gazember

Hungarian

Etymology

gaz (“treacherous, villainous”) +‎ ember (“man”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɒzɛmbɛr]
• Hyphenation: gaz‧em‧ber

Noun

gazember (plural gazemberek)

1. bastard, rascal, scoundrel, son of a bitch, villain (a contemptible, despicable, worthless man capable or guilty of crimes)

   Synonyms: gazfickó, csirkefogó, szélhámos, bitang, kötnivaló, akasztófáravaló

2. (humorous) brat, imp, rascal, troublemaker (a mischievous boy)

   Synonyms: kópé, gézengúz, csibész, (sarcastic) mákvirág, (colloquial, pejorative) lókötő, jómadár, imposztor, pernahajder, himpellér

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	gazember	gazemberek
accusative	gazembert	gazembereket
dative	gazembernek	gazembereknek
instrumental	gazemberrel	gazemberekkel
causal-final	gazemberért	gazemberekért
translative	gazemberré	gazemberekké
terminative	gazemberig	gazemberekig
essive-formal	gazemberként	gazemberekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	gazemberben	gazemberekben
superessive	gazemberen	gazembereken
adessive	gazembernél	gazembereknél
illative	gazemberbe	gazemberekbe
sublative	gazemberre	gazemberekre
allative	gazemberhez	gazemberekhez
elative	gazemberből	gazemberekből
delative	gazemberről	gazemberekről
ablative	gazembertől	gazemberektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	gazemberé	gazembereké
non-attributive possessive - plural	gazemberéi	gazemberekéi

Possessive forms of gazember
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	gazemberem	gazembereim
2nd person sing.	gazembered	gazembereid
3rd person sing.	gazembere	gazemberei
1st person plural	gazemberünk	gazembereink
2nd person plural	gazemberetek	gazembereitek
3rd person plural	gazemberük	gazembereik

Derived terms

• gazemberes
• gazemberez
• gazemberi
• gazemberség

 

Further reading

• gazember 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
• gazember 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).