zseni
Hungarian
editEtymology
editFrom German Genie, from French génie, from Latin genius.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzseni (plural zsenik)
- genius (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
Declension
edit| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | zseni | zsenik |
| accusative | zsenit | zseniket |
| dative | zseninek | zseniknek |
| instrumental | zsenivel | zsenikkel |
| causal-final | zseniért | zsenikért |
| translative | zsenivé | zsenikké |
| terminative | zseniig | zsenikig |
| essive-formal | zseniként | zsenikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | zseniben | zsenikben |
| superessive | zsenin | zseniken |
| adessive | zseninél | zseniknél |
| illative | zsenibe | zsenikbe |
| sublative | zsenire | zsenikre |
| allative | zsenihez | zsenikhez |
| elative | zseniből | zsenikből |
| delative | zseniről | zsenikről |
| ablative | zsenitől | zseniktől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
zsenié | zseniké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
zseniéi | zsenikéi |
| Possessive forms of zseni | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | zsenim | zsenijeim (or zseniim) |
| 2nd person sing. | zsenid | zsenijeid (or zseniid) |
| 3rd person sing. | zsenije | zsenijei (or zsenii) |
| 1st person plural | zsenink | zsenijeink (or zseniink) |
| 2nd person plural | zsenitek | zsenijeitek (or zseniitek) |
| 3rd person plural | zsenijük | zsenijeik (or zseniik) |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- zseni 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