erején

erején is a form found in Hungarian, appearing chiefly in older or literary texts. It is derived from the noun erő, meaning power or strength, and serves as a bound form that conveys a sense related to power, often with a locative or stative nuance.

Etymology and morphology: The form is generally analyzed as a combination built from the stem erő plus a sequence of suffixes that attach to indicate relation to power. Related inflected forms in the same paradigm include erejének (genitive “of its power”), erejét (accusative “its power”), erejében (inessive “in its power”), and erejére (allative “to its power”). The exact distribution of these forms can vary by author and period, but they share the same core meaning tied to power or strength.

Usage and context: erején is most commonly encountered in poetic, mythological, or religious writing, where power can be personified or asserted as a governing force. In modern standard Hungarian, speakers generally prefer periphrastic or more common constructions such as erővel (“with power”) or maga erejével (“with one’s own strength”), and the specialized form erején is rarely used outside historical or stylistic contexts.

Relation to related terms: The concept centers on the root erő (power) and interacts with standard Hungarian possessive and locative suffixes. It sits alongside related forms that express possession, location, or agentive meaning in connection with power.

See also: erő (power), erőteljes, erősség, Hungarian grammar, inessive and other locative cases, possessive constructions.