néni

See also: není and neni-

Hungarian

néni (plural nénik)

aunt, Mrs. (a form of address for an older woman, especially by children or in case of great age difference)
Coordinate term: bácsi

Olga néni ― Aunt Olga

Kovács néni ― Mrs. Kovács

doktor néni ― (lady) doctor
(childish) aunt (any adult woman)
Synonyms: nő, asszony, hölgy

Coordinate term: bácsi
(dated) (chiefly with a possessive suffix) Synonym of nagynéni (“aunt”, the sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent)
(dated) (chiefly with a possessive suffix) Synonym of néne (“elder sister”)

It may sound patronizing when used by adults (e.g. by a doctor to address his/her patient), whether with or without a name element.

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	néni	nénik
accusative	nénit	néniket
dative	néninek	néniknek
instrumental	nénivel	nénikkel
causal-final	néniért	nénikért
translative	nénivé	nénikké
terminative	néniig	nénikig
essive-formal	néniként	nénikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	néniben	nénikben
superessive	nénin	néniken
adessive	néninél	néniknél
illative	nénibe	nénikbe
sublative	nénire	nénikre
allative	nénihez	nénikhez
elative	néniből	nénikből
delative	néniről	nénikről
ablative	nénitől	néniktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	nénié	néniké
non-attributive possessive - plural	néniéi	nénikéi

Compound words