százas

Hungarian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

száz (a hundred) + -as (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsaːzɒʃ]
  • Hyphenation: szá‧zas
  • Rhymes: -ɒʃ

Adjective

százas (not comparable)

  1. of the amount or magnitude of a hundred
  2. hundredfold, hundred-piece (consisting of a hundred parts or items)
  3. the number one hundred
    a százas szobaroom number one hundred
  4. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) Synonym of épeszű (sane in mind)
    Te nem vagy százasYou’re out of your mind

Usage notes

The following nominal numerals (adjectives or nouns), coined from numerals (with the suffix -s/-os/-as/-es/-ös in Hungarian), refer to items designated with a specific number, such as No. 1, No. 2 etc. (as opposed to 1st, 2nd etc.). Question word: hányas? Examples:

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

százas (plural százasok)

  1. (informal) a coin or banknote of 100 units
    1. (specifically) Synonym of százforintos (bankjegy) (a one-hundred-forint coin)

Declension

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Possessive forms of százas
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. százasom százasaim
2nd person sing. százasod százasaid
3rd person sing. százasa százasai
1st person plural százasunk százasaink
2nd person plural százasotok százasaitok
3rd person plural százasuk százasaik

Further reading

  • százas 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
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