Tengerekre

Tengerekre is the allative form in Hungarian formed from the plural noun tengerek (the seas) plus the allative suffix -re. It denotes movement toward multiple seas and functions as a directional complement in sentences.

Etymology and form: The base tengerek is the plural of tenger (sea). Adding the suffix -re yields tengerekre, the form used to indicate direction toward the seas. This follows standard Hungarian morphology, where the allative suffix attaches to nouns to express destination.

Usage: In standard Hungarian, tengerekre appears in sentences such as "A hajó a tengerekre indult," meaning "The ship set out toward the seas." It can be used in literary, descriptive, or formal contexts to convey a sense of travel or direction toward multiple seas. In everyday speech, speakers more often use phrases like "a tengerek felé" to express a similar idea.

Distinctions: Tengerekre specifically marks movement toward the seas as a destination. It is not a separate lexical entry but a grammatical form. For generic or singular sea, forms like "tengerre" (to the sea) would be used instead of the plural version.

See also: tenger, the sea; -re allative suffix in Hungarian; Hungarian grammar and morphology.

Notes: Because tengerekre is a grammatical inflection rather than a standalone word, its appearance is tied to the surrounding noun and syntactic construction.