zuhany
Hungarian
editEtymology
editFrom the same onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root as zuhan + -any (noun-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzuhany (plural zuhanyok)
- shower (a device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump)
- (figuratively) cold water, damper, shock (an unexpected turn of events, an unpleasant surprise, or sobering discovery that has an effect similar to a sudden cold shower)
- A hír jeges zuhanyként ért. ― The news caught me by surprise. (literally, “The news affected me like an icy shower.”)
Declension
editInflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | zuhany | zuhanyok |
accusative | zuhanyt | zuhanyokat |
dative | zuhanynak | zuhanyoknak |
instrumental | zuhannyal | zuhanyokkal |
causal-final | zuhanyért | zuhanyokért |
translative | zuhannyá | zuhanyokká |
terminative | zuhanyig | zuhanyokig |
essive-formal | zuhanyként | zuhanyokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | zuhanyban | zuhanyokban |
superessive | zuhanyon | zuhanyokon |
adessive | zuhanynál | zuhanyoknál |
illative | zuhanyba | zuhanyokba |
sublative | zuhanyra | zuhanyokra |
allative | zuhanyhoz | zuhanyokhoz |
elative | zuhanyból | zuhanyokból |
delative | zuhanyról | zuhanyokról |
ablative | zuhanytól | zuhanyoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
zuhanyé | zuhanyoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
zuhanyéi | zuhanyokéi |
Possessive forms of zuhany | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | zuhanyom | zuhanyaim |
2nd person sing. | zuhanyod | zuhanyaid |
3rd person sing. | zuhanya | zuhanyai |
1st person plural | zuhanyunk | zuhanyaink |
2nd person plural | zuhanyotok | zuhanyaitok |
3rd person plural | zuhanyuk | zuhanyaik |
Derived terms
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Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ zuhany 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.)
Further reading
edit- zuhany 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