vissza

See also: vissza-

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of a stem of unknown origin, same as the stem of the adverb viszont +‎ -a (lative case suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvisːɒ]

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• Hyphenation: visz‧sza
• Rhymes: -sɒ

Adverb

vissza (comparative visszább, superlative legvisszább)

1. back, backwards

Usage notes

This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with vissza-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see vissza-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.

Derived terms

• visszakozik
• visszás

 

Compound words

• oda-vissza
• összevissza
• visszafelé
• visszhang

 

Noun

vissza (uncountable)

1. (with a possessive suffix) wrong side (the side designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth)

   Antonym: szín

Declension

It is only used in this sense with the third-person singular (single-possession) possessive visszája and the third-person plural (single-possession) possessive visszájuk.

Possessive forms of vissza
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	visszám	—
2nd person sing.	visszád	—
3rd person sing.	visszája	—
1st person plural	visszánk	—
2nd person plural	visszátok	—
3rd person plural	visszájuk	—

Further reading

• vissza 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