búvár
Hungarian
Etymology
From the búv- stem of bújik + -ár.
Pronunciation
Noun
búvár (plural búvárok)
- diver
- (figuratively, especially as a second element in a compound) someone committed to studying or researching a field
- természetbúvár ― a researcher of nature, naturalist
- lélekbúvár ― a researcher of the soul, psychologist
- loon (any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry)
- Synonym: búvármadár
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | búvár | búvárok |
| accusative | búvárt | búvárokat |
| dative | búvárnak | búvároknak |
| instrumental | búvárral | búvárokkal |
| causal-final | búvárért | búvárokért |
| translative | búvárrá | búvárokká |
| terminative | búvárig | búvárokig |
| essive-formal | búvárként | búvárokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | búvárban | búvárokban |
| superessive | búváron | búvárokon |
| adessive | búvárnál | búvároknál |
| illative | búvárba | búvárokba |
| sublative | búvárra | búvárokra |
| allative | búvárhoz | búvárokhoz |
| elative | búvárból | búvárokból |
| delative | búvárról | búvárokról |
| ablative | búvártól | búvároktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
búváré | búvároké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
búváréi | búvárokéi |
| Possessive forms of búvár | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | búvárom | búváraim |
| 2nd person sing. | búvárod | búváraid |
| 3rd person sing. | búvára | búvárai |
| 1st person plural | búvárunk | búváraink |
| 2nd person plural | búvárotok | búváraitok |
| 3rd person plural | búváruk | búváraik |
or
| Possessive forms of búvár | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | búvárom | búvárjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | búvárod | búvárjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | búvárja | búvárjai |
| 1st person plural | búvárunk | búvárjaink |
| 2nd person plural | búvárotok | búvárjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | búvárjuk | búvárjaik |
Derived terms
Compound words
Expressions
Further reading
- búvár 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)
- búvár in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN