érdem

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries). (cf. Turkish erdem). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈeːrdɛm] Hyphenation: ér‧dem Rhymes: -ɛm === Noun === érdem (plural érdemek) merit, worthiness (a deed worthy of respect and appreciation) value (a valued feature in a writing) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === érdem 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. érdem 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).