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alakú
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Hungarian
Etymology
From alak (“shape, form”) + -ú (adjective-forming suffix denoting possession or similarity).
Pronunciation
Adjective
alakú (not comparable)
- -shaped, -formed
- szív alakú arc ― a heart-shaped face
- (taxonomy) -iformes (refers to the name of an order of animals)
- trópusimadár-alakúak ― Phaethontiformes
Declension
Coordinate terms
(In taxonomy):
- -alkatú (refers to the name of a suborder, infraorder, or superfamily of animals)
- -féle (refers to the name of a family of animals)
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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