seriff

Hungarian

Etymology

From English sheriff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɛrif], [ˈʃɛrifː] (the latter is less common)
• Hyphenation: se‧riff
• Rhymes: -if, -ifː

Noun

seriff (plural seriffek)

1. sheriff

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	seriff	seriffek
accusative	seriffet	seriffeket
dative	seriffnek	seriffeknek
instrumental	seriffel	seriffekkel
causal-final	seriffért	seriffekért
translative	seriffé	seriffekké
terminative	seriffig	seriffekig
essive-formal	seriffként	seriffekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	seriffben	seriffekben
superessive	seriffen	seriffeken
adessive	seriffnél	seriffeknél
illative	seriffbe	seriffekbe
sublative	seriffre	seriffekre
allative	seriffhez	seriffekhez
elative	seriffből	seriffekből
delative	seriffről	seriffekről
ablative	serifftől	seriffektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	seriffé	seriffeké
non-attributive possessive - plural	serifféi	seriffekéi

Possessive forms of seriff
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	seriffem	seriffjeim
2nd person sing.	seriffed	seriffjeid
3rd person sing.	seriffje	seriffjei
1st person plural	seriffünk	seriffjeink
2nd person plural	seriffetek	seriffjeitek
3rd person plural	seriffjük	seriffjeik

See also

• serif (“serif”, synonym of betűtalp, a short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman)

Further reading

• (superseded spelling for the law enforcement official) serif in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh.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

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English serif. Attested since 1979.

Noun

seriff c

1. (typography) serif

Declension

Declension of seriff
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	seriff	seriffen	seriffer	serifferna
Genitive	seriffs	seriffens	seriffers	seriffernas

Coordinate terms

• sanserif

References

• seriff in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• seriff in Svensk ordbok (SO)