koffer
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch cofer, couer, from Old French cofre, coffre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkoffer m (plural koffers, diminutive koffertje n)
- A suitcase.
- A luggage compartment in a small vehicle; a trunk, a boot.
- Synonyms: kofferbak, kofferruimte
- (now Suriname) A trunk, a large chest used to move luggage.
Usage notes
edit- In some areas of the Netherlands and Belgium, koffer is a neuter noun and uses the definite article het.
Hyponyms
edit- (suitcase): valies
Derived terms
edit- dakkoffer
- geldkoffer
- handkoffer
- hutkoffer
- kofferbak
- kofferdam
- kofferen
- kofferruimte
- kofferschrijfmachine
- plofkoffer
- reiskoffer
Descendants
editHungarian
editEtymology
editFirst attested in 1757. From German Koffer, from Middle Dutch coffer. Ultimately from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkoffer (plural kofferek or kofferok)
- suitcase
- Synonyms: bőrönd, utazótáska
Declension
editInflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | koffer | kofferek |
accusative | koffert | koffereket |
dative | koffernek | koffereknek |
instrumental | kofferrel | kofferekkel |
causal-final | kofferért | kofferekért |
translative | kofferré | kofferekké |
terminative | kofferig | kofferekig |
essive-formal | kofferként | kofferekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | kofferben | kofferekben |
superessive | kofferen | koffereken |
adessive | koffernél | koffereknél |
illative | kofferbe | kofferekbe |
sublative | kofferre | kofferekre |
allative | kofferhez | kofferekhez |
elative | kofferből | kofferekből |
delative | kofferről | kofferekről |
ablative | koffertől | kofferektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
kofferé | koffereké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
kofferéi | kofferekéi |
Possessive forms of koffer | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | kofferem | koffereim |
2nd person sing. | koffered | koffereid |
3rd person sing. | koffere | kofferei |
1st person plural | kofferünk | koffereink |
2nd person plural | kofferetek | koffereitek |
3rd person plural | kofferük | koffereik |
or
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | koffer | kofferok |
accusative | koffert | kofferokat |
dative | koffernak | kofferoknak |
instrumental | kofferral | kofferokkal |
causal-final | kofferért | kofferokért |
translative | kofferrá | kofferokká |
terminative | kofferig | kofferokig |
essive-formal | kofferként | kofferokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | kofferban | kofferokban |
superessive | kofferon | kofferokon |
adessive | koffernál | kofferoknál |
illative | kofferba | kofferokba |
sublative | kofferra | kofferokra |
allative | kofferhoz | kofferokhoz |
elative | kofferból | kofferokból |
delative | kofferról | kofferokról |
ablative | koffertól | kofferoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
kofferé | kofferoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
kofferéi | kofferokéi |
Possessive forms of koffer | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | kofferom | kofferjaim |
2nd person sing. | kofferod | kofferjaid |
3rd person sing. | kofferja | kofferjai |
1st person plural | kofferunk | kofferjaink |
2nd person plural | kofferotok | kofferjaitok |
3rd person plural | kofferjuk | kofferjaik |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ koffer 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
edit- koffer 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
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