gerinctelen
Hungarian
Etymology
From gerinc (“spine”) + -telen (“-less, without”, privative adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɛrint͡stɛlɛn]
- Hyphenation: ge‧rinc‧te‧len
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Adjective
gerinctelen (comparative gerinctelenebb, superlative leggerinctelenebb)
- (zoology, not comparable) invertebrate (lacking a backbone; without vertebrae)
- (figurative) spineless, dishonest, weak-kneed
- Synonyms: jellemtelen, megalkuvó
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gerinctelen | gerinctelenek |
| accusative | gerinctelent | gerincteleneket |
| dative | gerinctelennek | gerincteleneknek |
| instrumental | gerinctelennel | gerinctelenekkel |
| causal-final | gerinctelenért | gerinctelenekért |
| translative | gerinctelenné | gerinctelenekké |
| terminative | gerinctelenig | gerinctelenekig |
| essive-formal | gerinctelenként | gerinctelenekként |
| essive-modal | gerinctelenül | — |
| inessive | gerinctelenben | gerinctelenekben |
| superessive | gerinctelenen | gerincteleneken |
| adessive | gerinctelennél | gerincteleneknél |
| illative | gerinctelenbe | gerinctelenekbe |
| sublative | gerinctelenre | gerinctelenekre |
| allative | gerinctelenhez | gerinctelenekhez |
| elative | gerinctelenből | gerinctelenekből |
| delative | gerinctelenről | gerinctelenekről |
| ablative | gerinctelentől | gerinctelenektől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
gerinctelené | gerincteleneké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
gerinctelenéi | gerinctelenekéi |
Derived terms
- gerinctelenség
Noun
gerinctelen (plural gerinctelenek)
- (zoology) invertebrate (an animal without vertebrae)
- invertebrate, coward (a spineless person)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gerinctelen | gerinctelenek |
| accusative | gerinctelent | gerincteleneket |
| dative | gerinctelennek | gerincteleneknek |
| instrumental | gerinctelennel | gerinctelenekkel |
| causal-final | gerinctelenért | gerinctelenekért |
| translative | gerinctelenné | gerinctelenekké |
| terminative | gerinctelenig | gerinctelenekig |
| essive-formal | gerinctelenként | gerinctelenekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | gerinctelenben | gerinctelenekben |
| superessive | gerinctelenen | gerincteleneken |
| adessive | gerinctelennél | gerincteleneknél |
| illative | gerinctelenbe | gerinctelenekbe |
| sublative | gerinctelenre | gerinctelenekre |
| allative | gerinctelenhez | gerinctelenekhez |
| elative | gerinctelenből | gerinctelenekből |
| delative | gerinctelenről | gerinctelenekről |
| ablative | gerinctelentől | gerinctelenektől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
gerinctelené | gerincteleneké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
gerinctelenéi | gerinctelenekéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | gerinctelenem | gerinctelenjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | gerinctelened | gerinctelenjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | gerinctelenje | gerinctelenjei |
| 1st person plural | gerinctelenünk | gerinctelenjeink |
| 2nd person plural | gerinctelenetek | gerinctelenjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | gerinctelenjük | gerinctelenjeik |
Further reading
- gerinctelen 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.