erdő
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word erdő. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word erdő, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say erdő in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word erdő you have here. The definition of the word erdő will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oferdő, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hungarian
Etymology
From eredő, from the verb ered + -ő (present-participle suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
erdő (plural erdők)
- forest (a dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area)
- (figuratively) forest, mass, sea, wealth (a large collection of anything resembling the density of a forest)
- Az oltáron gyertyák erdeje világított. ― A forest of candles burned on the altar.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front rounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | erdő | erdők |
| accusative | erdőt | erdőket |
| dative | erdőnek | erdőknek |
| instrumental | erdővel | erdőkkel |
| causal-final | erdőért | erdőkért |
| translative | erdővé | erdőkké |
| terminative | erdőig | erdőkig |
| essive-formal | erdőként | erdőkként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | erdőben | erdőkben |
| superessive | erdőn | erdőkön |
| adessive | erdőnél | erdőknél |
| illative | erdőbe | erdőkbe |
| sublative | erdőre | erdőkre |
| allative | erdőhöz | erdőkhöz |
| elative | erdőből | erdőkből |
| delative | erdőről | erdőkről |
| ablative | erdőtől | erdőktől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
erdőé | erdőké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
erdőéi | erdőkéi |
| Possessive forms of erdő | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | erdőm | erdőim |
| 2nd person sing. | erdőd | erdőid |
| 3rd person sing. | erdője, erdeje | erdői |
| 1st person plural | erdőnk | erdőink |
| 2nd person plural | erdőtök | erdőitek |
| 3rd person plural | erdőjük, erdejük | erdőik |
Plural variants:
| Possessive forms of erdő | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | — | erdeim |
| 2nd person sing. | — | erdeid |
| 3rd person sing. | — | erdei |
| 1st person plural | — | erdeink |
| 2nd person plural | — | erdeitek |
| 3rd person plural | — | erdeik |
Derived terms
Compound words
Expressions
References
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading
- erdő 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
- erdő in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).