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]
  • Rhymes: -ju

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
non-attributive
possessive - singular		 juhé juhoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural		 juhéi juhokéi
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
Compound words

References
  1. juh 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.)
  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

Further reading
  • juh 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

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jugъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈjuɣ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈjix/

Noun

juh m inan

  1. south, south wind
    Synonym: poledne
  2. thaw

Declension
Declension of juh (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative juh juhy juzi, juhové
genitive juha, juhu juhú juhóv
dative juhu juhoma juhóm
accusative juh juhy juhy
vocative juže juhy juzi, juhové
locative juzě, juhu juhú juziech
instrumental juhem juhoma juhy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms
  • otjužiti
  • rozjuženie
  • rozjužie
  • rozjužovati

Descendants
  • Czech: jih

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jugъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jux]

Noun

juh m inan (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

See also
  • (compass points)
severozápad sever severovýchod
západ východ
juhozápad juh juhovýchod

Further reading
  • “juh”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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