aljzat

Hungarian

Etymology

alj +‎ -zat (noun-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒjzɒt]
• Hyphenation: alj‧zat
• Rhymes: -ɒt

Noun

aljzat (plural aljzatok)

1. jack, socket (an opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit)
2. (technology, architecture) foundation

   Synonyms: alap, alapozás, alapzat, alaprész

3. bottom, floor, bed (the lowermost surface of a body of water, as of a river, lake, or sea)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	aljzat	aljzatok
accusative	aljzatot	aljzatokat
dative	aljzatnak	aljzatoknak
instrumental	aljzattal	aljzatokkal
causal-final	aljzatért	aljzatokért
translative	aljzattá	aljzatokká
terminative	aljzatig	aljzatokig
essive-formal	aljzatként	aljzatokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	aljzatban	aljzatokban
superessive	aljzaton	aljzatokon
adessive	aljzatnál	aljzatoknál
illative	aljzatba	aljzatokba
sublative	aljzatra	aljzatokra
allative	aljzathoz	aljzatokhoz
elative	aljzatból	aljzatokból
delative	aljzatról	aljzatokról
ablative	aljzattól	aljzatoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	aljzaté	aljzatoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	aljzatéi	aljzatokéi

Possessive forms of aljzat
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	aljzatom	aljzataim
2nd person sing.	aljzatod	aljzataid
3rd person sing.	aljzata	aljzatai
1st person plural	aljzatunk	aljzataink
2nd person plural	aljzatotok	aljzataitok
3rd person plural	aljzatuk	aljzataik

Derived terms

• dugaszaljzat
• dugaszolóaljzat

Further reading

• aljzat 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
• aljzat 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)