bácsi
Appearance
See also: bác sĩ
Hungarian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From bács (“uncle”) -i (diminutive suffix).[1]
Noun
[edit]bácsi (plural bácsik)
- uncle (a form of address for an older man, especially by children or in case of great age difference)
- (childish) uncle (any adult man)
- (dated) (chiefly with a possessive suffix) Synonym of nagybácsi (“uncle”, the brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent)
Usage notes
[edit]- Usually not a relative; used after the given or family name.
- It may sound patronizing when used by adults (e.g. by a doctor to address his/her patient), whether with or without a name element.
Declension
[edit]Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | bácsi | bácsik |
accusative | bácsit | bácsikat |
dative | bácsinak | bácsiknak |
instrumental | bácsival | bácsikkal |
causal-final | bácsiért | bácsikért |
translative | bácsivá | bácsikká |
terminative | bácsiig | bácsikig |
essive-formal | bácsiként | bácsikként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | bácsiban | bácsikban |
superessive | bácsin | bácsikon |
adessive | bácsinál | bácsiknál |
illative | bácsiba | bácsikba |
sublative | bácsira | bácsikra |
allative | bácsihoz | bácsikhoz |
elative | bácsiból | bácsikból |
delative | bácsiról | bácsikról |
ablative | bácsitól | bácsiktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
bácsié | bácsiké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
bácsiéi | bácsikéi |
Possessive forms of bácsi | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | bácsim | bácsijaim (or bácsiim) |
2nd person sing. | bácsid | bácsijaid (or bácsiid) |
3rd person sing. | bácsija | bácsijai (or bácsii) |
1st person plural | bácsink | bácsijaink (or bácsiink) |
2nd person plural | bácsitok | bácsijaitok (or bácsiitok) |
3rd person plural | bácsijuk | bácsijaik (or bácsiik) |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Sathmar Swabian: Batsche
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Bács (“Bač, a town in Serbia”) -i (adjective-forming suffix)
Adjective
[edit]bácsi (not comparable)
- Of, from, or relating to the town of Bač.
- a bácsi vár ― the fortress of Bač
Declension
[edit]Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | bácsi | bácsiak |
accusative | bácsit | bácsiakat |
dative | bácsinak | bácsiaknak |
instrumental | bácsival | bácsiakkal |
causal-final | bácsiért | bácsiakért |
translative | bácsivá | bácsiakká |
terminative | bácsiig | bácsiakig |
essive-formal | bácsiként | bácsiakként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | bácsiban | bácsiakban |
superessive | bácsin | bácsiakon |
adessive | bácsinál | bácsiaknál |
illative | bácsiba | bácsiakba |
sublative | bácsira | bácsiakra |
allative | bácsihoz | bácsiakhoz |
elative | bácsiból | bácsiakból |
delative | bácsiról | bácsiakról |
ablative | bácsitól | bácsiaktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
bácsié | bácsiaké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
bácsiéi | bácsiakéi |
Noun
[edit]bácsi (plural bácsiak)
- Someone from the town of Bač.
Declension
[edit]Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | bácsi | bácsiak |
accusative | bácsit | bácsiakat |
dative | bácsinak | bácsiaknak |
instrumental | bácsival | bácsiakkal |
causal-final | bácsiért | bácsiakért |
translative | bácsivá | bácsiakká |
terminative | bácsiig | bácsiakig |
essive-formal | bácsiként | bácsiakként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | bácsiban | bácsiakban |
superessive | bácsin | bácsiakon |
adessive | bácsinál | bácsiaknál |
illative | bácsiba | bácsiakba |
sublative | bácsira | bácsiakra |
allative | bácsihoz | bácsiakhoz |
elative | bácsiból | bácsiakból |
delative | bácsiról | bácsiakról |
ablative | bácsitól | bácsiaktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
bácsié | bácsiaké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
bácsiéi | bácsiakéi |
Possessive forms of bácsi | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | bácsim | bácsijaim (or bácsiim) |
2nd person sing. | bácsid | bácsijaid (or bácsiid) |
3rd person sing. | bácsija | bácsijai (or bácsii) |
1st person plural | bácsink | bácsijaink (or bácsiink) |
2nd person plural | bácsitok | bácsijaitok (or bácsiitok) |
3rd person plural | bácsijuk | bácsijaik (or bácsiik) |
References
[edit]- ^ bácsi 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
[edit]- bácsi 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
- bácsi in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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