szegfű

== Hungarian == === Etymology === szeg (“nail [spike]”) +‎ fű (“grass”), originally in the sense szegfűszeg (“clove”), then its meaning was gradually displaced by “carnation”, based on the similarity of the shape and scent of the spice and the flower. For a similar transfer of meaning from the nail to the spice, compare Latin clāvellus (a diminutive of clāvus) and German Nelke. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsɛkfyː] Hyphenation: szeg‧fű Rhymes: -fyː === Noun === szegfű (plural szegfűk) (obsolete) clove [15th–16th c.] carnation (Dianthus) [from 1500] ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === szegfű 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.