Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1871. From French chic, from German Schick (elegant appearance; tasteful presentation).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sikk (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) chic (good form, style, ease, grace and tasteful elegance, especially in women's clothing)
    Synonym: elegancia
  2. (colloquial) chic (elegance in movement, manner, behavior and presence)
    Synonyms: könnyedség, simaság, finomság

Declension edit

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative sikk
accusative sikket
dative sikknek
instrumental sikkel
causal-final sikkért
translative sikké
terminative sikkig
essive-formal sikként
essive-modal
inessive sikkben
superessive sikken
adessive sikknél
illative sikkbe
sublative sikkre
allative sikkhez
elative sikkből
delative sikkről
ablative sikktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
sikké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
sikkéi
Possessive forms of sikk
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. sikkem
2nd person sing. sikked
3rd person sing. sikkje
1st person plural sikkünk
2nd person plural sikketek
3rd person plural sikkjük

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ sikk in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. ^ sikk in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading edit

  • sikk 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