sűrű

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See also: suru, surū, and sürü

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same sür stem as sürög (to be on the go, bustle) +‎ (obsolete present-participle suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

sűrű (comparative sűrűbb, superlative legsűrűbb)

  1. thick, dense, thickset (densely crowded or packed)
    Antonyms: gyér, ritka, ritkás
  2. dense (having relatively high density)
    Synonyms: tömött, tömör
  3. thick (having a viscous consistency)
    Synonym: tömény
    Antonym: híg
  4. (dialectal, of a person) stout, thickset, squat (having a relatively short, heavy build)
    Synonyms: tömzsi, vaskos, zömök

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front rounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative sűrű sűrűek
accusative sűrűt sűrűeket
dative sűrűnek sűrűeknek
instrumental sűrűvel sűrűekkel
causal-final sűrűért sűrűekért
translative sűrűvé sűrűekké
terminative sűrűig sűrűekig
essive-formal sűrűként sűrűekként
essive-modal
inessive sűrűben sűrűekben
superessive sűrűn sűrűeken
adessive sűrűnél sűrűeknél
illative sűrűbe sűrűekbe
sublative sűrűre sűrűekre
allative sűrűhöz sűrűekhez
elative sűrűből sűrűekből
delative sűrűről sűrűekről
ablative sűrűtől sűrűektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
sűrűé sűrűeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
sűrűéi sűrűekéi

Derived terms

Noun

sűrű (uncountable)

  1. (with a possessive suffix) the thick or dense part of something
  2. thick, dense woods, forest, thicket, coppice

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front rounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative sűrű
accusative sűrűt
dative sűrűnek
instrumental sűrűvel
causal-final sűrűért
translative sűrűvé
terminative sűrűig
essive-formal sűrűként
essive-modal
inessive sűrűben
superessive sűrűn
adessive sűrűnél
illative sűrűbe
sublative sűrűre
allative sűrűhöz
elative sűrűből
delative sűrűről
ablative sűrűtől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
sűrűé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
sűrűéi
Possessive forms of sűrű
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. sűrűm
2nd person sing. sűrűd
3rd person sing. sűrűje
1st person plural sűrűnk
2nd person plural sűrűtök
3rd person plural sűrűjük

References

  1. ^ sűrű in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

  • sűrű 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