húg

See also: hug

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhuːɡ]
  • Rhymes: -uːɡ

Noun

húg (plural húgok)

  1. (chiefly with a possessive suffix) younger sister
    Hypernym: lánytestvér

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Possessive forms of húg
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. húgom húgaim
2nd person sing. húgod húgaid
3rd person sing. húga húgai
1st person plural húgunk húgaink
2nd person plural húgotok húgaitok
3rd person plural húguk húgaik

Derived terms
  • hugi, hugica
  • húgocska
Compound words

References
  1. húg 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
  • húg 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
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