alkalom
Hungarian
Etymology
From the obsolete alk (“conformity, adaptation, adjustment to something”) + -alom.[1] The original stem is probably related to Hungarian alkot (“to create”) and alku (“deal”), and it may also be related to Hungarian olt (“to vaccinate”), which may derive from Proto-Uralic *alɜ- (“to add/fasten to something, fit”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
alkalom (plural alkalmak)
- occasion, opportunity, chance
- occasion (the time when something happens)
- Synonym: esemény
- time, occasion, instance, occurrence (see also the examples at alkalommal)
- event, meeting, session (of a group or community)
- Synonyms: találkozó, ülés, összejövetel
Declension
Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | alkalom | alkalmak |
accusative | alkalmat | alkalmakat |
dative | alkalomnak | alkalmaknak |
instrumental | alkalommal | alkalmakkal |
causal-final | alkalomért | alkalmakért |
translative | alkalommá | alkalmakká |
terminative | alkalomig | alkalmakig |
essive-formal | alkalomként | alkalmakként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | alkalomban | alkalmakban |
superessive | alkalmon | alkalmakon |
adessive | alkalomnál | alkalmaknál |
illative | alkalomba | alkalmakba |
sublative | alkalomra | alkalmakra |
allative | alkalomhoz | alkalmakhoz |
elative | alkalomból | alkalmakból |
delative | alkalomról | alkalmakról |
ablative | alkalomtól | alkalmaktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
alkalomé | alkalmaké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
alkaloméi | alkalmakéi |
Possessive forms of alkalom | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | alkalmam | alkalmaim |
2nd person sing. | alkalmad | alkalmaid |
3rd person sing. | alkalma | alkalmai |
1st person plural | alkalmunk | alkalmaink |
2nd person plural | alkalmatok | alkalmaitok |
3rd person plural | alkalmuk | alkalmaik |
Derived terms
Compound words
Expressions
References
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
- ^ Entry #1721 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
Further reading
- alkalom in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- alkalom in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)