svindli
Hungarian
Etymology
From German Schwindel (“giddiness, swindle”), from schwindeln (“to be giddy, cheat, swindle”). Suffixed with -i to resolve the word-final consonant cluster, compare cetli from Bavarian zettl or German Zettel (/ˈt͡sɛtl̩/) etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃvindli]
- Hyphenation: svind‧li
- Rhymes: -li
Noun
svindli (plural svindlik)
- (colloquial) swindle
- Synonyms: csalás, szélhámosság
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | svindli | svindlik |
| accusative | svindlit | svindliket |
| dative | svindlinek | svindliknek |
| instrumental | svindlivel | svindlikkel |
| causal-final | svindliért | svindlikért |
| translative | svindlivé | svindlikké |
| terminative | svindliig | svindlikig |
| essive-formal | svindliként | svindlikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | svindliben | svindlikben |
| superessive | svindlin | svindliken |
| adessive | svindlinél | svindliknél |
| illative | svindlibe | svindlikbe |
| sublative | svindlire | svindlikre |
| allative | svindlihez | svindlikhez |
| elative | svindliből | svindlikből |
| delative | svindliről | svindlikről |
| ablative | svindlitől | svindliktől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
svindlié | svindliké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
svindliéi | svindlikéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | svindlim | svindlijeim (or svindliim) |
| 2nd person sing. | svindlid | svindlijeid (or svindliid) |
| 3rd person sing. | svindlije | svindlijei (or svindlii) |
| 1st person plural | svindlink | svindlijeink (or svindliink) |
| 2nd person plural | svindlitek | svindlijeitek (or svindliitek) |
| 3rd person plural | svindlijük | svindlijeik (or svindliik) |
Derived terms
- svindlizik
Related terms
Further reading
- svindli 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.