talaj

Hungarian

Etymology

From talpalj, in turn from talp (“sole of the foot”) + alj (“bottom, lower part of something”). Compare the possible derivation of Navajo kéyah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒlɒj]
• Hyphenation: ta‧laj
• Rhymes: -ɒj

Noun

talaj (plural talajok)

1. soil (mixture of sand and organic material)
2. (sports) floor (gymnastics event or the surface used for it)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	talaj	talajok
accusative	talajt	talajokat
dative	talajnak	talajoknak
instrumental	talajjal	talajokkal
causal-final	talajért	talajokért
translative	talajjá	talajokká
terminative	talajig	talajokig
essive-formal	talajként	talajokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	talajban	talajokban
superessive	talajon	talajokon
adessive	talajnál	talajoknál
illative	talajba	talajokba
sublative	talajra	talajokra
allative	talajhoz	talajokhoz
elative	talajból	talajokból
delative	talajról	talajokról
ablative	talajtól	talajoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	talajé	talajoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	talajéi	talajokéi

Possessive forms of talaj

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	talajom	talajaim
2nd person sing.	talajod	talajaid
3rd person sing.	talaja	talajai
1st person plural	talajunk	talajaink
2nd person plural	talajotok	talajaitok
3rd person plural	talajuk	talajaik

Derived terms

• táptalaj

Further reading

• talaj 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.

Romanian

Noun

talaj n (uncountable)

1. alternative form of talaș

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	talaj	talajul
genitive-dative	talaj	talajului
vocative	talajule