gömböc

See also: gombóc

English

Etymology

From Hungarian gömböc (“short, plump person; gömböc”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔm.bɔk/

Noun

gömböc

  1. (geometry) A convex shape which, if made of a uniformly dense material, has one stable equilibrium orientation and one unstable equilibrium orientation.

Alternative forms
  • gomboc

Notes
  • The English pronunciation of this word is in fact close to another Hungarian word, gombok, plural of gomb "button".

Hungarian
gömböc (geometry)

Etymology

From gömb (“sphere”) +‎ -ö- + -c (diminutive suffix). The front-vowel pair of the noun gombóc (“dumpling, ball”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡømbøt͡s]
  • Hyphenation: göm‧böc
  • Rhymes: -øt͡s

Noun

gömböc (plural gömböcök)

  1. (humorous) a short, plump person
  2. pork cheese, head cheese, brawn
  3. (geometry) gömböc (a homogenous body with only one stable and one unstable point of equilibrium)

Declension
Inflection (stem in -ö-, front rounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative gömböc gömböcök
accusative gömböcöt gömböcöket
dative gömböcnek gömböcöknek
instrumental gömböccel gömböcökkel
causal-final gömböcért gömböcökért
translative gömböccé gömböcökké
terminative gömböcig gömböcökig
essive-formal gömböcként gömböcökként
essive-modal — —
inessive gömböcben gömböcökben
superessive gömböcön gömböcökön
adessive gömböcnél gömböcöknél
illative gömböcbe gömböcökbe
sublative gömböcre gömböcökre
allative gömböchöz gömböcökhöz
elative gömböcből gömböcökből
delative gömböcről gömböcökről
ablative gömböctől gömböcöktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular		 gömböcé gömböcöké
non-attributive
possessive - plural		 gömböcéi gömböcökéi
Possessive forms of gömböc
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. gömböcöm gömböceim
2nd person sing. gömböcöd gömböceid
3rd person sing. gömböce gömböcei
1st person plural gömböcünk gömböceink
2nd person plural gömböcötök gömböceitek
3rd person plural gömböcük gömböceik

References
  1. gömböc 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
  • gömböc 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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