óhaj

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1844. Back-formation from óhajt. Created during the Hungarian language reform which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈoːɦɒj]
  • Hyphenation: óhaj

Noun

óhaj (plural óhajok)

  1. (somewhat literary) wish, desire

Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative óhaj óhajok
accusative óhajt óhajokat
dative óhajnak óhajoknak
instrumental óhajjal óhajokkal
causal-final óhajért óhajokért
translative óhajjá óhajokká
terminative óhajig óhajokig
essive-formal óhajként óhajokként
essive-modal óhajul —
inessive óhajban óhajokban
superessive óhajon óhajokon
adessive óhajnál óhajoknál
illative óhajba óhajokba
sublative óhajra óhajokra
allative óhajhoz óhajokhoz
elative óhajból óhajokból
delative óhajról óhajokról
ablative óhajtól óhajoktól
Possessive forms of óhaj
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. óhajom óhajaim
2nd person sing. óhajod óhajaid
3rd person sing. óhaja óhajai
1st person plural óhajunk óhajaink
2nd person plural óhajotok óhajaitok
3rd person plural óhajuk óhajaik

Derived terms

(Compound words):

  • közóhaj

References
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN

Further reading
  • óhaj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
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