kacaj
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From the same onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root as kacag (“to laugh”) + -aj (noun-forming suffix).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kacaj (plural kacajok)
Declension edit
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kacaj | kacajok |
| accusative | kacajt | kacajokat |
| dative | kacajnak | kacajoknak |
| instrumental | kacajjal | kacajokkal |
| causal-final | kacajért | kacajokért |
| translative | kacajjá | kacajokká |
| terminative | kacajig | kacajokig |
| essive-formal | kacajként | kacajokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kacajban | kacajokban |
| superessive | kacajon | kacajokon |
| adessive | kacajnál | kacajoknál |
| illative | kacajba | kacajokba |
| sublative | kacajra | kacajokra |
| allative | kacajhoz | kacajokhoz |
| elative | kacajból | kacajokból |
| delative | kacajról | kacajokról |
| ablative | kacajtól | kacajoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
kacajé | kacajoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
kacajéi | kacajokéi |
| Possessive forms of kacaj | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | kacajom | kacajaim |
| 2nd person sing. | kacajod | kacajaid |
| 3rd person sing. | kacaja | kacajai |
| 1st person plural | kacajunk | kacajaink |
| 2nd person plural | kacajotok | kacajaitok |
| 3rd person plural | kacajuk | kacajaik |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ kacaj 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
- kacaj 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