juh

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈju] (if it has no suffix or if its suffix starts with a consonant, e.g. juhnak)
• IPA^(key): [ˈjuɦ] (in inflected forms when followed by a vowel, e.g. juhok)
• IPA^(key): [ˈjux] (another pronunciation variant, regardless of any subsequent sounds)
• Rhymes: -ju

Noun

juh (plural juhok)

1. sheep

Declension

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

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	juh	juhok
accusative	juhot	juhokat
dative	juhnak	juhoknak
instrumental	juhval	juhokkal
causal-final	juhért	juhokért
translative	juhvá	juhokká
terminative	juhig	juhokig
essive-formal	juhként	juhokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	juhban	juhokban
superessive	juhon	juhokon
adessive	juhnál	juhoknál
illative	juhba	juhokba
sublative	juhra	juhokra
allative	juhhoz	juhokhoz
elative	juhból	juhokból
delative	juhról	juhokról
ablative	juhtól	juhoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	juhé	juhoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	juhéi	juhokéi

Possessive forms of juh
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	juhom	juhaim
2nd person sing.	juhod	juhaid
3rd person sing.	juha	juhai
1st person plural	juhunk	juhaink
2nd person plural	juhotok	juhaitok
3rd person plural	juhuk	juhaik

Derived terms

• juhász

 

Compound words

• juhpásztor
• juhtúró

 

Further reading

• juh 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

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jugъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈjuɣ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈjix/

Noun

juh m inan

1. south, south wind

   Synonym: poledne

2. thaw

Declension

Declension of juh (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	juh	juhy	juzi, juhové
genitive	juha, juhu	juhú	juhóv
dative	juhu	juhoma	juhóm
accusative	juh	juhy	juhy
vocative	juže	juhy	juzi, juhové
locative	juzě, juhu	juhú	juziech
instrumental	juhem	juhoma	juhy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

• otjužiti
• rozjuženie
• rozjužie
• rozjužovati

 

Descendants

• Czech: jih

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “juh”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jugъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jux]

Noun

juh m inan (genitive singular juhu, declension pattern of dub)

1. south

Declension

Declension of juh

	singular
nominative	juh
genitive	juhu
dative	juhu
accusative	juh
locative	juhu
instrumental	juhom

Derived terms

• južný
• južne

Further reading

• juh in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk