szótörzs
A szótörzs, often translated as "root word" or "stem," is a fundamental concept in linguistics, particularly in the study of morphology and etymology. It represents the core lexical unit of a word, stripped of all affixes such as prefixes, suffixes, and infixes. The szótörzs carries the primary semantic meaning of the word. For example, in the Hungarian word "olvasok" (I read), the szótörzs is "olvas" (read). Similarly, in English, "read" is the szótörzs for "reading" and "reader."
Understanding the szótörzs is crucial for analyzing word formation and derivation. Many languages employ suffixes and