boholy

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• bolyh

Etymology

Back-formation from bolyh using a rule in Hungarian stem changing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbohoj]
• Hyphenation: bo‧holy

Noun

boholy (plural bolyhok)

1. nap (a fuzzy surface on fabric), fluff, fuzz
2. (anatomy) villus (in the intestines)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	boholy	bolyhok
accusative	bolyhot	bolyhokat
dative	boholynak	bolyhoknak
instrumental	bohollyal	bolyhokkal
causal-final	boholyért	bolyhokért
translative	bohollyá	bolyhokká
terminative	boholyig	bolyhokig
essive-formal	boholyként	bolyhokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	boholyban	bolyhokban
superessive	bolyhon	bolyhokon
adessive	boholynál	bolyhoknál
illative	boholyba	bolyhokba
sublative	boholyra	bolyhokra
allative	boholyhoz	bolyhokhoz
elative	boholyból	bolyhokból
delative	boholyról	bolyhokról
ablative	boholytól	bolyhoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	boholyé	bolyhoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	boholyéi	bolyhokéi

Possessive forms of boholy

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bolyhom	bolyhaim
2nd person sing.	bolyhod	bolyhaid
3rd person sing.	bolyha	bolyhai
1st person plural	bolyhunk	bolyhaink
2nd person plural	bolyhotok	bolyhaitok
3rd person plural	bolyhuk	bolyhaik

Derived terms

• bolyhos

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian words with metathesis
• Appendix:Hungarian words with ly

Further reading

• bolyh in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• boholy in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).