alj
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin allium, alium. Compare regional Romanian ai.
Noun
Hungarian
Etymology
From al (“lower part of something”) + -ja (possessive suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
alj (plural aljak)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | alj | aljak |
| accusative | aljat | aljakat |
| dative | aljnak | aljaknak |
| instrumental | aljjal | aljakkal |
| causal-final | aljért | aljakért |
| translative | aljjá | aljakká |
| terminative | aljig | aljakig |
| essive-formal | aljként | aljakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | aljban | aljakban |
| superessive | aljon | aljakon |
| adessive | aljnál | aljaknál |
| illative | aljba | aljakba |
| sublative | aljra | aljakra |
| allative | aljhoz | aljakhoz |
| elative | aljból | aljakból |
| delative | aljról | aljakról |
| ablative | aljtól | aljaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
aljé | aljaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
aljéi | aljakéi |
| Possessive forms of alj | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | aljam | aljaim |
| 2nd person sing. | aljad | aljaid |
| 3rd person sing. | alja | aljai |
| 1st person plural | aljunk | aljaink |
| 2nd person plural | aljatok | aljaitok |
| 3rd person plural | aljuk | aljaik |
Derived terms
Compound words
Expressions
References
- ^ alj in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
- ^ alj in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
Further reading
- alj 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
- alj 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)