Dénes
Dénes is the Hungarian form of Dionysus, stemming from the ancient Greek Dionysios. It retains a distinct Hungarian phonetic character while belonging to the widespread European name family that includes Denis and Dennis. A melodic and culturally rich name with an ancient heritage.
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisThe name designates a person devoted to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and fertility.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Maďarská podoba mena Dionýz, ktoré pochádza z gréckeho mena Dionýsios. Jeho význam sa tradične vykladá ako „patriaci Dionýzovi“ alebo „zasvätený Dionýzovi“.
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Regional Central European form27 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsV maďarčine sa meno vyslovuje približne [déneš], s prízvukom na prvej slabike; písmeno s označuje hlásku š.
Grammar & Cases
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