See also: farad and Farad

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Ugric *pᴕγrɜ- or *pᴕrkɜ- (to get tired) + -ad (frequentative suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈfaːrɒd]
  • Hyphenation: fá‧rad
  • Rhymes: -ɒd

Verb edit

fárad

  1. (intransitive) to tire, get tired (to become sleepy or weary)
    A vérszegény ember könnyen fárad.Someone with anemia may get tired more easily.
  2. (intransitive) to take pains to do something
    Kérem, ne fáradjon!Please don’t bother! (don't trouble yourself)
  3. (intransitive) to take pains to do something on someone's behalf (-ért)
    Nagyapa sokat fárad a családért.Grandfather works very hard for the family.
  4. (intransitive, formal) to take the trouble to go/proceed somewhere (with lative suffixes)
    Ha fizetni szeretne, kérem, fáradjon a kasszához.When you are ready to pay, will you kindly proceed to the cashier.
    Kovács úr, kérem, fáradjon a harmadik emeletre.Mr. Kovács, please make your way to the third floor.

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References edit

  1. ^ Entry #1831 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ fárad 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

  • fárad 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
  • fárad in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)