gondnok
Hungarian
editEtymology
editFrom gond + -nok (noun-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgondnok (plural gondnokok)
- guardian, trustee, custodian (a person entrusted with the custody or care of someone)
- Synonyms: gyám, gondviselő
- caretaker, curator, janitor (a person who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair)
- Synonyms: vagyonkezelő, kurátor
Declension
edit| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | gondnok | gondnokok |
| accusative | gondnokot | gondnokokat |
| dative | gondnoknak | gondnokoknak |
| instrumental | gondnokkal | gondnokokkal |
| causal-final | gondnokért | gondnokokért |
| translative | gondnokká | gondnokokká |
| terminative | gondnokig | gondnokokig |
| essive-formal | gondnokként | gondnokokként |
| essive-modal | gondnokul | — |
| inessive | gondnokban | gondnokokban |
| superessive | gondnokon | gondnokokon |
| adessive | gondnoknál | gondnokoknál |
| illative | gondnokba | gondnokokba |
| sublative | gondnokra | gondnokokra |
| allative | gondnokhoz | gondnokokhoz |
| elative | gondnokból | gondnokokból |
| delative | gondnokról | gondnokokról |
| ablative | gondnoktól | gondnokoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
gondnoké | gondnokoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
gondnokéi | gondnokokéi |
| Possessive forms of gondnok | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | gondnokom | gondnokaim |
| 2nd person sing. | gondnokod | gondnokaid |
| 3rd person sing. | gondnoka | gondnokai |
| 1st person plural | gondnokunk | gondnokaink |
| 2nd person plural | gondnokotok | gondnokaitok |
| 3rd person plural | gondnokuk | gondnokaik |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading
edit- gondnok 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
- gondnok 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).