atya

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Uralic *attɜ (“father, grandfather”) + -a (diminutive suffix or possessive suffix). It is also possible that it originates from infant talk. Cognates include Erzya атя (aťa) and Udmurt атай (ataj). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒcɒ] Hyphenation: atya Rhymes: -cɒ === Noun === atya (plural atyák) (family, archaic) synonym of apa (“father”, male parent) (Christianity, Judaism) Father (God) (occupation, also as part of a phrase with the given name) father (priest) (chiefly with a possessive suffix) father (the first person who made major contribution to a field of science, art, literature, etc.) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === 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 2024).