Tengervizet

Tengervizet is the accusative form of the Hungarian noun tengervíz, which means seawater. It is used when seawater is the direct object of a sentence.

Etymology and form: The base word tengervíz is a compound of tenger (sea) and víz (water). In Hungarian, the direct object form can take an -et ending, producing tengervizet in sentences such as “A kutató megmérte a tengervizet.”

Usage and contexts: The term appears in scientific writing, environmental reports, and maritime language, particularly in discussions of seawater composition, desalination, and coastal ecosystems. In everyday speech, speakers may rephrase to avoid case endings, but tengervizet remains standard when the seawater is explicitly the object of the action.

Notes: Tengervíz itself is the more general term for seawater, while tengervizet specifies the object case. The word is widely understood in Hungarian-speaking contexts dealing with marine science, water treatment, and navigation.