farsang
English edit
Etymology edit
From Persian فرسنگ (farsang). Doublet of parasang.
Noun edit
farsang (plural farsangs)
- (now historical) A Persian measure of distance, equivalent to about four miles.
- 1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, section II:
- That dayes journey was foure farsangs.
Anagrams edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
farsang (plural farsangok)
- carnival (festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent)
- Meronym: (parade) karnivál
Declension edit
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | farsang | farsangok |
| accusative | farsangot | farsangokat |
| dative | farsangnak | farsangoknak |
| instrumental | farsanggal | farsangokkal |
| causal-final | farsangért | farsangokért |
| translative | farsanggá | farsangokká |
| terminative | farsangig | farsangokig |
| essive-formal | farsangként | farsangokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | farsangban | farsangokban |
| superessive | farsangon | farsangokon |
| adessive | farsangnál | farsangoknál |
| illative | farsangba | farsangokba |
| sublative | farsangra | farsangokra |
| allative | farsanghoz | farsangokhoz |
| elative | farsangból | farsangokból |
| delative | farsangról | farsangokról |
| ablative | farsangtól | farsangoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
farsangé | farsangoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
farsangéi | farsangokéi |
| Possessive forms of farsang | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | farsangom | farsangjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | farsangod | farsangjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | farsangja | farsangjai |
| 1st person plural | farsangunk | farsangjaink |
| 2nd person plural | farsangotok | farsangjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | farsangjuk | farsangjaik |
Further reading edit
- farsang 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
- farsang 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)