Székely
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hungarian székely (“Székely”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseɪkeɪ/
Noun
Székely (plural Székelys or Székely)
- A member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land in present-day Romania.
Synonyms
Translations
member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people
Adjective
Székely (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Székely people or their dialect.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to the Székely people or their dialect
Hungarian
Etymology
From székely (“Székely”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈseːkɛj]
- Hyphenation: Szé‧kely
- Rhymes: -ɛj
Proper noun
Székely
- a surname
Declension
| 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 |
| 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
Proper noun
Székely m pers (female equivalent Székelyová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Székely | Székelyovia | Székelyovci |
| genitive | Székelyho | Székelyov | Székelyovcov |
| dative | Székelymu | Székelyom | Székelyovcom |
| accusative | Székelyho | Székelyov | Székelyovcov |
| locative | Székelym | Székelyoch | Székelyovcoch |
| instrumental | Székelym | Székelyami | Székelyovcami |
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