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zimankó

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ukrainian зимонька́ (zymonʹká), diminutive of зима́ (zymá, winter).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzimɒŋkoː]
  • Hyphenation: zi‧man‧kó
  • Rhymes: -koː

Noun

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zimankó (plural zimankók)

  1. (folksy or literary) cold, bitter winter weather with drifting snow or sleet

Declension

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Possessive forms of zimankó
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. zimankóm zimankóim
2nd person sing. zimankód zimankóid
3rd person sing. zimankója zimankói
1st person plural zimankónk zimankóink
2nd person plural zimankótok zimankóitok
3rd person plural zimankójuk zimankóik

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ zimankó 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

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  • zimankó 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.