zord
Hungarian
Etymology
First attested in 1808. Back-formation from zordon (“bleak”). Created during the Hungarian language reform which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzord]
- Hyphenation: zord
Adjective
zord (comparative zordabb, superlative legzordabb)
- grim, severe, morose, stern
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | zord | zordak |
| accusative | zordat | zordakat |
| dative | zordnak | zordaknak |
| instrumental | zorddal | zordakkal |
| causal-final | zordért | zordakért |
| translative | zorddá | zordakká |
| terminative | zordig | zordakig |
| essive-formal | zordként | zordakként |
| essive-modal | zordul | — |
| inessive | zordban | zordakban |
| superessive | zordon | zordakon |
| adessive | zordnál | zordaknál |
| illative | zordba | zordakba |
| sublative | zordra | zordakra |
| allative | zordhoz | zordakhoz |
| elative | zordból | zordakból |
| delative | zordról | zordakról |
| ablative | zordtól | zordaktól |
References
- Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN