égbolt
Hungarian
editEtymology
editFrom ég (“sky”, basic sense) + bolt (“vault”, in the older sense as borrowed from Italian volta). Compare similar derivational patterns in English, such as for firmament, celestial sphere, vault of the heavens.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editégbolt (usually uncountable, plural égboltok)
Declension
edit| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | égbolt | égboltok |
| accusative | égboltot | égboltokat |
| dative | égboltnak | égboltoknak |
| instrumental | égbolttal | égboltokkal |
| causal-final | égboltért | égboltokért |
| translative | égbolttá | égboltokká |
| terminative | égboltig | égboltokig |
| essive-formal | égboltként | égboltokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | égboltban | égboltokban |
| superessive | égbolton | égboltokon |
| adessive | égboltnál | égboltoknál |
| illative | égboltba | égboltokba |
| sublative | égboltra | égboltokra |
| allative | égbolthoz | égboltokhoz |
| elative | égboltból | égboltokból |
| delative | égboltról | égboltokról |
| ablative | égbolttól | égboltoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
égbolté | égboltoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
égboltéi | égboltokéi |
| Possessive forms of égbolt | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | égboltom | égboltjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | égboltod | égboltjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | égboltja | égboltjai |
| 1st person plural | égboltunk | égboltjaink |
| 2nd person plural | égboltotok | égboltjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | égboltjuk | égboltjaik |
Further reading
edit- égbolt 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
- égbolt in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).