gerinc
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɛrint͡s]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ge‧rinc
- Rhymes: -int͡s
Noun
gerinc (plural gerincek)
- mountain ridge, chine (the top of a mountain ridge)
- (anatomy) spine, backbone
- Synonyms: hátgerinc, gerincoszlop
- gerinccsatorna ― spinal canal
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gerinc | gerincek |
| accusative | gerincet | gerinceket |
| dative | gerincnek | gerinceknek |
| instrumental | gerinccel | gerincekkel |
| causal-final | gerincért | gerincekért |
| translative | gerinccé | gerincekké |
| terminative | gerincig | gerincekig |
| essive-formal | gerincként | gerincekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | gerincben | gerincekben |
| superessive | gerincen | gerinceken |
| adessive | gerincnél | gerinceknél |
| illative | gerincbe | gerincekbe |
| sublative | gerincre | gerincekre |
| allative | gerinchez | gerincekhez |
| elative | gerincből | gerincekből |
| delative | gerincről | gerincekről |
| ablative | gerinctől | gerincektől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
gerincé | gerinceké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
gerincéi | gerincekéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | gerincem | gerinceim |
| 2nd person sing. | gerinced | gerinceid |
| 3rd person sing. | gerince | gerincei |
| 1st person plural | gerincünk | gerinceink |
| 2nd person plural | gerincetek | gerinceitek |
| 3rd person plural | gerincük | gerinceik |
Derived terms
Expressions
- nyitott gerinc
Further reading
- gerinc 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.
- gerinc 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).