Hyundai

English

Etymology

The Hyundai Motor Group takes its name from the conglomerate with which it was historically affiliated, the Hyundai Group. Borrowed from Korean 현대(現代) (hyeondae, “modern times”). Compare modern Chinese 現代／现代 (xiàndài), Japanese 現代(げんだい) (gendai).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /haɪ.ˈʌn.daɪ/, /haɪ.ˈʊn.daɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈh(j)ʌn.deɪ/, /ˈh(j)ʌn.daɪ/, /haɪ.ˈuːn.daɪ/, /hi.ˈuːn.daɪ/, /hi.ˈʌn.deɪ/

Noun

Hyundai (plural Hyundais)

1. A car manufactured by the Hyundai Motor Group.
   • 1991, Writing Center of New Mexico State University, Puerto Del Sol, volume 26, page 201:

     She could just imagine him wilting as Janice made insinuations about his boy-executive clothes, his Hyundai, the section of town he lived in, the school he had gone to.

   • 2007, Jeff Chang, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, page 338:

     He had been such an ineffectual thief that the store-owner had seized the weapon from King and sent him running for his Hyundai as the store-owner took down the license plate number.

   • 2010, Anthony Bozza, Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem, page 195:

     The vocals and the music are as earnest as the lyrics are hilarious, with the narrator asking Jenny to step inside his Hyundai after comparing her to ripe fruit and impressing her with a fresh pack of gum.

   • 2011, Bruce Dundore, The Seduction Diet, page 73:

     The stove was the size of his Hyundai back home.

Dutch

Etymology

From English Hyundai, anglicized version of Korean 현대 (hyeondae).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦi.ˈjun.dɑi̯/

Proper noun

Hyundai

1. Hyundai (a Korean car brand)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊndaɪ̯/, (also) /ˈçʊndaɪ̯/

Proper noun

Hyundai n (proper noun, strong, genitive Hyundais or (with an article) Hyundai)

1. Hyundai (company)

Noun

Hyundai m (strong, genitive Hyundai or Hyundais, plural Hyundais)

1. a Hyundai car

Hungarian

Etymology

From English Hyundai, anglicized version of Korean 현대 (hyeondae).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxjundaːj]
• Rhymes: -aːj
• Hyphenation: Hyun‧dai

Proper noun

Hyundai

1. Hyundai (a Korean car brand)

Declension

Inflection of Hyundai
	singular	plural
nominative	Hyundai	Hyundaiok
accusative	Hyundait	Hyundaiokat
dative	Hyundainak	Hyundaioknak
instrumental	Hyundaijal	Hyundaiokkal
causal-final	Hyundaiért	Hyundaiokért
translative	Hyundaijá	Hyundaiokká
terminative	Hyundaiig	Hyundaiokig
essive-formal	Hyundaiként	Hyundaiokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Hyundaiban	Hyundaiokban
superessive	Hyundaion	Hyundaiokon
adessive	Hyundainál	Hyundaioknál
illative	Hyundaiba	Hyundaiokba
sublative	Hyundaira	Hyundaiokra
allative	Hyundaihoz	Hyundaiokhoz
elative	Hyundaiból	Hyundaiokból
delative	Hyundairól	Hyundaiokról
ablative	Hyundaitól	Hyundaioktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Hyundaié	Hyundaioké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Hyundaiéi	Hyundaiokéi

Possessive forms of Hyundai
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Hyundaiom	Hyundaiaim
2nd person sing.	Hyundaiod	Hyundaiaid
3rd person sing.	Hyundaia	Hyundaiai
1st person plural	Hyundaiunk	Hyundaiaink
2nd person plural	Hyundaiotok	Hyundaiaitok
3rd person plural	Hyundaiuk	Hyundaiaik

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English Hyundai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (officially) /hʉnˈdaɪ/, /hjʉnˈdaɪ/

Proper noun

Hyundai (indeclinable)

1. Hyundai (company)

Noun

Hyundai m (definite singular Hyundaien, indefinite plural Hyundaier, definite plural Hyundaiene)

1. a Hyundai car