Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From the now defunct brand name "Cellux", an alteration of cellulóz (the backing of cellophane tape usually consists of cellulose acetate).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛlːuks]
  • Hyphenation: cel‧lux
  • Rhymes: -uks

Noun edit

cellux (plural celluxok)

  1. Scotch tape (transparent or translucent pressure-sensitive adhesive tape)
    Hypernym: ragasztószalag

Declension edit

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative cellux celluxok
accusative celluxot celluxokat
dative celluxnak celluxoknak
instrumental celluxszal celluxokkal
causal-final celluxért celluxokért
translative celluxszá celluxokká
terminative celluxig celluxokig
essive-formal celluxként celluxokként
essive-modal
inessive celluxban celluxokban
superessive celluxon celluxokon
adessive celluxnál celluxoknál
illative celluxba celluxokba
sublative celluxra celluxokra
allative celluxhoz celluxokhoz
elative celluxból celluxokból
delative celluxról celluxokról
ablative celluxtól celluxoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
celluxé celluxoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
celluxéi celluxokéi
Possessive forms of cellux
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. celluxom celluxaim
2nd person sing. celluxod celluxaid
3rd person sing. celluxa celluxai
1st person plural celluxunk celluxaink
2nd person plural celluxotok celluxaitok
3rd person plural celluxuk celluxaik

Further reading edit

  • cellux 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)