halott

Hungarian

Etymology

hal (“to die”) +‎ -ott (past-participle suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒlotː]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ha‧lott
• Rhymes: -otː

Adjective

halott (not generally comparable, comparative halottabb, superlative leghalottabb)

1. dead, deceased

   Synonyms: holt, (both are literary) elhunyt, (of animals only) döglött

   Antonyms: élő, eleven

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	halott	halottak
accusative	halottat	halottakat
dative	halottnak	halottaknak
instrumental	halottal	halottakkal
causal-final	halottért	halottakért
translative	halottá	halottakká
terminative	halottig	halottakig
essive-formal	halottként	halottakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	halottban	halottakban
superessive	halotton	halottakon
adessive	halottnál	halottaknál
illative	halottba	halottakba
sublative	halottra	halottakra
allative	halotthoz	halottakhoz
elative	halottból	halottakból
delative	halottról	halottakról
ablative	halottól	halottaktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	halotté	halottaké
non-attributive possessive – plural	halottéi	halottakéi

Noun

halott (plural halottak)

1. a dead person

   Synonyms: holt, (both are literary) elhunyt

2. corpse

   Synonyms: holttest, (possibly rude) hulla

3. (following a numeral, in the possessive form halottja, followed by a form of van) … (people) were killed (in a disaster or attack) (literally, “it had … deads”)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	halott	halottak
accusative	halottat	halottakat
dative	halottnak	halottaknak
instrumental	halottal	halottakkal
causal-final	halottért	halottakért
translative	halottá	halottakká
terminative	halottig	halottakig
essive-formal	halottként	halottakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	halottban	halottakban
superessive	halotton	halottakon
adessive	halottnál	halottaknál
illative	halottba	halottakba
sublative	halottra	halottakra
allative	halotthoz	halottakhoz
elative	halottból	halottakból
delative	halottról	halottakról
ablative	halottól	halottaktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	halotté	halottaké
non-attributive possessive – plural	halottéi	halottakéi

Possessive forms of halott

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	halottam	halottjaim
2nd person sing.	halottad	halottjaid
3rd person sing.	halottja	halottjai
1st person plural	halottunk	halottjaink
2nd person plural	halottatok	halottjaitok
3rd person plural	halottjuk	halottjaik

Derived terms

• halottas
• halotti

Compound words

• agyhalott
• halotthalvány
• halottkém

Further reading

• halott in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.