Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1773. Back-formation from morcan (to grump). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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morc (comparative morcabb, superlative legmorcabb)

  1. grumpy
  2. morose

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative morc morcak
accusative morcat morcakat
dative morcnak morcaknak
instrumental morccal morcakkal
causal-final morcért morcakért
translative morccá morcakká
terminative morcig morcakig
essive-formal morcként morcakként
essive-modal
inessive morcban morcakban
superessive morcon morcakon
adessive morcnál morcaknál
illative morcba morcakba
sublative morcra morcakra
allative morchoz morcakhoz
elative morcból morcakból
delative morcról morcakról
ablative morctól morcaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
morcé morcaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
morcéi morcakéi

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ morc 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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  • morc in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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