várás

See also: varas, Varas, varaš, varás, varās, and våras

Hungarian

Etymology

vár (“to wait”) +‎ -ás (noun-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaːraːʃ]
  • Hyphenation: vá‧rás
  • Rhymes: -aːʃ

Noun

várás (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly in compounds or with a possessive suffix) verbal noun of vár: (the act of) waiting (for someone or something)

Usage notes

It is rarely used on its own; the verbal noun várakozás is preferred instead (from the synonymous verb várakozik).

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative várás —
accusative várást —
dative várásnak —
instrumental várással —
causal-final várásért —
translative várássá —
terminative várásig —
essive-formal várásként —
essive-modal — —
inessive várásban —
superessive váráson —
adessive várásnál —
illative várásba —
sublative várásra —
allative váráshoz —
elative várásból —
delative várásról —
ablative várástól —
non-attributive
possessive - singular
várásé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural
váráséi —
Possessive forms of várás
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. várásom —
2nd person sing. várásod —
3rd person sing. várása —
1st person plural várásunk —
2nd person plural várásotok —
3rd person plural várásuk —

Derived terms

Compound words
  • csodavárás
  • gyermekvárás
  • messiásvárás
  • tavaszvárás
  • világvégevárás

Further reading

  • várás 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
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