farsang
English
Noun
farsang (plural farsangs)
- (now historical) A Persian measure of distance, equivalent to about four miles.
- 1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, section II:
- That dayes journey was foure farsangs.
Anagrams
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɒrʃɒŋɡ]
- Hyphenation: far‧sang
- Rhymes: -ɒŋɡ
Noun
farsang (plural farsangok)
- carnival (festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent)
- Meronym: (parade) karnivál
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | farsang | farsangok |
accusative | farsangot | farsangokat |
dative | farsangnak | farsangoknak |
instrumental | farsanggal | farsangokkal |
causal-final | farsangért | farsangokért |
translative | farsanggá | farsangokká |
terminative | farsangig | farsangokig |
essive-formal | farsangként | farsangokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | farsangban | farsangokban |
superessive | farsangon | farsangokon |
adessive | farsangnál | farsangoknál |
illative | farsangba | farsangokba |
sublative | farsangra | farsangokra |
allative | farsanghoz | farsangokhoz |
elative | farsangból | farsangokból |
delative | farsangról | farsangokról |
ablative | farsangtól | farsangoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
farsangé | farsangoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
farsangéi | farsangokéi |
Possessive forms of farsang | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | farsangom | farsangjaim |
2nd person sing. | farsangod | farsangjaid |
3rd person sing. | farsangja | farsangjai |
1st person plural | farsangunk | farsangjaink |
2nd person plural | farsangotok | farsangjaitok |
3rd person plural | farsangjuk | farsangjaik |
Further reading
- farsang 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
- farsang 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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