forint

English

Etymology

< Hungarian forint < Italian fiorino (“florin, former currency of Tuscany”). Doublet of florin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɒ.ɹɪnt/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ɹɪnt/

Noun

forint (plural forints)

1. The basic unit of currency of Hungary; formerly subdivided into 100 fillér.

Translations

unit of currency

• Catalan: fòrint (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 福林 (zh) (fúlín)

• Czech: forint (cs) m
• Finnish: forintti (fi)
• Greek: φιορίνι (el) n (fioríni)
• Hungarian: forint (hu)
• Icelandic: fórinta f, forinta f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: fiorino (it) m
• Polish: forint m
• Romanian: forint (ro) m
• Russian: фо́ринт (ru) m (fórint)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: фори́нта f, фо̀рӣнт m

  Roman: forínta (sh) f, fòrīnt (sh) m

• Spanish: florín húngaro m, forinto m

Anagrams

• fortin

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Czech

Noun

1. forint

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Hungarian

Etymology

A wanderword. Probably via German or Medieval Latin. Ultimately from Italian fiorino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈforint]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: fo‧rint

Noun

forint (plural forintok)

1. forint

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	forint	forintok
accusative	forintot	forintokat
dative	forintnak	forintoknak
instrumental	forinttal	forintokkal
causal-final	forintért	forintokért
translative	forinttá	forintokká
terminative	forintig	forintokig
essive-formal	forintként	forintokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	forintban	forintokban
superessive	forinton	forintokon
adessive	forintnál	forintoknál
illative	forintba	forintokba
sublative	forintra	forintokra
allative	forinthoz	forintokhoz
elative	forintból	forintokból
delative	forintról	forintokról
ablative	forinttól	forintoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	forinté	forintoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	forintéi	forintokéi

Possessive forms of forint
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	forintom	forintjaim
2nd person sing.	forintod	forintjaid
3rd person sing.	forintja	forintjai
1st person plural	forintunk	forintjaink
2nd person plural	forintotok	forintjaitok
3rd person plural	forintjuk	forintjaik

Derived terms

• forintnyi
• forintos
• Ft (abbreviation)

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Polish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hungarian forint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.rint/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

1. forint

Declension

Declension of forint

	singular	plural
nominative	forint	forinty
genitive	forinta	forintów
dative	forintowi	forintom
accusative	forinta	forinty
instrumental	forintem	forintami
locative	forincie	forintach
vocative	forincie	forinty

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fǒriːnt/

Noun

fòrīnt m (Cyrillic spelling фо̀рӣнт)

1. forint

Synonyms

• forínta

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Swedish

Noun

forint c

1. forint, currency of Hungary

Declension

Declension of forint
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	forint	forinten	forinter	forinterna
Genitive	forints	forintens	forinters	forinternas

References

• forint in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)