bácsi

== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbaːt͡ʃi] Hyphenation: bá‧csi Rhymes: -t͡ʃi === Etymology 1 === From bács (“uncle”) +‎ -i (diminutive suffix). ==== Noun ==== bácsi (plural bácsik) uncle (a form of address for an older man, especially by children or in case of great age difference) Synonyms: bá, bátya Coordinate term: néni Józsi bácsi ― uncle Joe (childish) uncle (any adult man) Synonyms: férfi, úr, úriember, ember (“human being”, but sometimes understood for “man”) Coordinate term: néni (dated) (chiefly with a possessive suffix) synonym of nagybácsi (“uncle”, the brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent) ===== Usage notes ===== Usually not a relative; used after the given or family name. It may sound patronizing when used by adults (e.g. by a doctor to address his/her patient), whether with or without a name element. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Old Slovak: báči, bačik Pannonian Rusyn: бачи (bači), бачик (bačik) → Sathmar Swabian: Batsche ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === Bács (“Bač, a town in Serbia”) +‎ -i (adjective-forming suffix) ==== Adjective ==== bácsi (not comparable) Of, from, or relating to the town of Bač. a bácsi vár ― the fortress of Bač ===== Declension ===== ==== Noun ==== bácsi (plural bácsiak) Someone from the town of Bač. ===== Declension ===== === References === === Further reading === bácsi 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. bácsi 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).