céh

See also: Čeh, -сөн, ceh, and сен

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zeche; more specifically, from Bavarian Zech in one of its obsolete senses "association" or "get-together", from Middle High German zech, zeche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡seː] ((if it has no suffix or if its suffix starts with a consonant, e.g. céhnek)
• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡seːɦ] (in inflected forms when followed by a vowel, e.g. céhek)
• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡seːx] (another pronunciation variant, regardless of any subsequent sounds)
• Rhymes: -t͡seː

Noun

céh (plural céhek)

1. guild (association of tradespeople)

Declension

The singular instrumental and translative case may differ depending on the dialect. When the word is pronounced with a silent H, they are céhvel and céhvé, respectively, but for speakers who pronounce the H, the corresponding forms will be céhhel and céhhé.

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	céh	céhek
accusative	céhet	céheket
dative	céhnek	céheknek
instrumental	céhvel	céhekkel
causal-final	céhért	céhekért
translative	céhvé	céhekké
terminative	céhig	céhekig
essive-formal	céhként	céhekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	céhben	céhekben
superessive	céhen	céheken
adessive	céhnél	céheknél
illative	céhbe	céhekbe
sublative	céhre	céhekre
allative	céhhez	céhekhez
elative	céhből	céhekből
delative	céhről	céhekről
ablative	céhtől	céhektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	céhé	céheké
non-attributive possessive - plural	céhéi	céhekéi

Possessive forms of céh
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	céhem	céheim
2nd person sing.	céhed	céheid
3rd person sing.	céhe	céhei
1st person plural	céhünk	céheink
2nd person plural	céhetek	céheitek
3rd person plural	céhük	céheik

Derived terms

• céhbeli
• céhes

 

Compound words

• céhláda
• céhlegény
• céhlevél
• céhmester
• céhműhely
• céhrendszer
• céhtag
• céhtörvény

 

Further reading

• céh 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
• céh 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)