tavasz

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Either from Proto-Finno-Ugric *towke (“spring”), with such cognates as Finnish touko, Komi-Zyrian тулыс (tulys), Udmurt тулыс (tulys), Northern Mansi тӯя (tūâ). Alternatively, related to Turkic forms such as Chuvash tu-, tăv- or Nogai tuv- ´to be born, to give birth´. Hungarian tavasz (tava- root + -sz nominal suffix, for the same suffix compare ravasz) has an original meaning ´birth´. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtɒvɒs] Hyphenation: ta‧vasz Rhymes: -ɒs === Noun === tavasz (plural tavaszok) spring (season) Hypernym: évszak Coordinate terms: nyár, ősz, tél ==== Usage notes ==== ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === tavasz 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.