érdek

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Back-formation from érdekel. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈeːrdɛk] Hyphenation: ér‧dek Rhymes: -ɛk === Noun === érdek (countable and uncountable, plural érdekek) interest (an involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor) benefit, profit (the thing, event, state etc. that is favorable or useful for the given person, group etc.) (with a possessive suffix and -ben) purpose, end, aim, goal (with a possessive suffix and -ben) sake, cause, interest, account, welfare (archaic) interest (attention that is given to or received from someone or something) (archaic) interest, appeal, allure, noteworthiness, notability, interestingness (the quality or state of being notable; condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === érdek 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. érdek 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). === Anagrams === derék, kéred