Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From the same stem as öröm (joy) +‎ -end (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈørvɛnd]
  • Hyphenation: ör‧vend
  • Rhymes: -ɛnd

Verb edit

örvend

  1. (intransitive, literary or dialectal, except in the phrase below) Synonym of örül (to rejoice, to be glad, about something -nak/-nek)
    Örvendek a szerencsének.Pleased to meet you. (literally, “I’m glad about the luck [of meeting you].”)
  2. (intransitive) to enjoy, have (something favorable, with -nak/-nek)
    Synonyms: van neki, élvez
    jó egészségnek örvendto have good health, to be in good health
    közutálatnak örvendto enjoy public loathing

Conjugation edit

or less commonly

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ örvend 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 edit

  • örvend , partly redirecting to örül 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