bige

See also: bigë

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbiɡɛ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɡɛ

Etymology 1

From a stem of unknown origin + -e (diminutive suffix or archaic present-participle suffix).[1]

Noun

bige (plural bigék)

  1. A children's toy, a stick about 8 inches long, sharpened at both ends. When it is placed on the ground and hit with another stick on one end, it springs up in the air. At that point, it is hit with the other stick like a ball.
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative bige bigék
accusative bigét bigéket
dative bigének bigéknek
instrumental bigével bigékkel
causal-final bigéért bigékért
translative bigévé bigékké
terminative bigéig bigékig
essive-formal bigeként bigékként
essive-modal
inessive bigében bigékben
superessive bigén bigéken
adessive bigénél bigéknél
illative bigébe bigékbe
sublative bigére bigékre
allative bigéhez bigékhez
elative bigéből bigékből
delative bigéről bigékről
ablative bigétől bigéktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
bigéé bigéké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
bigééi bigékéi
Possessive forms of bige
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bigém bigéim
2nd person sing. bigéd bigéid
3rd person sing. bigéje bigéi
1st person plural bigénk bigéink
2nd person plural bigétek bigéitek
3rd person plural bigéjük bigéik
Derived terms
  • bigézik
Compound words
  • bigefa
  • bigeütő

Etymology 2

Unknown.[2]

Noun

bige (plural bigék)

  1. (slang) girl
    Synonyms: (standard) lány, csaj, csajszi, (slang) liba
  2. bush, shrub
    Synonyms: bozót, cserje
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative bige bigék
accusative bigét bigéket
dative bigének bigéknek
instrumental bigével bigékkel
causal-final bigéért bigékért
translative bigévé bigékké
terminative bigéig bigékig
essive-formal bigeként bigékként
essive-modal
inessive bigében bigékben
superessive bigén bigéken
adessive bigénél bigéknél
illative bigébe bigékbe
sublative bigére bigékre
allative bigéhez bigékhez
elative bigéből bigékből
delative bigéről bigékről
ablative bigétől bigéktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
bigéé bigéké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
bigééi bigékéi
Possessive forms of bige
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bigém bigéim
2nd person sing. bigéd bigéid
3rd person sing. bigéje bigéi
1st person plural bigénk bigéink
2nd person plural bigétek bigéitek
3rd person plural bigéjük bigéik

References

  1. bige in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations
  2. bige 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

  • bige 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
  • bige in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲɪɟɪ]

Adjective

bige

  1. genitive feminine singular of beag

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bige bhige mbige
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.d͡ʒe/
  • Rhymes: -idʒe
  • Hyphenation: bì‧ge

Adjective

bige

  1. feminine plural of bigio

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.je/

Noun

biġe m

  1. Alternative form of byġe

Declension

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

bige

  1. comparative degree of beag

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
bigebhige
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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