Sózva

Sózva is a Hungarian term that functions as the past participle of the verb sózni, meaning to salt. It is used as an adjective or adverb to indicate that something has undergone the salting process or has been salted. The form is created from the stem sóz- plus the participial suffix -va, following standard Hungarian participle formation for -ni verbs. In usage, sózva can describe food or other materials that have been salted, for example in recipes or preservation contexts: "A hús sózva kerül a sütőbe" (The meat, salted, goes into the oven) or "sózva érlelt sajt" (salted-aged cheese).

Compared with the more common word for salty in Hungarian, sózott, the participle form sózva tends to emphasize the action or state resulting from salting rather than a permanent, inherent attribute. In everyday speech, sózott is often used to describe something that is inherently salted, while sózva appears more frequently in written instructions, descriptive prose, or specific culinary contexts.

Etymology and usage notes: sóz- comes from sok salt-related root sõ in Hungarian, with the usual -va/-ve participle suffix. The word does not denote a separate concept or proper noun; it is a grammatical form employed to convey that salting has been performed.

See also: só, sózás, sózott, tengeri só, konyhai só.