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alakú

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Hungarian

Etymology

From alak (shape, form) + (adjective-forming suffix denoting possession or similarity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlɒkuː]
  • Hyphenation: ala‧kú
  • Rhymes: -kuː

Adjective

alakú (not comparable)

  1. -shaped, -formed
    szív alakú arca heart-shaped face
  2. (taxonomy) -iformes (refers to the name of an order of animals)
    trópusimadár-alakúakPhaethontiformes

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Coordinate terms

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See also

(in terms of homophones, homographs, homonyms, synonyms etc.):

Further reading

  • alakú in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • alakú in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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