Nedvekkel

Nedvekkel is the instrumental plural form of the Hungarian noun nedv, which means sap, juice, or moisture. In English, nedvekkel can be rendered as “with saps” or “with juices.” The word is primarily used in descriptive or literary contexts to indicate that something is saturated with sap or moisture, or to describe a surface or object that is accompanied by sap.

Morphology and usage notes: Nedv is a mass noun referring to plant sap or moisture in general. The instrumental plural suffix -vekkel is added to form nedvekkel, indicating accompaniment or content when referring to multiple elements or a plural subject. The corresponding singular instrumental form is nedvvel. Nedvekkel is most commonly found in older or poetic Hungarian and in botanical or naturalistic descriptions; in everyday language, speakers more often use periphrastic constructions such as “nedvvel borított” (covered with sap) or “nedvekkel teli” (full of sap).

Context and register: Nedvekkel tends to appear in poetry, nature writing, and historical texts. It evokes imagery of freshness, moisture, and plant life. In contemporary prose, it is infrequent and often replaced by simpler descriptors or by specific phrases that name the substance (nedv, nedvek) without utilizing the instrumental plural form.

Examples:

- A levél nedvekkel telve lógott a hajtásról.

- A fa kérge nedvekkel borított volt, ragyogó fényt vonzva a reggeli fényben.

See also: nedv, nedvesség, kapcsolódó kifejezések a természet leírásában.