tüske
Hungarian
Etymology
From the obsolete tüs variant of tövis (“thorn”), with the diminutive suffix -ke.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
tüske (plural tüskék)
- (botany) prickle (sharpened extension of the outer layers of a plant's stem)
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- thorn, spine, prickle (any sharp protective part of a plant, without botanical distinction)
- 2017, György Nógrádi Kovács, chapter 5, in Ember a vaddisznóveremben[1]:
- A galagonya lépten-nyomon belekarmolt goromba tüskéivel a kezükbe.
- The hawthorn scratched their hands at every step with its nasty thorns.
- spine, quill (needle-like protuberance on an animal, used for defense)
- 1940, Sándor Bonkáló, chapter VI, in A rutének[2]:
- A sündisznó tüskéire szúrja a szőlőszemeket vagy más bogyókat, és úgy viszi fiainak.
- The hedgehog sticks grapes or other berries on its spines, and takes them to its young.
- spike (piece of pointed metal; the spike of a morning star, of a wrought iron fence, etc.)
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- barb (sharp point on the strands of a barbed wire)
- 1981, Ferenc Mátyás B., “Idill”, in Sorsátültetés:
- Rohamát szögesdrót fékezte meg: rozsdás tüskéi végigszántották tenyerét.
- His charge was halted by a barbed wire: its rusty barbs plowed through his palm.
- peg, pin (small cylindrical piece with a dull end, made out of wood, metal or plastic)
- (electricity) pin (the connecting element of a multipole electrical connector)
- 2001, Gábor Kovács, “1.6.1 Port”, in Informatikai ismeretek[4]:
- Ez utóbbi az elterjedt, amit kinézete (tüskéi elhelyezkedése) miatt D-csatlakozónak is hívnak.
- This latter is more widespread, also called a D-sub because of the way it looks (the layout of its pins).
- spiky haircut (very short haircut with the ends pointing upwards)
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- (figurative) grudge (long-term resentment against someone due to a past insult)
- 2018, István Nemere, “István”, in Horthy, volume III:
- Valahol a lelke mélyén benne maradt a tüske barátja iránt.
- Somewhere deep down his soul, he held a grudge towards his friend.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tüske | tüskék |
| accusative | tüskét | tüskéket |
| dative | tüskének | tüskéknek |
| instrumental | tüskével | tüskékkel |
| causal-final | tüskéért | tüskékért |
| translative | tüskévé | tüskékké |
| terminative | tüskéig | tüskékig |
| essive-formal | tüskeként | tüskékként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | tüskében | tüskékben |
| superessive | tüskén | tüskéken |
| adessive | tüskénél | tüskéknél |
| illative | tüskébe | tüskékbe |
| sublative | tüskére | tüskékre |
| allative | tüskéhez | tüskékhez |
| elative | tüskéből | tüskékből |
| delative | tüskéről | tüskékről |
| ablative | tüskétől | tüskéktől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
tüskéé | tüskéké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
tüskééi | tüskékéi |
| Possessive forms of tüske | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | tüském | tüskéim |
| 2nd person sing. | tüskéd | tüskéid |
| 3rd person sing. | tüskéje | tüskéi |
| 1st person plural | tüskénk | tüskéink |
| 2nd person plural | tüskétek | tüskéitek |
| 3rd person plural | tüskéjük | tüskéik |
Derived terms
References
- ^ tüske 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.)