Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos, archangel), from the prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-), from ἄρχω (árkhō, to begin, lead, rule) + ἄγγελος (ángelos, messenger).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒrkɒɲɟɒl]
  • Hyphenation: ark‧an‧gyal

Noun

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arkangyal (plural arkangyalok)

  1. archangel

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative arkangyal arkangyalok
accusative arkangyalt arkangyalokat
dative arkangyalnak arkangyaloknak
instrumental arkangyallal arkangyalokkal
causal-final arkangyalért arkangyalokért
translative arkangyallá arkangyalokká
terminative arkangyalig arkangyalokig
essive-formal arkangyalként arkangyalokként
essive-modal
inessive arkangyalban arkangyalokban
superessive arkangyalon arkangyalokon
adessive arkangyalnál arkangyaloknál
illative arkangyalba arkangyalokba
sublative arkangyalra arkangyalokra
allative arkangyalhoz arkangyalokhoz
elative arkangyalból arkangyalokból
delative arkangyalról arkangyalokról
ablative arkangyaltól arkangyaloktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
arkangyalé arkangyaloké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
arkangyaléi arkangyalokéi
Possessive forms of arkangyal
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. arkangyalom arkangyalaim
2nd person sing. arkangyalod arkangyalaid
3rd person sing. arkangyala arkangyalai
1st person plural arkangyalunk arkangyalaink
2nd person plural arkangyalotok arkangyalaitok
3rd person plural arkangyaluk arkangyalaik
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Further reading

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  • arkangyal 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
  • arkangyal 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)