irón

See also: iron

Hungarian

Etymology

Contraction of író ón (“writing tin”), created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiroːn]
• Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

irón (plural irónok)

1. (archaic) pencil

   Synonym: ceruza

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	irón	irónok
accusative	irónt	irónokat
dative	irónnak	irónoknak
instrumental	irónnal	irónokkal
causal-final	irónért	irónokért
translative	irónná	irónokká
terminative	irónig	irónokig
essive-formal	irónként	irónokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	irónban	irónokban
superessive	irónon	irónokon
adessive	irónnál	irónoknál
illative	irónba	irónokba
sublative	irónra	irónokra
allative	irónhoz	irónokhoz
elative	irónból	irónokból
delative	irónról	irónokról
ablative	iróntól	irónoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	iróné	irónoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	irónéi	irónokéi

Possessive forms of irón
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	irónom	irónjaim
2nd person sing.	irónod	irónjaid
3rd person sing.	irónja	irónjai
1st person plural	irónunk	irónjaink
2nd person plural	irónotok	irónjaitok
3rd person plural	irónjuk	irónjaik

Further reading

• irón 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