vissza

See also: vissza-

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Lexicalization of a stem of unknown origin, same as the stem of the adverb viszont +‎ -a (lative case suffix).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈvisːɒ]
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Hyphenation: visz‧sza
Rhymes: -sɒ

Adverb edit

vissza (comparative visszább, superlative legvisszább)

back, backwards

Usage notes edit

This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with vissza-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see vissza-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.

Derived terms edit

Compound words

Noun edit

vissza (uncountable)

(with a possessive suffix) wrong side (the side designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth)
Antonym: szín

Declension edit

It is only used in this sense with the third-person singular (single-possession) possessive visszája and the third-person plural (single-possession) possessive visszájuk.

Possessive forms of vissza
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	visszám	—
2nd person sing.	visszád	—
3rd person sing.	visszája	—
1st person plural	visszánk	—
2nd person plural	visszátok	—
3rd person plural	visszájuk	—

References edit

^ vissza 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.)