Székely

See also: Szekely and székely

English

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Etymology

From Hungarian székely (Székely).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseɪkeɪ/

Noun

Székely (plural Székelys or Székely)

  1. A member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land in present-day Romania.

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Adjective

Székely (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Székely people or their dialect.

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Hungarian

Etymology

From székely (Székely).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈseːkɛj]
  • Hyphenation: Szé‧kely
  • Rhymes: -ɛj

Proper noun

Székely

  1. a surname

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Székely Székelyek
accusative Székelyt Székelyeket
dative Székelynek Székelyeknek
instrumental Székellyel Székelyekkel
causal-final Székelyért Székelyekért
translative Székellyé Székelyekké
terminative Székelyig Székelyekig
essive-formal Székelyként Székelyekként
essive-modal
inessive Székelyben Székelyekben
superessive Székelyen Székelyeken
adessive Székelynél Székelyeknél
illative Székelybe Székelyekbe
sublative Székelyre Székelyekre
allative Székelyhez Székelyekhez
elative Székelyből Székelyekből
delative Székelyről Székelyekről
ablative Székelytől Székelyektől
non-attributive
possessive – singular
Székelyé Székelyeké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
Székelyéi Székelyekéi
Possessive forms of Székely
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Székelyem Székelyeim
2nd person sing. Székelyed Székelyeid
3rd person sing. Székelye Székelyei
1st person plural Székelyünk Székelyeink
2nd person plural Székelyetek Székelyeitek
3rd person plural Székelyük Székelyeik

Derived terms

  • Székelyék

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈseːkej]
  • IPA(key): [ˈseːkeʎi]

Proper noun

Székely m pers (female equivalent Székelyová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Székely
(pattern kuli)
singularplural 1plural 2
nominativeSzékelySzékelyoviaSzékelyovci
genitiveSzékelyhoSzékelyovSzékelyovcov
dativeSzékelymuSzékelyomSzékelyovcom
accusativeSzékelyhoSzékelyovSzékelyovcov
locativeSzékelymSzékelyochSzékelyovcoch
instrumentalSzékelymSzékelyamiSzékelyovcami

Further reading

  • Székely”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025