Petőfi
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɛtøːfi]
- Hyphenation: Pe‧tő‧fi
- Rhymes: -fi
Usage notes
Hungarian surnames ending in -i or -y (both pronounced /i/, e.g. Munkácsy, Kölcsey, Petőfi, Jókai) may form their plurals with or without a linking vowel. These variants are usually synonyms with an occasional difference in meaning. (Reference in Hungarian: e-nyelv: The plural of surnames ending in -i or -y.)
- The variant with a linking vowel may indicate the persons belonging to the family with that surname.
- Megérkeztek a Munkácsyak! ― The Munkácsys (the Munkácsy family) are here!
- The variant without a linking vowel may indicate similar personalities or the works, writings, paintings, etc. of a famous person with that surname.
- Megérkeztek a Munkácsyk! ― The Munkácsys (the paintings of Munkácsy) are here!
Declension
| Inflection of Petőfi | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Petőfi | Petőfik Petőfiek |
| accusative | Petőfit | Petőfiket Petőfieket |
| dative | Petőfinek | Petőfiknek Petőfieknek |
| instrumental | Petőfivel | Petőfikkel Petőfiekkel |
| causal-final | Petőfiért | Petőfikért Petőfiekért |
| translative | Petőfivé | Petőfikké Petőfiekké |
| terminative | Petőfiig | Petőfikig Petőfiekig |
| essive-formal | Petőfiként | Petőfikként Petőfiekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Petőfiben | Petőfikben Petőfiekben |
| superessive | Petőfin | Petőfiken Petőfieken |
| adessive | Petőfinél | Petőfiknél Petőfieknél |
| illative | Petőfibe | Petőfikbe Petőfiekbe |
| sublative | Petőfire | Petőfikre Petőfiekre |
| allative | Petőfihez | Petőfikhez Petőfiekhez |
| elative | Petőfiből | Petőfikből Petőfiekből |
| delative | Petőfiről | Petőfikről Petőfiekről |
| ablative | Petőfitől | Petőfiktől Petőfiektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Petőfié | Petőfiké Petőfieké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Petőfiéi | Petőfikéi Petőfiekéi |
| Possessive forms of Petőfi | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Petőfim | Petőfijeim |
| 2nd person sing. | Petőfid | Petőfijeid |
| 3rd person sing. | Petőfije | Petőfijei |
| 1st person plural | Petőfink | Petőfijeink |
| 2nd person plural | Petőfitek | Petőfijeitek |
| 3rd person plural | Petőfijük | Petőfijeik |
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