titok
Hungarian
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Ugric *tajɜ-ttɜ- (“to hide, keep something secret”) + -k (noun-forming suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtitok]
- Hyphenation: ti‧tok
Noun
titok (plural titkok)
- secret
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | titok | titkok |
| accusative | titkot | titkokat |
| dative | titoknak | titkoknak |
| instrumental | titokkal | titkokkal |
| causal-final | titokért | titkokért |
| translative | titokká | titkokká |
| terminative | titokig | titkokig |
| essive-formal | titokként | titkokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | titokban | titkokban |
| superessive | titkon | titkokon |
| adessive | titoknál | titkoknál |
| illative | titokba | titkokba |
| sublative | titokra | titkokra |
| allative | titokhoz | titkokhoz |
| elative | titokból | titkokból |
| delative | titokról | titkokról |
| ablative | titoktól | titkoktól |
| Possessive forms of titok | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | titkom | titkaim |
| 2nd person sing. | titkod | titkaid |
| 3rd person sing. | titka | titkai |
| 1st person plural | titkunk | titkaink |
| 2nd person plural | titkotok | titkaitok |
| 3rd person plural | titkuk | titkaik |
Derived terms
- titkár
- titkol
- titkos
- titoknok
- titokzatos
(Compound words):
- titoktartó
- titokzokni
(Expressions):
- nyílt titok
- titokban tart
References
- Entry #1855 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
- Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN