derű
See also: deru
Hungarian
Etymology
Back-formation from derül or derít, created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɛryː]
- Hyphenation: de‧rű
- Rhymes: -ryː
Noun
derű (usually uncountable, plural derűk)
- (archaic or literary) bright weather, clear sky, brightness
- (figuratively) serenity, gaiety
- Antonym: ború
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derű | derűk |
| accusative | derűt | derűket |
| dative | derűnek | derűknek |
| instrumental | derűvel | derűkkel |
| causal-final | derűért | derűkért |
| translative | derűvé | derűkké |
| terminative | derűig | derűkig |
| essive-formal | derűként | derűkként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | derűben | derűkben |
| superessive | derűn | derűkön |
| adessive | derűnél | derűknél |
| illative | derűbe | derűkbe |
| sublative | derűre | derűkre |
| allative | derűhöz | derűkhöz |
| elative | derűből | derűkből |
| delative | derűről | derűkről |
| ablative | derűtől | derűktől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
derűé | derűké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
derűéi | derűkéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | derűm | derűim |
| 2nd person sing. | derűd | derűid |
| 3rd person sing. | derűje | derűi |
| 1st person plural | derűnk | derűink |
| 2nd person plural | derűtök | derűitek |
| 3rd person plural | derűjük | derűik |
Derived terms
Further reading
- derű in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- derű in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).