Olvadt

Olvadt is a Hungarian term meaning melted. It is the past participle form of the verb olvad, which means to melt. In everyday language and in writing, olvadt is commonly used as an adjective or as part of a compound predicate to describe substances that have changed from a solid to a liquid state due to heat or other causes.

Etymology and form

Olvadt derives from the verb olvad with the usual participial suffix -t. As a participle, it can function in descriptive phrases and, in some contexts, as part of compound forms with prefixes that emphasize completion of the melting process. Related words include megolvad meaning “has melted” or “has become melted,” and the noun olvadás, referring to the process of melting.

Usage

In practical use, olvadt describes materials that have already melted. It appears in scientific, culinary, and literary contexts, among others. For example, in everyday speech one might say that snow or ice is megolvadt, indicating that it has finished melting, while a phrase such as "olvadt vas" could be used in descriptive writing to convey a melted state of metal under heat. The word may also appear in metaphorical or figurative senses to describe things that have dissolved or softened in a non-literal sense.

Related terms

- Olvad: the verb “to melt.”

- Megolvadt: has melted; completed melting.

- Olvadás: melting, the process of becoming liquid.

Notes

Olvadt is a standard lexical item in Hungarian and is typically encountered in descriptive or explanatory contexts. Its exact grammatical behavior aligns with the broader use of participles in Hungarian, where it commonly modifies nouns or complements predicates to express completed states.