pofáéi | pofákéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | pofám | pofáim |
| 2nd person sing. | pofád | pofáid |
| 3rd person sing. | pofája | pofái |
| 1st person plural | pofánk | pofáink |
| 2nd person plural | pofátok | pofáitok |
| 3rd person plural | pofájuk | pofáik |
Derived terms
- pofájú
- pofátlan
- pofázik
Compound words
Expressions
- pofa be
Related terms
Further reading
- pofa 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.