agy
Hungarian

agy
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ońća (“front-part of something, front”). Compare Finnish otsa.[1][2] Reintroduced by Ferenc Toldy during the Hungarian language reform which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒɟ]
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Noun
agy (plural agyak)
- (anatomy) brain (control center of the central nervous system)
- (anatomy, adjectival usage) cerebral (of or relating to the brain)
- agykéreg ― cerebral cortex
- butt (of a rifle or pistol)
- 2012, Miklós Gábor Kövesdi (translator), Kathy Reichs, A csontok nem hazudnak (Deadly Décisions), Ulpius-ház →ISBN, chapter 31, page 310:
- Szabad kezével a cipzárján kezdett matatni. Mikor kinyitotta, láttam, hogy egy 38-as agya lóg ki a derékövéből.
- 2012, Miklós Gábor Kövesdi (translator), Kathy Reichs, A csontok nem hazudnak (Deadly Décisions), Ulpius-ház →ISBN, chapter 31, page 310:
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | agy | agyak |
| accusative | agyat | agyakat |
| dative | agynak | agyaknak |
| instrumental | aggyal | agyakkal |
| causal-final | agyért | agyakért |
| translative | aggyá | agyakká |
| terminative | agyig | agyakig |
| essive-formal | agyként | agyakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | agyban | agyakban |
| superessive | agyon | agyakon |
| adessive | agynál | agyaknál |
| illative | agyba | agyakba |
| sublative | agyra | agyakra |
| allative | agyhoz | agyakhoz |
| elative | agyból | agyakból |
| delative | agyról | agyakról |
| ablative | agytól | agyaktól |
| Possessive forms of agy | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | agyam | agyaim |
| 2nd person sing. | agyad | agyaid |
| 3rd person sing. | agya | agyai |
| 1st person plural | agyunk | agyaink |
| 2nd person plural | agyatok | agyaitok |
| 3rd person plural | agyuk | agyaik |
Synonyms
- (butt): puskaagy, puskatus, tus
Derived terms
Compound words
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References
- ↑ Entry #670 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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