pluralisának

pluralisának is a Hungarian linguistic term used to denote the genitive possessive form formed from the noun pluralis (Latin for “plural”). It represents the expression “the plural’s” in English and is created by attaching the third-person possessive suffix -ának to the stem pluralis. In effect, pluralisának marks possession by the plural as a concept rather than by a specific plural pronoun.

Etymology and formation: The form derives from the Latin root pluralis and the Hungarian possessive suffix -ának, which marks a third-person possessor. The result is a compound-like form that functions as a possessive modifier within a noun phrase.

Usage and function: In academic or philological writing, pluralisának appears when discussing notions of plurality or the concept of the plural. It may appear in phrases that treat abstract ideas such as the “meaning of the plural” or the “influence of the plural on grammar.” The construction is not common in everyday speech but serves to illustrate or reference theoretical concepts in linguistic analysis.

Examples:

- a pluralisának jelentése (the meaning of the plural)

- a pluralisának használata a nyelvtanban (the use of the plural as a concept in grammar)

- pluralisának hatása a mondatszerkesztésre (the effect of the plural on sentence construction)

See also:

- pluralis majestatis

- possessive suffix in Hungarian

- genitive/possessive constructions in Hungarian

- Latin loanwords in Hungarian grammar