Székely

See also: Szekely and székely

English

Alternative forms

• Szekely, Szekel

Etymology

From Hungarian székely (“Székely”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɪkeɪ/

Noun

Székely (plural Székelys or Székely)

1. A member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land in present-day Romania.

Synonyms

• Szekler

Translations

member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people

• German: Szekler (de) m
• Hungarian: székely (hu)
• Polish: Sekler m, Seklerka (pl) f
• Romanian: secui (ro) m

Adjective

Székely (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Székely people or their dialect.

Synonyms

• Szekler

Derived terms

• Székely Land

Translations

of or pertaining to the Székely people or their dialect

• Hungarian: székely (hu)
• Polish: seklerski
• Romanian: secuiesc (ro)

Hungarian

Etymology

From székely (“Székely”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈseːkɛj]
• Hyphenation: Szé‧kely
• Rhymes: -ɛj

Proper noun

Székely

1. A surname.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Székely	Székelyek
accusative	Székelyt	Székelyeket
dative	Székelynek	Székelyeknek
instrumental	Székellyel	Székelyekkel
causal-final	Székelyért	Székelyekért
translative	Székellyé	Székelyekké
terminative	Székelyig	Székelyekig
essive-formal	Székelyként	Székelyekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Székelyben	Székelyekben
superessive	Székelyen	Székelyeken
adessive	Székelynél	Székelyeknél
illative	Székelybe	Székelyekbe
sublative	Székelyre	Székelyekre
allative	Székelyhez	Székelyekhez
elative	Székelyből	Székelyekből
delative	Székelyről	Székelyekről
ablative	Székelytől	Székelyektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	Székelyé	Székelyeké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Székelyéi	Székelyekéi

Possessive forms of Székely
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Székelyem	Székelyeim
2nd person sing.	Székelyed	Székelyeid
3rd person sing.	Székelye	Székelyei
1st person plural	Székelyünk	Székelyeink
2nd person plural	Székelyetek	Székelyeitek
3rd person plural	Székelyük	Székelyeik

Derived terms

• Székelyék

 

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈseːkej]
• IPA^(key): [ˈseːkeʎi]

Proper noun

Székely m pers (female equivalent Székelyová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Székely (pattern kuli)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Székely	Székelyovia	Székelyovci
genitive	Székelyho	Székelyov	Székelyovcov
dative	Székelymu	Székelyom	Székelyovcom
accusative	Székelyho	Székelyov	Székelyovcov
locative	Székelym	Székelyoch	Székelyovcoch
instrumental	Székelym	Székelyami	Székelyovcami

Further reading

• “Székely”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025