bicaj
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Shortened from bicikli (“bicycle”) + -aj. For the suffix, the references differ: Either of Yiddish origin[1] or a diminutive suffix.[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bicaj (plural bicajok)
Declension edit
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | bicaj | bicajok |
| accusative | bicajt | bicajokat |
| dative | bicajnak | bicajoknak |
| instrumental | bicajjal | bicajokkal |
| causal-final | bicajért | bicajokért |
| translative | bicajjá | bicajokká |
| terminative | bicajig | bicajokig |
| essive-formal | bicajként | bicajokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | bicajban | bicajokban |
| superessive | bicajon | bicajokon |
| adessive | bicajnál | bicajoknál |
| illative | bicajba | bicajokba |
| sublative | bicajra | bicajokra |
| allative | bicajhoz | bicajokhoz |
| elative | bicajból | bicajokból |
| delative | bicajról | bicajokról |
| ablative | bicajtól | bicajoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
bicajé | bicajoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
bicajéi | bicajokéi |
| Possessive forms of bicaj | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | bicajom | bicajaim |
| 2nd person sing. | bicajod | bicajaid |
| 3rd person sing. | bicaja | bicajai |
| 1st person plural | bicajunk | bicajaink |
| 2nd person plural | bicajotok | bicajaitok |
| 3rd person plural | bicajuk | bicajaik |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ bicikli in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
- ^ bicaj in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading edit
- bicaj in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)