madzag

Hungarian

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from German.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒd͡zːɒɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧dzag
  • Rhymes: -ɒɡ

Noun

madzag (plural madzagok)

  1. string, cord, rope (a long, thin, and flexible structure usually made from threads twisted together)
    Synonyms: spárga, zsineg, zsinór
    Coordinate term: (fairly thick rope) kötél

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative madzag madzagok
accusative madzagot madzagokat
dative madzagnak madzagoknak
instrumental madzaggal madzagokkal
causal-final madzagért madzagokért
translative madzaggá madzagokká
terminative madzagig madzagokig
essive-formal madzagként madzagokként
essive-modal
inessive madzagban madzagokban
superessive madzagon madzagokon
adessive madzagnál madzagoknál
illative madzagba madzagokba
sublative madzagra madzagokra
allative madzaghoz madzagokhoz
elative madzagból madzagokból
delative madzagról madzagokról
ablative madzagtól madzagoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
madzagé madzagoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
madzagéi madzagokéi
Possessive forms of madzag
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. madzagom madzagjaim
2nd person sing. madzagod madzagjaid
3rd person sing. madzagja madzagjai
1st person plural madzagunk madzagjaink
2nd person plural madzagotok madzagjaitok
3rd person plural madzagjuk madzagjaik

References

  1. madzag 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

  • madzag 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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