szerelem

== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsɛrɛlɛm] Hyphenation: sze‧re‧lem === Etymology 1 === From the same stem as the verb szeret (“to love”) +‎ -elem (noun-forming suffix). The stem szer comes from the verbal application of Proto-Uralic *śerɜ (“row, order”) noun with the meaning ‘to join; to be linked / related to each other’. ==== Noun ==== szerelem (countable and uncountable, plural szerelmek) romantic love (with a possessive suffix) someone’s sweetheart Synonym: (as a noun) kedves a love affair, loving relationship (euphemistic) lovemaking, sexual intercourse (archaic, formal, now only in certain set phrases) non-romantic love, strong and selfless affection Synonym: szeretet (rare) person, object, or activity someone is strongly and lovingly attached to ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== See also ==== szeretet (“affection, non-romantic love”) === Etymology 2 === szerel +‎ -em (personal suffix) ==== Verb ==== szerelem first-person singular indicative present definite of szerel === References === === Further reading === szerelem 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.