érz

Érz is a Hungarian linguistic term describing a root that underlies a family of words connected with feeling, sense, and perception. It is not a standalone word in modern Hungarian; rather, it functions as a base that appears in various derivatives.

The root originates in the verb érezni, “to feel,” and forms a semantic field including physical sensation, perception, and sensitivity. In everyday language, many words center on this root, often with different suffixes or compounds. In practice this yields a range of related terms such as érzet or érzetek (a sensation or sensations), érzés (feeling), érzékelés and érzékelő (sensory perception, sensor), érzékeny (sensitive), and érzék (sense or faculty).

In linguistic description, érz- is treated as a productive root used to form nouns, verbs, and adjectives that express perception and responsiveness. It also appears in compound formations addressing sensory modalities and cognitive perception in science, medicine, and everyday speech. Because Hungarian verbs are highly inflected, concrete forms vary by person, number, and mood, but the underlying root remains the same.

See also: érzet, érzetek, érzékelés, érzékelő, érzékeny, érzék, érezni.