sci-fi
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A clipping of science fiction.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /saɪ.faɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪfaɪ
Noun
sci-fi (uncountable)
- A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
- 1970, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (contributor), Films in Review[1], volume 21, page 571:
- I'm the kind of sci-fi addict who can stand any amount of improbability, bad acting, uninterested direction and poverty-row budgets, but can't take The Mind of Mr. Soames.
- (colloquial) Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction.
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to such a genre.
Usage notes
- The expression sci-fi is sometimes disparaged by followers of science fiction, who may prefer SF if a short form is to be used.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
science fiction
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Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English sci-fi.
Pronunciation
Noun
sci-fi (countable and uncountable, plural sci-fik)
- sci-fi (fiction in which advanced technology and/or science is a key element; also, a single work in this genre)
- Synonyms: tudományos-fantasztikus irodalom/műfaj/mű, (rare) tudományos fantasztikum
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sci-fi | sci-fik |
| accusative | sci-fit | sci-fiket |
| dative | sci-finek | sci-fiknek |
| instrumental | sci-fivel | sci-fikkel |
| causal-final | sci-fiért | sci-fikért |
| translative | sci-fivé | sci-fikké |
| terminative | sci-fiig | sci-fikig |
| essive-formal | sci-fiként | sci-fikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | sci-fiben | sci-fikben |
| superessive | sci-fin | sci-fiken |
| adessive | sci-finél | sci-fiknél |
| illative | sci-fibe | sci-fikbe |
| sublative | sci-fire | sci-fikre |
| allative | sci-fihez | sci-fikhez |
| elative | sci-fiből | sci-fikből |
| delative | sci-firől | sci-fikről |
| ablative | sci-fitől | sci-fiktől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
sci-fié | sci-fiké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
sci-fiéi | sci-fikéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | sci-fim | sci-fijeim (or sci-fiim) |
| 2nd person sing. | sci-fid | sci-fijeid (or sci-fiid) |
| 3rd person sing. | sci-fije | sci-fijei (or sci-fii) |
| 1st person plural | sci-fink | sci-fijeink (or sci-fiink) |
| 2nd person plural | sci-fitek | sci-fijeitek (or sci-fiitek) |
| 3rd person plural | sci-fijük | sci-fijeik (or sci-fiik) |
References
- ^ Sci-fi kiejtése (e-nyelv.hu advice), recommending either of the first two, based on Laczkó, Krisztina with Attila Mártonfi (2006), Helyesírás [Orthography], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN
- ^ Miért lett a tudományos fantasztikus "SZKI_FI"? És nem szci-fi? (GyakoriKérdések.hu, “Common Questions”, open discussion forum)
- ^ Hogyan kellene magyarul kiejteni a sci-fi szót? (GyakoriKérdések.hu, “Common Questions”, open discussion forum)