karvaly

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1222. Probably borrowed from a Turkic language. From Proto-Turkic *kïrguy (“kite, falcon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒrvɒj]

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• Hyphenation: kar‧valy
• Rhymes: -ɒj

Noun

karvaly (plural karvalyok)

1. sparrow hawk

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	karvaly	karvalyok
accusative	karvalyt	karvalyokat
dative	karvalynak	karvalyoknak
instrumental	karvallyal	karvalyokkal
causal-final	karvalyért	karvalyokért
translative	karvallyá	karvalyokká
terminative	karvalyig	karvalyokig
essive-formal	karvalyként	karvalyokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	karvalyban	karvalyokban
superessive	karvalyon	karvalyokon
adessive	karvalynál	karvalyoknál
illative	karvalyba	karvalyokba
sublative	karvalyra	karvalyokra
allative	karvalyhoz	karvalyokhoz
elative	karvalyból	karvalyokból
delative	karvalyról	karvalyokról
ablative	karvalytól	karvalyoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	karvalyé	karvalyoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	karvalyéi	karvalyokéi

Possessive forms of karvaly

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	karvalyom	karvalyaim
2nd person sing.	karvalyod	karvalyaid
3rd person sing.	karvalya	karvalyai
1st person plural	karvalyunk	karvalyaink
2nd person plural	karvalyotok	karvalyaitok
3rd person plural	karvalyuk	karvalyaik

Derived terms

Compound words

• karvalybagoly

Expressions

• csíkos karvaly

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian words with ly

Further reading

• karvaly 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.