vissza
See also: vissza-
Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of a stem of unknown origin, same as the stem of the adverb viszont + -a (lative case suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
Adverb
vissza (comparative visszább, superlative legvisszább)
Derived terms
(Compound words):
Noun
vissza (uncountable)
- 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
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
- ^ 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
- vissza in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN