csontocskája

Csontocskája is a term sometimes encountered in Hungarian-language texts, interpreted as “its little bone.” The word appears to be a compound built from csont (bone), the diminutive suffix -ocská, and the possessive suffix -ja, yielding a possessive noun phrase. In standard modern Hungarian, this exact form is not common in dictionaries and is not a regular entry in medical terminology; it is more often found as a stylistic or dialectal construct, or in historical prose.

Usage and meaning: When used, csontocskája refers to a small bone belonging to a thing or being, functioning as a possessive noun phrase rather than a standalone term. It may appear in descriptions of anatomy in literary or archaic contexts or in discussions of small bone fragments in folk narratives. Because it is not part of contemporary technical language, its interpretation depends on context, and it is typically replaced by more precise names or standard phrases in formal writing.

Origin and related forms: The form illustrates Hungarian morphology, combining csont with the diminutive -ocská and the possessive suffix -ja; related constructions include csontocskás (small-boned) or dialectal variants and other noun-plus-diminutive-plus-possessive forms in Hungarian.

See also: csont, Hungarian diminutive suffixes, Hungarian possessive suffixes.