falu
Asturian
Noun
falu m (plural falos)
Related terms
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
falu
- imperative of fali
Hungarian
Etymology
From Proto-Ugric *palɣɜ (“village”). Cognates include Northern Mansi па̄вэл (pāvèl) and Eastern Khanty пуӽәԓ (puḥəł).[1] Relationship to the Finnish verbs palvella (“to serve”), palvoa (“to worship”) has also been proposed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɒlu]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: fa‧lu
- Rhymes: -lu
Noun
Declension
Alternative forms:
- Plural: faluk/falvak, etc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | falu | faluk |
| accusative | falut | falukat |
| dative | falunak | faluknak |
| instrumental | faluval | falukkal |
| causal-final | faluért | falukért |
| translative | faluvá | falukká |
| terminative | faluig | falukig |
| essive-formal | faluként | falukként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | faluban | falukban |
| superessive | falun | falukon |
| adessive | falunál | faluknál |
| illative | faluba | falukba |
| sublative | falura | falukra |
| allative | faluhoz | falukhoz |
| elative | faluból | falukból |
| delative | faluról | falukról |
| ablative | falutól | faluktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
falué | faluké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
faluéi | falukéi |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | falu | falvak |
| accusative | falut | falvakat |
| dative | falunak | falvaknak |
| instrumental | faluval | falvakkal |
| causal-final | faluért | falvakért |
| translative | faluvá | falvakká |
| terminative | faluig | falvakig |
| essive-formal | faluként | falvakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | faluban | falvakban |
| superessive | falun | falvakon |
| adessive | falunál | falvaknál |
| illative | faluba | falvakba |
| sublative | falura | falvakra |
| allative | faluhoz | falvakhoz |
| elative | faluból | falvakból |
| delative | faluról | falvakról |
| ablative | falutól | falvaktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
falué | falvaké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
faluéi | falvakéi |
- Possessive forms for plural possessions [1]: faluim/falvaim, etc.
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | falum | faluim |
| 2nd person sing. | falud | faluid |
| 3rd person sing. | faluja | falui |
| 1st person plural | falunk | faluink |
| 2nd person plural | falutok | faluitok |
| 3rd person plural | falujuk | faluik |
or (in the plural)
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | — | falvaim |
| 2nd person sing. | — | falvaid |
| 3rd person sing. | — | falvai |
| 1st person plural | — | falvaink |
| 2nd person plural | — | falvaitok |
| 3rd person plural | — | falvaik |
Derived terms
Compound words
- aprófalu
- faluközösség
- faluösszenövés
- kisfalu
- középfalu
- nagyfalu
- óriásfalu
- Patyomkin-falu
- sorfalu
- szülőfalu
- törpefalu
- zsákfalu
References
Further reading
- falu 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.
- falu 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).
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈvalɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈva(ː)li/
Verb
falu
- soft mutation of malu