Többértelmvé

Többértelmvé is a Hungarian neologism used in linguistic and literary analysis to describe the act of rendering a word, passage, or text polysemous—i.e., capable of bearing multiple, distinct meanings. The term denotes a process by which a linguistic element or discourse is made to support more than one interpretation.

Etymology and formation:

The word is formed from the adjective töbértelmű (polysemantic) with the suffix -vé, which in Hungarian can be used to create verbs that express the act of producing a certain state or effect. Accordingly, töbértelmvé means “to make polysemantic” or “to cause polysemy.” It is a comparatively rare, theoretical coinage and is not uniformly standardized across dictionaries or corpora, but it appears in scholarly discourse and occasional critical writing.

Usage:

Többértelmvé is mainly encountered in academic contexts such as semantics, textual analysis, and translation studies, where scholars discuss how a term, phrase, or symbol acquires multiple interpretations. It can also appear in literary criticism to describe techniques that invite diverse readings. The term implies intentional or discernible manipulation of meaning rather than accidental ambiguity.

Example:

A mondat töbértelmvé tételével a szerző többértelmű olvasatot teremt. (By making the sentence polysemantic, the author creates multiple possible readings.)

See also:

Többértelmű, többletértelműség, polysemy, ambiguity.

Note:

As a relatively new or niche term, töbértelmvé may vary in usage or appear alongside alternative formulations such as töbértelműsítés or töbértelművé tétel in different scholarly texts.