gyermek

== Hungarian == === Alternative forms === gyerek === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from a Chuvash-type Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries). Cognate to Chuvash ҫамрӑк (śamrăk, “young”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɟɛrmɛk] Hyphenation: gyer‧mek Rhymes: -ɛk === Noun === gyermek (plural gyermekek) (refined or formal) child (one’s son or daughter, irrespective of age, or a young human being in general, irrespective of familial relation) Coordinate term: felnőtt (dated) son ==== Usage notes ==== In everyday usage, the variant gyerek tends to be more widespread, as it is considered stylistically neutral. Gyermek is typically reserved for official contexts, e.g. legal or administrative documents and medical literature. When it does occur informally, it usually carries an affectionate or nostalgic undertone. Certain compounds may require either one form or the other. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== See also the Derived terms at gyerek. === References === === Further reading === gyermek 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.