From szil (“elm”) + -árd. The suffix was taken from the adjective csalárd (“fraudulent, deceitful”) (csal (“to cheat”) + -árd) and irregularly appended to the noun. Created by Pál Szemere during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]
szilárd (comparative szilárdabb, superlative legszilárdabb)
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | szilárd | szilárdak |
| accusative | szilárdat | szilárdakat |
| dative | szilárdnak | szilárdaknak |
| instrumental | szilárddal | szilárdakkal |
| causal-final | szilárdért | szilárdakért |
| translative | szilárddá | szilárdakká |
| terminative | szilárdig | szilárdakig |
| essive-formal | szilárdként | szilárdakként |
| essive-modal | szilárdul | — |
| inessive | szilárdban | szilárdakban |
| superessive | szilárdon | szilárdakon |
| adessive | szilárdnál | szilárdaknál |
| illative | szilárdba | szilárdakba |
| sublative | szilárdra | szilárdakra |
| allative | szilárdhoz | szilárdakhoz |
| elative | szilárdból | szilárdakból |
| delative | szilárdról | szilárdakról |
| ablative | szilárdtól | szilárdaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
szilárdé | szilárdaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
szilárdéi | szilárdakéi |