enyh
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Of unknown origin. Its earlier form may have been ehny, affected by metathesis; compare konyha.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
enyh (uncountable)
- (archaic, literary) relief (that which provides rest or removes pain)
- (archaic, literary) solace, release (the resulting liberation from pain or suffering)
- Synonyms: enyhülés, megbékélés, vigasztalás, vigasz, megnyugvás, megkönnyebbülés
Declension edit
Today only its accusative is used (often in the phrase enyhet ad); the other forms are archaic.
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | enyh | — |
| accusative | enyhet | — |
| dative | enyhnek | — |
| instrumental | enyhhel | — |
| causal-final | enyhért | — |
| translative | enyhhé | — |
| terminative | enyhig | — |
| essive-formal | enyhként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | enyhben | — |
| superessive | enyhen | — |
| adessive | enyhnél | — |
| illative | enyhbe | — |
| sublative | enyhre | — |
| allative | enyhhez | — |
| elative | enyhből | — |
| delative | enyhről | — |
| ablative | enyhtől | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
enyhé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
enyhéi | — |
| Possessive forms of enyh | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | enyhem | — |
| 2nd person sing. | enyhed | — |
| 3rd person sing. | enyhe | — |
| 1st person plural | enyhünk | — |
| 2nd person plural | enyhetek | — |
| 3rd person plural | enyhük | — |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ enyh 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
- enyh 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
- enyh 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)