dúc

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈduːt͡s]
  • Hyphenation: dúc
  • Rhymes: -uːt͡s

Etymology 1

Of unknown origin. Originally, it was a dialectal word, the language reformers brought it back to common usage in 1792.[1]

Noun

dúc (plural dúcok)

  1. (architecture) strut, prop, stanchion (a vertical or angled strong beam or rod providing support)
    Synonym: támasztófa
  2. pigeon cote, dovecote (a small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house)
    Synonyms: galambház, galambdúc
  3. (printing) block
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative dúc dúcok
accusative dúcot dúcokat
dative dúcnak dúcoknak
instrumental dúccal dúcokkal
causal-final dúcért dúcokért
translative dúccá dúcokká
terminative dúcig dúcokig
essive-formal dúcként dúcokként
essive-modal — —
inessive dúcban dúcokban
superessive dúcon dúcokon
adessive dúcnál dúcoknál
illative dúcba dúcokba
sublative dúcra dúcokra
allative dúchoz dúcokhoz
elative dúcból dúcokból
delative dúcról dúcokról
ablative dúctól dúcoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular		 dúcé dúcoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural		 dúcéi dúcokéi
Possessive forms of dúc
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dúcom dúcaim
2nd person sing. dúcod dúcaid
3rd person sing. dúca dúcai
1st person plural dúcunk dúcaink
2nd person plural dúcotok dúcaitok
3rd person plural dúcuk dúcaik
Derived terms

Etymology 2

First attested in 1708. Probably back-formation from duzzad (“to swell, expand”), altough the z > c is unusual.[2]

Noun

dúc (plural dúcok)

  1. (neuroanatomy) ganglion
    Synonym: idegdúc
  2. (dialectal) crust (the round end of the bread)
    Synonym: gyürke
  3. (dialectal) a round braided brioche
    Synonym: fonott kerek kalács
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative dúc dúcok
accusative dúcot dúcokat
dative dúcnak dúcoknak
instrumental dúccal dúcokkal
causal-final dúcért dúcokért
translative dúccá dúcokká
terminative dúcig dúcokig
essive-formal dúcként dúcokként
essive-modal — —
inessive dúcban dúcokban
superessive dúcon dúcokon
adessive dúcnál dúcoknál
illative dúcba dúcokba
sublative dúcra dúcokra
allative dúchoz dúcokhoz
elative dúcból dúcokból
delative dúcról dúcokról
ablative dúctól dúcoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular		 dúcé dúcoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural		 dúcéi dúcokéi
Possessive forms of dúc
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dúcom dúcaim
2nd person sing. dúcod dúcaid
3rd person sing. dúca dúcai
1st person plural dúcunk dúcaink
2nd person plural dúcotok dúcaitok
3rd person plural dúcuk dúcaik
Derived terms
Compound words
  • agydúc
  • idegdúc

References
  1. dúc in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations
  2. dúc 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
  • dúc 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
  • dúc in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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