mereng

Hungarian

Etymology

mer (“to ladle”) +‎ -eng (frequentative verb-forming suffix)[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛrɛŋɡ]
  • Hyphenation: me‧reng
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋɡ

Verb

mereng

  1. (intransitive, literary) ponder, ruminate, muse, daydream (to be lost in thought/reverie for a length of time)
    Synonyms: ábrándozik, álmodozik, mélázik, révedezik

Conjugation
conjugation of mereng
1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal		 3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal		 3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. merengek merengesz mereng merengünk merengetek or
merengtek		 merengenek
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. merengtem merengtél merengett merengtünk merengtetek merengtek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. merengenék merengenél merengene merengenénk merengenétek merengenének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. merengjek merengj or
merengjél		 merengjen merengjünk merengjetek merengjenek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Infinitive merengeni merengenem merengened merengenie merengenünk merengenetek merengeniük
Other nonfinite
verb forms		 Verbal noun Present participle Past participle Future part. Adverbial part. Potential
merengés merengő merengett ― merengve merenghet

or

conjugation of mereng
1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal		 3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal		 3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. merengek merengsz mereng merengünk merengtek merengnek
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. merengtem merengtél merengett merengtünk merengtetek merengtek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. merengnék merengnél merengne merengnénk merengnétek merengnének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. merengjek merengj or
merengjél		 merengjen merengjünk merengjetek merengjenek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Infinitive merengni merengnem merengned merengnie merengnünk merengnetek merengniük
Other nonfinite
verb forms		 Verbal noun Present participle Past participle Future part. Adverbial part. Potential
merengés merengő merengett ― merengve merenghet

Derived terms
  • merengés

(With verbal prefixes):

References
  1. mereng in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. mereng in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading
  • mereng 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

Romanian

Etymology

From French meringue.

Noun

mereng m (plural merenguri)

  1. meringue

Declension
Declension of mereng
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mereng merengul (niște) merenguri merengurii
genitive/dative (unui) mereng merengului (unor) merenguri merengurilor
vocative merengule merengurilor
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