bátya

== Hungarian == === Alternative forms === báty === Etymology === Of debated origin. Either a coinage of baby language or borrowed from a Slavic language, see Proto-Slavic *batę. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbaːcɒ] Hyphenation: bá‧tya Rhymes: -cɒ === Noun === bátya (plural bátyák) (archaic, rare) (chiefly with a possessive suffix) older brother, big brother Synonym: báty (dated) (often with a possessive suffix) uncle (an address to an older male) Synonyms: bácsi, bá ==== Usage notes ==== Similarly to the case of nagybátya (“uncle”, dated), suffixed forms of bátya have been reinterpreted (reanalyzed) as having the stem báty (compare nagybáty, currently standard), so the latter forms (báty and nagybáty) are the usual base forms today. Nevertheless, relationship terms are normally used in Hungarian with possessive suffixes (see the second chart above). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== nagybátya === References === === Further reading === bátya 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. bátya redirecting to báty 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).