terem

terem

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural personal infinitive of ter

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛrɛm]

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• Hyphenation: te‧rem
• Rhymes: -ɛm

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Bulgarian трем (trem, “hall”), Ukrainian те́рем (térem, “hall”).^[1]

terem (plural termek)

2. hall, chamber, (spacious) room

   Coordinate terms: aula, csarnok, társalgó, helyiség, szoba, hall, kamra

3. (as a synonym of a hall or room specified elsewhere) classroom, exhibition room, concert hall etc.
4. (as a prefix in compounds, usu. for sports) indoor ……

Of unknown origin.^[1]

terem

2. (transitive) to yield, to produce, to bring forth, to bear (fruit or crops)

   Synonym: (if the produce is specified) hoz

3. (intransitive, ergative, of fruits) to grow, to be borne or produced
4. (intransitive, figuratively, in the past tense) to be cut out for (a task, -ra/-re; literally, “to be made” for a purpose)

   Synonyms: alkalmas, való neki

5. (intransitive, with an adverbial of location) to appear, to turn up instantly or suddenly

   Synonyms: megjelenik, felbukkan

   • 1991, Isaac Asimov, “Az Alapítvány előtt”, in Gyula Baranyi, transl., Prelude to Foundation:

     Demerzel mindig azonnal ott termett Cleon hívására.

     Demerzel always appeared at once when Cleon called.

Some of these forms coincide with those of the verb teremt (“to create, bring into being”) as well as those of the noun terem (“hall”) (above), of the noun termet (“stature”), or of the noun termesz (“termite”). See also this chart for alternative forms (the lines with identical headings on the left).

(With verbal prefixes):

tér (“space, square”) +‎ -em (“my”, possessive suffix)

terem

2. first-person singular single-possession possessive of tér

   Ez a kedvenc terem. ― This is my favorite square.

• (hall, room): terem in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• (to yield, produce): terem in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

• merte, terme

terem

1. third-person plural personal infinitive of ter