derékalj
Hungarian
Etymology
derék (“waist”) + alj (“bottom”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɛreːkɒjː]
- Hyphenation: de‧rék‧alj
- Rhymes: -ɒjː
Noun
derékalj (plural derékaljak)
- featherbed, mattress topper (a large, flat eiderdown- or pillow-like pad filled with feather, placed on the mattress or pallet to make the bed soft and warm)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derékalj | derékaljak |
| accusative | derékaljat | derékaljakat |
| dative | derékaljnak | derékaljaknak |
| instrumental | derékaljjal | derékaljakkal |
| causal-final | derékaljért | derékaljakért |
| translative | derékaljjá | derékaljakká |
| terminative | derékaljig | derékaljakig |
| essive-formal | derékaljként | derékaljakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | derékaljban | derékaljakban |
| superessive | derékaljon | derékaljakon |
| adessive | derékaljnál | derékaljaknál |
| illative | derékaljba | derékaljakba |
| sublative | derékaljra | derékaljakra |
| allative | derékaljhoz | derékaljakhoz |
| elative | derékaljból | derékaljakból |
| delative | derékaljról | derékaljakról |
| ablative | derékaljtól | derékaljaktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
derékaljé | derékaljaké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
derékaljéi | derékaljakéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | derékaljam | derékaljaim |
| 2nd person sing. | derékaljad | derékaljaid |
| 3rd person sing. | derékalja | derékaljai |
| 1st person plural | derékaljunk | derékaljaink |
| 2nd person plural | derékaljatok | derékaljaitok |
| 3rd person plural | derékaljuk | derékaljaik |
Further reading
- derékalj in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- derékalj in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).