rendszer

rend (“order”) +‎ szer (“tool”), created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛnt͡sɛr], [ˈrɛntsɛr]

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• Hyphenation: rend‧szer
• Rhymes: -ɛr

rendszer (plural rendszerek)

1. system

Though its constituting elements (as given in Etymology above) may not be obvious for native speakers due to lexicalization, it is considered as having two elements for the purposes of spelling. Thus if another (third) compound element is added and the resulting number of syllables (excluding any inflectional suffixes and the adjective-forming suffix -i) exceeds six, a hyphen is inserted between the two main elements (e.g. koordináta-rendszer). Compounds with up to six syllables are spelled with no hyphen (e.g. földtulajdonrendszer); see also below. For more, see the syllable-counting rule in Wikipedia.

• rendszer in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN