szület

Szület is a Hungarian noun historically used to denote birth or origin. In contemporary standard Hungarian, the usual term is születés. Szület today survives mainly in archaic, literary, or dialectal contexts, and as a linguistic root in certain historical compounds or in discussions of etymology. The form appears in older Hungarian sources and occasionally in dialect speech as a synonym of születés or in reference to origin.

Etymology: The word is related to the verb szülni (to bear, to give birth). It is considered a stem form connected with the noun születés, the modern and most common word for the act or process of being born. Over time születés became the predominant noun, while szület is treated as archaic or stylistically marked.

Usage: In present-day Hungarian, szület is rare and typically found in historical writing, poetry, or dialect description. It may occur in compound or fixed expressions inherited from earlier language. In genealogical or scholarly discussions of language history, szület may be cited as the historical form.

See also: születés; szül; etymology of születés.