Hungarian edit

 
doromb

Etymology edit

Probably a back-formation from doromblya (Jew's harp) which is borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Ukrainian дримба (drymba), Slovak drumbľa.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈdoromb]
  • Hyphenation: do‧romb
  • Rhymes: -omb

Noun edit

doromb (plural dorombok)

  1. Jew's harp (musical instrument)

Declension edit

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative doromb dorombok
accusative dorombot dorombokat
dative dorombnak doromboknak
instrumental dorombbal dorombokkal
causal-final dorombért dorombokért
translative dorombbá dorombokká
terminative dorombig dorombokig
essive-formal dorombként dorombokként
essive-modal
inessive dorombban dorombokban
superessive dorombon dorombokon
adessive dorombnál doromboknál
illative dorombba dorombokba
sublative dorombra dorombokra
allative dorombhoz dorombokhoz
elative dorombból dorombokból
delative dorombról dorombokról
ablative dorombtól doromboktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
dorombé doromboké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
dorombéi dorombokéi
Possessive forms of doromb
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dorombom dorombjaim
2nd person sing. dorombod dorombjaid
3rd person sing. dorombja dorombjai
1st person plural dorombunk dorombjaink
2nd person plural dorombotok dorombjaitok
3rd person plural dorombjuk dorombjaik

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ doromb in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

Further reading edit

  • doromb 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
  • doromb 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)