taraj

See also: Taraj

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• taréj

Etymology

For the stem-final alternation between -aj and -éj (sometimes -é as well), compare ganéj, karéj, paraj, and héj with their folksy or dialectal variants. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒrɒj]
• Hyphenation: ta‧raj
• Rhymes: -ɒj

Noun

taraj (plural tarajok)

1. comb, crest (of a bird)
2. (construction) ridge, crest

Declension

Inflection of taraj

	singular	plural
nominative	taraj	tarajok
accusative	tarajt tarajat	tarajokat
dative	tarajnak	tarajoknak
instrumental	tarajjal	tarajokkal
causal-final	tarajért	tarajokért
translative	tarajjá	tarajokká
terminative	tarajig	tarajokig
essive-formal	tarajként	tarajokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	tarajban	tarajokban
superessive	tarajon	tarajokon
adessive	tarajnál	tarajoknál
illative	tarajba	tarajokba
sublative	tarajra	tarajokra
allative	tarajhoz	tarajokhoz
elative	tarajból	tarajokból
delative	tarajról	tarajokról
ablative	tarajtól	tarajoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	tarajé	tarajoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	tarajéi	tarajokéi

Possessive forms of taraj

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	tarajom	tarajaim
2nd person sing.	tarajod	tarajaid
3rd person sing.	taraja	tarajai
1st person plural	tarajunk	tarajaink
2nd person plural	tarajotok	tarajaitok
3rd person plural	tarajuk	tarajaik

Derived terms

• tarajos
• tarajú

Compound words

• sarkantyútaraj
• tarajdísz

Expressions

• tarajos gőte
• tarajos hullám
• tarajos sül

Further reading

• taraj 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.