derékalj

Hungarian

Etymology

derék (waist) + alj (bottom)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛreːkɒjː]
  • Hyphenation: de‧rék‧alj
  • Rhymes: -ɒjː

Noun

derékalj (plural derékaljak)

  1. featherbed, mattress topper (a large, flat eiderdown- or pillow-like pad filled with feather, placed on the mattress or pallet to make the bed soft and warm)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative derékalj derékaljak
accusative derékaljat derékaljakat
dative derékaljnak derékaljaknak
instrumental derékaljjal derékaljakkal
causal-final derékaljért derékaljakért
translative derékaljjá derékaljakká
terminative derékaljig derékaljakig
essive-formal derékaljként derékaljakként
essive-modal
inessive derékaljban derékaljakban
superessive derékaljon derékaljakon
adessive derékaljnál derékaljaknál
illative derékaljba derékaljakba
sublative derékaljra derékaljakra
allative derékaljhoz derékaljakhoz
elative derékaljból derékaljakból
delative derékaljról derékaljakról
ablative derékaljtól derékaljaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
derékaljé derékaljaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
derékaljéi derékaljakéi
Possessive forms of derékalj
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. derékaljam derékaljaim
2nd person sing. derékaljad derékaljaid
3rd person sing. derékalja derékaljai
1st person plural derékaljunk derékaljaink
2nd person plural derékaljatok derékaljaitok
3rd person plural derékaljuk derékaljaik

Further reading

  • derékalj 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
  • derékalj in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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