juh

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈju] (if it has no suffix or if its suffix starts with a consonant, e.g. juhnak)
  • IPA(key): [ˈjuɦ] (in inflected forms when followed by a vowel, e.g. juhok)
  • IPA(key): [ˈjux] (another pronunciation variant, regardless of any subsequent sounds)[2]

Noun

juh (plural juhok)

  1. sheep

Declension

The singular instrumental and translative case may differ depending on the dialect. When the word is pronounced with a silent H, they are juhval and juhvá, respectively, but for speakers who pronounce the H, the corresponding forms will be juhhal and juhhá.[3]

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative juh juhok
accusative juhot juhokat
dative juhnak juhoknak
instrumental juhval juhokkal
causal-final juhért juhokért
translative juhvá juhokká
terminative juhig juhokig
essive-formal juhként juhokként
essive-modal — —
inessive juhban juhokban
superessive juhon juhokon
adessive juhnál juhoknál
illative juhba juhokba
sublative juhra juhokra
allative juhhoz juhokhoz
elative juhból juhokból
delative juhról juhokról
ablative juhtól juhoktól
Possessive forms of juh
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. juhom juhaim
2nd person sing. juhod juhaid
3rd person sing. juha juhai
1st person plural juhunk juhaink
2nd person plural juhotok juhaitok
3rd person plural juhuk juhaik

Derived terms

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
  2. Balázs Sinkovics, Gyula Zsigri: A H-ra vonatkozó megszorítások történeti változásai in A nyelvtörténeti kutatások újabb eredményei vol. 4, JATE Press, 2005
  3. Section 82e in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jugъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjux/

Noun

juh m (genitive singular juhu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. south

Declension
Declension of juh
singular
nominative juh
genitive juhu
dative juhu
accusative juh
locative juhu
instrumental juhom

Derived terms

Further reading
  • juh in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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