fösvény

== Hungarian == === Etymology === First attested in 1372. Of unknown origin. Perhaps a derivative with the noun-forming suffix -vény. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈføʃveːɲ] Hyphenation: fös‧vény Rhymes: -eːɲ === Adjective === fösvény (comparative fösvényebb, superlative legfösvényebb) stingy (covetous, meanly avaricious) Synonyms: fukar, zsugori ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === fösvény (plural fösvények) miser (a person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious) A fösvény ― The Miser (a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === fösvény 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.