farsang

English

Etymology

From Persian فرسنگ (farsang). Doublet of parasang.

Noun

farsang (plural farsangs)

1. (now historical) A Persian measure of distance, equivalent to about four miles.
   • 1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, section II:

     That dayes journey was foure farsangs.

Anagrams

• farangs

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Fasching.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɒrʃɒŋɡ]
• Hyphenation: far‧sang
• Rhymes: -ɒŋɡ

Noun

farsang (plural farsangok)

1. carnival (festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent)

   Meronym: (parade) karnivál

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	farsang	farsangok
accusative	farsangot	farsangokat
dative	farsangnak	farsangoknak
instrumental	farsanggal	farsangokkal
causal-final	farsangért	farsangokért
translative	farsanggá	farsangokká
terminative	farsangig	farsangokig
essive-formal	farsangként	farsangokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	farsangban	farsangokban
superessive	farsangon	farsangokon
adessive	farsangnál	farsangoknál
illative	farsangba	farsangokba
sublative	farsangra	farsangokra
allative	farsanghoz	farsangokhoz
elative	farsangból	farsangokból
delative	farsangról	farsangokról
ablative	farsangtól	farsangoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	farsangé	farsangoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	farsangéi	farsangokéi

Possessive forms of farsang
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	farsangom	farsangjaim
2nd person sing.	farsangod	farsangjaid
3rd person sing.	farsangja	farsangjai
1st person plural	farsangunk	farsangjaink
2nd person plural	farsangotok	farsangjaitok
3rd person plural	farsangjuk	farsangjaik

Further reading

• farsang 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
• farsang 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 2024).