rugalmas
Hungarian
Etymology
From the verb rúg (“to kick”) + -alom + -as. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈruɡɒlmɒʃ]
- Hyphenation: ru‧gal‧mas
- Rhymes: -ɒʃ
Adjective
rugalmas (comparative rugalmasabb, superlative legrugalmasabb)
- (of a material) elastic (capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released)
- Synonym: elasztikus
- (of gait, movement) limber, springy
- (figuratively, of a person) flexible, resilient (not invincibly rigid or obstinate, being able to easily and skillfully adapt to different circumstances and conditions)
- Synonym: alkalmazkodó
Declension
| Inflection of rugalmas | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rugalmas | rugalmasak |
| accusative | rugalmasat rugalmast |
rugalmasakat |
| dative | rugalmasnak | rugalmasaknak |
| instrumental | rugalmassal | rugalmasakkal |
| causal-final | rugalmasért | rugalmasakért |
| translative | rugalmassá | rugalmasakká |
| terminative | rugalmasig | rugalmasakig |
| essive-formal | rugalmasként | rugalmasakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | rugalmasban | rugalmasakban |
| superessive | rugalmason | rugalmasakon |
| adessive | rugalmasnál | rugalmasaknál |
| illative | rugalmasba | rugalmasakba |
| sublative | rugalmasra | rugalmasakra |
| allative | rugalmashoz | rugalmasakhoz |
| elative | rugalmasból | rugalmasakból |
| delative | rugalmasról | rugalmasakról |
| ablative | rugalmastól | rugalmasaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
rugalmasé | rugalmasaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
rugalmaséi | rugalmasakéi |
Derived terms
- rugalmasan
- rugalmasít
- rugalmasság
References
- Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading
- rugalmas 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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