Hungarian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Uralic *attɜ (father, grandfather) + -a (diminutive suffix or possessive suffix). It is also possible that it originates from infant talk.[1][2] Cognates include Erzya атя (aťa) and Udmurt атай (ataj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒcɒ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -cɒ
  • Hyphenation: atya
  • Syllabification: a‧tya

Noun

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atya (plural atyák)

  1. (family, archaic) synonym of apa (father, male parent)
  2. (Christianity, Judaism) Father (God)
  3. (occupation, also as part of a phrase with the given name) father (priest)
  4. (chiefly with a possessive suffix) father (the first person who made major contribution to a field of science, art, literature, etc.)

Declension

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Possessive forms of atya
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. atyám atyáim (atyjaim)
2nd person sing. atyád atyáid (atyjaid)
3rd person sing. atyja atyái (atyjai)
1st person plural atyánk atyáink (atyjaink)
2nd person plural atyátok atyáitok (atyjaitok)
3rd person plural atyjuk atyáik (atyjaik)

Derived terms

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Compound words with this term at the beginning

References

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  1. ^ atya 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.)
  2. ^ atya in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading

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  • atya in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • atya in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).