firkant
Danish edit
Etymology edit
fire (“four”) + kant (“edge”)
Noun edit
firkant c (singular definite firkanten, plural indefinite firkanter)
- (geometry) A quadrangle. (quadrilateral polygon)
- (rare) foursome, sex act between four people
- 2011, Joan Ørting, Vær åben: energi og glæde i parforholdet, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN, page 202:
- Vi skal ikke tro, at en trekant eller firkant kan redde vores nye forhold eller et skrantende sexliv.
- We must not believe that a threesome or foursome can save our new relationship or faltering sex life.
- 2016, Klaus Rifbjerg, Tango eller Syv osmotiske fortællinger, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Man muss handlen![sic] Aussage machen. Hauptsätze, sozusagen! Derfor tænkte jeg mig heller ikke så meget om, men gjorde mig til spydspids for indre impulser. Jeg kom farende tilbage med disse bajere og foreslår jer nu en festlig firkant.
- One must act! Make a statement. Main clauses, so to speak! I therefore did not consider the matter at length, either, but made myself speartip of inner impulses. I came rushing back with these beers and now propose to you a festive foursome.
- 2016, Elle Kennedy, translated by Merete Rostrup, Dømt ude: Off-campus 3, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Vi taler firkant med tre villige kvinder.
- We're talking a foursome with three willing women.
Declension edit
Declension of firkant
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | firkant | firkanten | firkanter | firkanterne |
genitive | firkants | firkantens | firkanters | firkanternes |
Hypernyms edit
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
First attested in 1804. From the firk- stem of firkál + -ant (instantaneous verb-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
firkant
- (transitive) to scribble, scrawl, jot (to write hurriedly)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of firkant
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | firkantok | firkantasz | firkant | firkantunk | firkantotok | firkantanak | |
Def. | firkantom | firkantod | firkantja | firkantjuk | firkantjátok | firkantják | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkantalak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | firkantottam | firkantottál | firkantott | firkantottunk | firkantottatok | firkantottak | ||
Def. | firkantottam | firkantottad | firkantotta | firkantottuk | firkantottátok | firkantották | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkantottalak | ― | |||||||
Future | Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. firkantani fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | firkanték | firkantál | firkanta | firkantánk | firkantátok | firkantának | ||
Def. | firkantám | firkantád | firkantá | firkantánk | firkantátok | firkanták | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkantálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. firkant vala, firkantott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | firkantandok | firkantandasz | firkantand | firkantandunk | firkantandotok | firkantandanak | ||
Def. | firkantandom | firkantandod | firkantandja | firkantandjuk | firkantandjátok | firkantandják | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkantandalak | ― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | firkantanék | firkantanál | firkantana | firkantanánk | firkantanátok | firkantanának | |
Def. | firkantanám | firkantanád | firkantaná | firkantanánk (or firkantanók) |
firkantanátok | firkantanák | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkantanálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. firkantott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | firkantsak | firkants or firkantsál |
firkantson | firkantsunk | firkantsatok | firkantsanak | |
Def. | firkantsam | firkantsd or firkantsad |
firkantsa | firkantsuk | firkantsátok | firkantsák | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkantsalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. firkantott légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | firkantani | firkantanom | firkantanod | firkantania | firkantanunk | firkantanotok | firkantaniuk | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
firkantás | firkantó | firkantott | firkantandó | firkantva (firkantván) | |||||
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs). | |||||||||
potential conjugation of firkant
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | firkanthatok | firkanthatsz | firkanthat | firkanthatunk | firkanthattok | firkanthatnak | |
Def. | firkanthatom | firkanthatod | firkanthatja | firkanthatjuk | firkanthatjátok | firkanthatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkanthatlak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | firkanthattam | firkanthattál | firkanthatott | firkanthattunk | firkanthattatok | firkanthattak | ||
Def. | firkanthattam | firkanthattad | firkanthatta | firkanthattuk | firkanthattátok | firkanthatták | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkanthattalak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | firkanthaték | firkanthatál | firkanthata | firkanthatánk | firkanthatátok | firkanthatának | ||
Def. | firkanthatám | firkanthatád | firkanthatá | firkanthatánk | firkanthatátok | firkanthaták | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkanthatálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. firkanthat vala, firkanthatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | firkanthatandok or firkantandhatok |
firkanthatandasz or firkantandhatsz |
firkanthatand or firkantandhat |
firkanthatandunk or firkantandhatunk |
firkanthatandotok or firkantandhattok |
firkanthatandanak or firkantandhatnak | ||
Def. | firkanthatandom or firkantandhatom |
firkanthatandod or firkantandhatod |
firkanthatandja or firkantandhatja |
firkanthatandjuk or firkantandhatjuk |
firkanthatandjátok or firkantandhatjátok |
firkanthatandják or firkantandhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkanthatandalak or firkantandhatlak |
― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | firkanthatnék | firkanthatnál | firkanthatna | firkanthatnánk | firkanthatnátok | firkanthatnának | |
Def. | firkanthatnám | firkanthatnád | firkanthatná | firkanthatnánk (or firkanthatnók) |
firkanthatnátok | firkanthatnák | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkanthatnálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. firkanthatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | firkanthassak | firkanthass or firkanthassál |
firkanthasson | firkanthassunk | firkanthassatok | firkanthassanak | |
Def. | firkanthassam | firkanthasd or firkanthassad |
firkanthassa | firkanthassuk | firkanthassátok | firkanthassák | |||
2nd-p. o. | firkanthassalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. firkanthatott légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (firkanthatni) | (firkanthatnom) | (firkanthatnod) | (firkanthatnia) | (firkanthatnunk) | (firkanthatnotok) | (firkanthatniuk) | ||
Positive adjective | firkantható | Neg. adj. | firkanthatatlan | Adv. part. | (firkanthatva / firkanthatván) | ||||
Derived terms edit
(With verbal prefixes):
References edit
- ^ firkant 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.)
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading edit
- firkant 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
- firkant 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)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
firkant m (definite singular firkanten, indefinite plural firkanter, definite plural firkantene)
- (geometry) a quadrilateral (four-sided polygon)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “firkant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
firkant m (definite singular firkanten, indefinite plural firkantar, definite plural firkantane)
- (geometry) a quadrilateral (four-sided polygon)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “firkant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.