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Webster 1913 Edition
Magyar
Mag′yar
(măg′yär; Hung. mŏd′yŏr)
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Noun.
[Hung.]
1.
(Ethnol.)
One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.
2.
The language of the Magyars.
Definition 2025
Magyar
Magyar
magyar
magyar
See also: Magyar
French
Adjective
magyar m (feminine singular magyare, masculine plural magyars, feminine plural magyares)
Hungarian
Etymology
From Old Hungarian mogyër.
- The first element (mogy-) is likely from a Proto-Ugric *mańć- (“man, person”), also found in the name of the Mansi (mäńćī, mańśi, måńś). It may have also had a meaning of ‘speaker; messenger’. In this case, it may ultimately derive from Proto-Uralic *mënɜ- (“to say”), the original definition being preserved in magyaráz (“to explain”).
- The second element -ër ‘man’, retained in ember ‘man’ and férj (“husband”), is cognate with Mari erɣǝ, erɣe ‘son, boy’ and Finnish yrkö (“man”). It is from Proto-Uralic *irkä or *ürkä (“man, son, boy”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɒɟɒr]
- Hyphenation: ma‧gyar
Adjective
magyar (not comparable)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | magyar | magyarok |
| accusative | magyart | magyarokat |
| dative | magyarnak | magyaroknak |
| instrumental | magyarral | magyarokkal |
| causal-final | magyarért | magyarokért |
| translative | magyarrá | magyarokká |
| terminative | magyarig | magyarokig |
| essive-formal | magyarként | magyarokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | magyarban | magyarokban |
| superessive | magyaron | magyarokon |
| adessive | magyarnál | magyaroknál |
| illative | magyarba | magyarokba |
| sublative | magyarra | magyarokra |
| allative | magyarhoz | magyarokhoz |
| elative | magyarból | magyarokból |
| delative | magyarról | magyarokról |
| ablative | magyartól | magyaroktól |
Derived terms
(Compound words):
(Expressions):
Noun
magyar (plural magyarok)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | magyar | magyarok |
| accusative | magyart | magyarokat |
| dative | magyarnak | magyaroknak |
| instrumental | magyarral | magyarokkal |
| causal-final | magyarért | magyarokért |
| translative | magyarrá | magyarokká |
| terminative | magyarig | magyarokig |
| essive-formal | magyarként | magyarokként |
| essive-modal | magyarul | — |
| inessive | magyarban | magyarokban |
| superessive | magyaron | magyarokon |
| adessive | magyarnál | magyaroknál |
| illative | magyarba | magyarokba |
| sublative | magyarra | magyarokra |
| allative | magyarhoz | magyarokhoz |
| elative | magyarból | magyarokból |
| delative | magyarról | magyarokról |
| ablative | magyartól | magyaroktól |
| Possessive forms of magyar | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | magyarom | magyarjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | magyarod | magyarjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | magyarja | magyarjai |
| 1st person plural | magyarunk | magyarjaink |
| 2nd person plural | magyarotok | magyarjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | magyarjuk | magyarjaik |
External links
- Magyar–English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition.
- Sergei Starostin, Uralic etymology