ütem

Hungarian

Alternative forms

üteny (archaic)

Etymology

From üt (“to strike”) +‎ -em (noun-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. First attested in 1843.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈytɛm]
Rhymes: -ɛm
Hyphenation: ütem
Syllabification: ü‧tem

Noun

ütem (plural ütemek)

(music) rhythm, bar, measure, beat, time
(poetry) cadence, metre
(physical movement) rhythm, pulse, pace, tempo, rate

Declension

Inflection (stem in *-e-*, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	ütem	ütemek
accusative	ütemet	ütemeket
dative	ütemnek	ütemeknek
instrumental	ütemmel	ütemekkel
causal-final	ütemért	ütemekért
translative	ütemmé	ütemekké
terminative	ütemig	ütemekig
essive-formal	ütemként	ütemekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	ütemben	ütemekben
superessive	ütemen	ütemeken
adessive	ütemnél	ütemeknél
illative	ütembe	ütemekbe
sublative	ütemre	ütemekre
allative	ütemhez	ütemekhez
elative	ütemből	ütemekből
delative	ütemről	ütemekről
ablative	ütemtől	ütemektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	ütemé	ütemeké
non-attributive possessive – plural	üteméi	ütemekéi

Possessive forms of *ütem*
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	ütemem	ütemeim
2nd person sing.	ütemed	ütemeid
3rd person sing.	üteme	ütemei
1st person plural	ütemünk	ütemeink
2nd person plural	ütemetek	ütemeitek
3rd person plural	ütemük	ütemeik

Derived terms

Compound words

References

^ ütem in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2025.