rongy
Hungarian
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *raćɜ (“rag”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Adjective
rongy (comparative rongyabb, superlative legrongyabb)
- (colloquial, derogatory) good-for-nothing, useless, worthless
- Synonyms: hitvány, silány, értéktelen, vacak
- rongy alak ― rotter, cad
- rongy idő ― awful weather
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rongy | rongyok |
| accusative | rongyot | rongyokat |
| dative | rongynak | rongyoknak |
| instrumental | ronggyal | rongyokkal |
| causal-final | rongyért | rongyokért |
| translative | ronggyá | rongyokká |
| terminative | rongyig | rongyokig |
| essive-formal | rongyként | rongyokként |
| essive-modal | rongyul | — |
| inessive | rongyban | rongyokban |
| superessive | rongyon | rongyokon |
| adessive | rongynál | rongyoknál |
| illative | rongyba | rongyokba |
| sublative | rongyra | rongyokra |
| allative | rongyhoz | rongyokhoz |
| elative | rongyból | rongyokból |
| delative | rongyról | rongyokról |
| ablative | rongytól | rongyoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
rongyé | rongyoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
rongyéi | rongyokéi |
Noun
rongy (plural rongyok)
- cloth (a piece of cloth used for cleaning)
- rag, shred, tatter (a shred of torn cloth)
- rag (tattered clothes)
- (by extension, colloquial) clothes
- Nincs egy rongyom, amit felvegyek. ― I have nothing to wear. (literally: I don't have a rag to wear.)
- (slang) grand (a thousand forint banknote)
- (colloquial) scum, bastard (a reprehensible, morally depraved person)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rongy | rongyok |
| accusative | rongyot | rongyokat |
| dative | rongynak | rongyoknak |
| instrumental | ronggyal | rongyokkal |
| causal-final | rongyért | rongyokért |
| translative | ronggyá | rongyokká |
| terminative | rongyig | rongyokig |
| essive-formal | rongyként | rongyokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | rongyban | rongyokban |
| superessive | rongyon | rongyokon |
| adessive | rongynál | rongyoknál |
| illative | rongyba | rongyokba |
| sublative | rongyra | rongyokra |
| allative | rongyhoz | rongyokhoz |
| elative | rongyból | rongyokból |
| delative | rongyról | rongyokról |
| ablative | rongytól | rongyoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
rongyé | rongyoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
rongyéi | rongyokéi |
| Possessive forms of rongy | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | rongyom | rongyaim |
| 2nd person sing. | rongyod | rongyaid |
| 3rd person sing. | rongya | rongyai |
| 1st person plural | rongyunk | rongyaink |
| 2nd person plural | rongyotok | rongyaitok |
| 3rd person plural | rongyuk | rongyaik |
Derived terms
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References
- ^ Entry #851 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
- ^ rongy 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.)