slejm
Hungarian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Bavarian šlāim, compare German Schleim (“viscous, thick juice, slime”). It is of Indo-European origin; compare Lithuanian sliẽkas (“earthworm”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editslejm (plural slejmek)
- (informal) phlegm (viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing)
- Synonyms: (formal) torokváladék, (slang) turha
- Hypernyms: váladék, nyálka, nyák
Declension
editInflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | slejm | slejmek |
accusative | slejmet | slejmeket |
dative | slejmnek | slejmeknek |
instrumental | slejmmel | slejmekkel |
causal-final | slejmért | slejmekért |
translative | slejmmé | slejmekké |
terminative | slejmig | slejmekig |
essive-formal | slejmként | slejmekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | slejmben | slejmekben |
superessive | slejmen | slejmeken |
adessive | slejmnél | slejmeknél |
illative | slejmbe | slejmekbe |
sublative | slejmre | slejmekre |
allative | slejmhez | slejmekhez |
elative | slejmből | slejmekből |
delative | slejmről | slejmekről |
ablative | slejmtől | slejmektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
slejmé | slejmeké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
slejméi | slejmekéi |
Possessive forms of slejm | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | slejmem | slejmjeim |
2nd person sing. | slejmed | slejmjeid |
3rd person sing. | slejmje | slejmjei |
1st person plural | slejmünk | slejmjeink |
2nd person plural | slejmetek | slejmjeitek |
3rd person plural | slejmjük | slejmjeik |
References
edit- ^ slejm 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.)
- ^ slejm in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN