zord

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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zord (comparative zordabb, superlative legzordabb)

  1. grim, severe, morose, stern

Declension

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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
non-attributive
possessive - singular
zordé zordaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
zordéi zordakéi

References

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  1. ^ zord in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • zord in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN