oh yeah, remembered this funny thing, just as a demonstration of the genderless nature of hungarian.

so one of the points of the communist usage of comrade was that it’s inclusive and non-gendered, right? now, we didnt borrow the word, we made up a translation: elvtárs. it means something like companion-in-principles or something. principle-mate.

AND THEN THEY MADE UP elvtársnő! to be used for women. it’s the same word with “woman” stuck on the back.