bácsika

Hungarian

Etymology

From bácsi +‎ -ka (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbaːt͡ʃikɒ]
  • Hyphenation: bá‧csi‧ka
  • Rhymes: -kɒ

Noun

bácsika (plural bácsikák)

  1. (endearing, colloquial) uncle (an elderly man older than the speaker; also as an address)
    Synonym: bácsi
  2. uncle (the brother of one's parent)
    Synonym: nagybácsi

Usage notes

Unlike bácsi, not used in combination with a given name.

Declension

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Possessive forms of bácsika
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bácsikám bácsikáim
2nd person sing. bácsikád bácsikáid
3rd person sing. bácsikája bácsikái
1st person plural bácsikánk bácsikáink
2nd person plural bácsikátok bácsikáitok
3rd person plural bácsikájuk bácsikáik

Derived terms
  • bácsikás

Further reading
  • bácsika 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
  • bácsika 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 2023)
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