vissza
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Lexicalization of a stem of unknown origin, same as the stem of the adverb viszont + -a (lative case suffix).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
vissza (comparative visszább, superlative legvisszább)
Usage notes[edit]
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with vissza-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see vissza-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
vissza (uncountable)
- (with a possessive suffix) wrong side (the side designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth)
- Antonym: szín
Declension[edit]
It is only used in this sense with the third-person singular (single-possession) possessive visszája and the third-person plural (single-possession) possessive visszájuk.
| Possessive forms of vissza | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | visszám | — |
| 2nd person sing. | visszád | — |
| 3rd person sing. | visszája | — |
| 1st person plural | visszánk | — |
| 2nd person plural | visszátok | — |
| 3rd person plural | visszájuk | — |
References[edit]
- ^ vissza 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.)
Further reading[edit]
- vissza in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN