óbester
Hungarian
Etymology
From German Oberst, from the superlative of ober (“the uppermost”). First attested in 1632.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈoːbɛʃtɛr]
- Rhymes: -ɛr
- Hyphenation: óbes‧ter
- Syllabification: ó‧bes‧ter
Noun
óbester (plural óbesterek)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | óbester | óbesterek |
| accusative | óbestert | óbestereket |
| dative | óbesternek | óbestereknek |
| instrumental | óbesterrel | óbesterekkel |
| causal-final | óbesterért | óbesterekért |
| translative | óbesterré | óbesterekké |
| terminative | óbesterig | óbesterekig |
| essive-formal | óbesterként | óbesterekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | óbesterben | óbesterekben |
| superessive | óbesteren | óbestereken |
| adessive | óbesternél | óbestereknél |
| illative | óbesterbe | óbesterekbe |
| sublative | óbesterre | óbesterekre |
| allative | óbesterhez | óbesterekhez |
| elative | óbesterből | óbesterekből |
| delative | óbesterről | óbesterekről |
| ablative | óbestertől | óbesterektől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
óbesteré | óbestereké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
óbesteréi | óbesterekéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | óbesterem | óbestereim |
| 2nd person sing. | óbestered | óbestereid |
| 3rd person sing. | óbestere | óbesterei |
| 1st person plural | óbesterünk | óbestereink |
| 2nd person plural | óbesteretek | óbestereitek |
| 3rd person plural | óbesterük | óbestereik |
References
- ^ óbester in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2025.
Further reading
- óbester 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.