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)

  1. 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
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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