fene
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From the Hungarian verb fen (“to hone, sharpen”) + -e (obsolete present-participle suffix). For the suffix, compare fürge, lenge. Originally, it was used as an adjective for infuriated, ready-to-attack wild animals (e.g. fene farkas (“enraged wolf”)), later it became a noun with the same sense which is now obsolete.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fene (not comparable)
Declension edit
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | fene | fenék |
| accusative | fenét | fenéket |
| dative | fenének | fenéknek |
| instrumental | fenével | fenékkel |
| causal-final | fenéért | fenékért |
| translative | fenévé | fenékké |
| terminative | fenéig | fenékig |
| essive-formal | feneként | fenékként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | fenében | fenékben |
| superessive | fenén | fenéken |
| adessive | fenénél | fenéknél |
| illative | fenébe | fenékbe |
| sublative | fenére | fenékre |
| allative | fenéhez | fenékhez |
| elative | fenéből | fenékből |
| delative | fenéről | fenékről |
| ablative | fenétől | fenéktől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
fenéé | fenéké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
fenééi | fenékéi |
Derived terms edit
Compound words
Noun edit
fene (usually uncountable, plural fenék)
- (mildly vulgar or colloquial) damn, hell
- A fene egye meg! ― Damn it.
- Mi a fene ez? ― What the hell is this?
- (archaic) ulcer, canker, gangrene, sore
Declension edit
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | fene | fenék |
| accusative | fenét | fenéket |
| dative | fenének | fenéknek |
| instrumental | fenével | fenékkel |
| causal-final | fenéért | fenékért |
| translative | fenévé | fenékké |
| terminative | fenéig | fenékig |
| essive-formal | feneként | fenékként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | fenében | fenékben |
| superessive | fenén | fenéken |
| adessive | fenénél | fenéknél |
| illative | fenébe | fenékbe |
| sublative | fenére | fenékre |
| allative | fenéhez | fenékhez |
| elative | fenéből | fenékből |
| delative | fenéről | fenékről |
| ablative | fenétől | fenéktől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
fenéé | fenéké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
fenééi | fenékéi |
| Possessive forms of fene | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | feném | fenéim |
| 2nd person sing. | fenéd | fenéid |
| 3rd person sing. | fenéje | fenéi |
| 1st person plural | fenénk | fenéink |
| 2nd person plural | fenétek | fenéitek |
| 3rd person plural | fenéjük | fenéik |
Derived terms edit
Compound words
Expressions
Adverb edit
fene (not comparable)
- (mildly vulgar or colloquial, as an intensifier) damn(ed), bloody, helluva
- Synonyms: átkozottul, rohadtul, szörnyen, borzasztóan, veszettül
- Fene nagy hideg volt. ― It was damn cold.
References edit
- ^ fene 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
- fene 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
Manx edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
fene
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
fene
- inflection of fenar: