Benedek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Benedek.

Proper noun

Benedek (plural Benedeks)

1. A surname from Hungarian.

   Emily Benedek

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Benedek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 136.
• Forebears

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Benedictus (“blessed”), from Latin benedīcō (“to speak well of; bless”), from bene (“well”) + dīcō (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnɛdɛk]
• Hyphenation: Be‧ne‧dek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Proper noun

Benedek

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Benedek	Benedekek
accusative	Benedeket	Benedekeket
dative	Benedeknek	Benedekeknek
instrumental	Benedekkel	Benedekekkel
causal-final	Benedekért	Benedekekért
translative	Benedekké	Benedekekké
terminative	Benedekig	Benedekekig
essive-formal	Benedekként	Benedekekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Benedekben	Benedekekben
superessive	Benedeken	Benedekeken
adessive	Benedeknél	Benedekeknél
illative	Benedekbe	Benedekekbe
sublative	Benedekre	Benedekekre
allative	Benedekhez	Benedekekhez
elative	Benedekből	Benedekekből
delative	Benedekről	Benedekekről
ablative	Benedektől	Benedekektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	Benedeké	Benedekeké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Benedekéi	Benedekekéi

Possessive forms of Benedek
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Benedekem	Benedekjeim
2nd person sing.	Benedeked	Benedekjeid
3rd person sing.	Benedekje	Benedekjei
1st person plural	Benedekünk	Benedekjeink
2nd person plural	Benedeketek	Benedekjeitek
3rd person plural	Benedekjük	Benedekjeik

Related terms

• (variants): Bende, Bene, Benedikt, Benediktusz, Benett, Benke, Benkő, Benő
• (feminine forms): Benedikta

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Benedek.

Proper noun

Benedek m (genitive/dative lui Benedek)

1. a surname from Hungarian

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică