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isten

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See also: Isten, işten, and ištēn

Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested before the end of the 12th century. Probably derived from is (old variant of ős (ancient; forefather)) +‎ -t +‎ -n (diminutive suffixes; compare nőstény).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈiʃtɛn]
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  • Hyphenation: is‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

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isten (plural istenek)

  1. god, deity (especially when referenced in popular culture, as opposed to religious context)

Declension

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Possessive forms of isten
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. istenem isteneim
2nd person sing. istened isteneid
3rd person sing. istene istenei
1st person plural istenünk isteneink
2nd person plural istenetek isteneitek
3rd person plural istenük isteneik

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ isten in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • isten 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.

Turkish

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Noun

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isten

  1. ablative singular of is