zöm

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See also: zom and źom

Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1815. Back-formation from zömök, the latter from obsolete zomok/zomak with a vowel-harmony swift, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *smokъ, possibly from South Slavic, with voicing of the initial consonant and an epenthetic vowel. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zöm (uncountable)

  1. (usually with a third-person possessive suffix) bulk, mass (large part)
    Synonyms: többség, nagyobb rész
    Az utasok zöme északról jött.Most of the passengers were from the North.

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -ö-, front rounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative zöm
accusative zömöt
dative zömnek
instrumental zömmel
causal-final zömért
translative zömmé
terminative zömig
essive-formal zömként
essive-modal
inessive zömben
superessive zömön
adessive zömnél
illative zömbe
sublative zömre
allative zömhöz
elative zömből
delative zömről
ablative zömtől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
zömé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
zöméi
Possessive forms of zöm
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. zömöm
2nd person sing. zömöd
3rd person sing. zöme
1st person plural zömünk
2nd person plural zömötök
3rd person plural zömük

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ zöm in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading

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  • zöm 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