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gúny

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Back-formation from gúnyol. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gúny (usually uncountable, plural gúnyok)

  1. ridicule, mockery, sarcasm

Declension

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Possessive forms of gúny
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. gúnyom gúnyjaim
2nd person sing. gúnyod gúnyjaid
3rd person sing. gúnyja gúnyjai
1st person plural gúnyunk gúnyjaink
2nd person plural gúnyotok gúnyjaitok
3rd person plural gúnyjuk gúnyjaik

or less commonly

Possessive forms of gúny
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. gúnyom gúnyaim
2nd person sing. gúnyod gúnyaid
3rd person sing. gúnya gúnyai
1st person plural gúnyunk gúnyaink
2nd person plural gúnyotok gúnyaitok
3rd person plural gúnyuk gúnyaik

Derived terms

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Expressions
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References

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  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma (2007), Értelmező szótár+ [Explanatory Dictionary Plus]‎[1] (in Hungarian), Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • gúny in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.