erdei
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From erdő (“wood, forest”) + -i (adjective-forming suffix).
Adjective
erdei (not comparable)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | erdei | erdeiek |
| accusative | erdeit | erdeieket |
| dative | erdeinek | erdeieknek |
| instrumental | erdeivel | erdeiekkel |
| causal-final | erdeiért | erdeiekért |
| translative | erdeivé | erdeiekké |
| terminative | erdeiig | erdeiekig |
| essive-formal | erdeiként | erdeiekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | erdeiben | erdeiekben |
| superessive | erdein | erdeieken |
| adessive | erdeinél | erdeieknél |
| illative | erdeibe | erdeiekbe |
| sublative | erdeire | erdeiekre |
| allative | erdeihez | erdeiekhez |
| elative | erdeiből | erdeiekből |
| delative | erdeiről | erdeiekről |
| ablative | erdeitől | erdeiektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
erdeié | erdeieké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
erdeiéi | erdeiekéi |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the erde- stem of erdő (“forest”) + -i (possessive suffix).
Noun
erdei
- (literary) third-person singular multiple-possession possessive of erdő
- Synonym: erdői
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | — | erdei |
| accusative | — | erdeit |
| dative | — | erdeinek |
| instrumental | — | erdeivel |
| causal-final | — | erdeiért |
| translative | — | erdeivé |
| terminative | — | erdeiig |
| essive-formal | — | erdeiként |
| essive-modal | — | erdeiül |
| inessive | — | erdeiben |
| superessive | — | erdein |
| adessive | — | erdeinél |
| illative | — | erdeibe |
| sublative | — | erdeire |
| allative | — | erdeihez |
| elative | — | erdeiből |
| delative | — | erdeiről |
| ablative | — | erdeitől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
— | erdeié |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
— | erdeiéi |
Further reading
- erdei 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
- erdei 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).