firhang

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Vorhang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfirɦɒŋɡ]
• Hyphenation: fir‧hang
• Rhymes: -ɒŋɡ

Noun

firhang (plural firhangok)

1. (folksy, humorous) curtain (piece of cloth covering a window)

   Synonym: függöny

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	firhang	firhangok
accusative	firhangot	firhangokat
dative	firhangnak	firhangoknak
instrumental	firhanggal	firhangokkal
causal-final	firhangért	firhangokért
translative	firhanggá	firhangokká
terminative	firhangig	firhangokig
essive-formal	firhangként	firhangokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	firhangban	firhangokban
superessive	firhangon	firhangokon
adessive	firhangnál	firhangoknál
illative	firhangba	firhangokba
sublative	firhangra	firhangokra
allative	firhanghoz	firhangokhoz
elative	firhangból	firhangokból
delative	firhangról	firhangokról
ablative	firhangtól	firhangoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	firhangé	firhangoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	firhangéi	firhangokéi

Possessive forms of firhang
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	firhangom	firhangjaim
2nd person sing.	firhangod	firhangjaid
3rd person sing.	firhangja	firhangjai
1st person plural	firhangunk	firhangjaink
2nd person plural	firhangotok	firhangjaitok
3rd person plural	firhangjuk	firhangjaik

Derived terms

• firhangos

 

Descendants

• → Romanian: firang

Further reading

• firhang 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
• firhang 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)