Erzsébetváros
Hungarian
Etymology
From Erzsébet (“Elizabeth”) + város (“city, town”).
- The city in Romania was named in 1733 after Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1931), patron saint of the local Armenian Catholic parish church. Compare German Elisabethstadt (“Dumbrăveni”).
- The district in Budapest was named in 1882 after Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837–1898), Queen of Hungary and consort of Franz Joseph I.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛrʒeːbɛtvaːroʃ]
- Hyphenation: Er‧zsé‧bet‧vá‧ros
Proper noun
Erzsébetváros
- Dumbrăveni (a city in Romania).
- Synonym: (former name) Ebesfalva
- The seventh district of Budapest, capital of Hungary.
- [1882 January 26, “Rövid hirek”, in Katholikus Hetilap, number 4, Budapest: Szent-István-Társulat, page 33:
- A király ő Felsége a királyné ő Felsége beleegyezésével megengedte, hogy Budapest főváros VII. kerülete Erzsébetvárosnak neveztessék el.
- His Majesty The King, with the consent of Her Majesty The Queen, allowed the 7th district of the capital city Budapest to be named Erzsébetváros.]
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Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Erzsébetváros | — |
| accusative | Erzsébetvárost | — |
| dative | Erzsébetvárosnak | — |
| instrumental | Erzsébetvárossal | — |
| causal-final | Erzsébetvárosért | — |
| translative | Erzsébetvárossá | — |
| terminative | Erzsébetvárosig | — |
| essive-formal | Erzsébetvárosként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Erzsébetvárosban | — |
| superessive | Erzsébetvároson | — |
| adessive | Erzsébetvárosnál | — |
| illative | Erzsébetvárosba | — |
| sublative | Erzsébetvárosra | — |
| allative | Erzsébetvároshoz | — |
| elative | Erzsébetvárosból | — |
| delative | Erzsébetvárosról | — |
| ablative | Erzsébetvárostól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Erzsébetvárosé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Erzsébetvároséi | — |
| Possessive forms of Erzsébetváros | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Erzsébetvárosom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Erzsébetvárosod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Erzsébetvárosa | — |
| 1st person plural | Erzsébetvárosunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Erzsébetvárosotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Erzsébetvárosuk | — |
Derived terms
- erzsébetvárosi