ünnepeinek

ünnepeinek is the genitive plural form of the Hungarian noun ünnep, meaning holiday, feast, or celebration. It translates roughly as “of the holidays” and is used to express possession or association with holidays in a sentence.

Morphology and usage: The form is created from the plural stem ünnepek and the genitive plural suffix -einek, following Hungarian vowel harmony. It appears in phrases where a noun is described in relation to holidays, for example: ünnepeinek hangulata (the mood of the holidays) and ünnepeinek hagyományai (the traditions of the holidays). The phrase typically modifies a following noun to show whose holidays are being referred to, such as város ünnepeinek programja (the program of the city’s holidays).

Notes: ünnepeinek itself is not a standalone noun; it functions as a genitive determiner for another noun in the sentence. It is common in formal and literary Hungarian and appears in both written and spoken language when detailing attributes, traditions, or events connected to holidays.

See also:

- Hungarian grammar and inflection

- Genitive case in Hungarian

- Plural noun forms in Hungarian

- -einek suffix and vowel harmony in Hungarian

This article provides a concise overview of the term’s meaning, formation, and typical usage within Hungarian grammar.

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