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izom

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Back-formation from izmos. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. First attested in 1816. [1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈizom]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -om
  • Hyphenation: izom
  • Syllabification: i‧zom

Noun

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izom (plural izmok)

  1. (anatomy) muscle
  2. (figuratively, usually in the plural) brawn, muscularity (physical strength)

Declension

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Possessive forms of izom
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. izmom izmaim
2nd person sing. izmod izmaid
3rd person sing. izma izmai
1st person plural izmunk izmaink
2nd person plural izmotok izmaitok
3rd person plural izmuk izmaik

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ izom 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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  • izom 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.

Anagrams

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