óvatos

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See also: ovatos

Hungarian

Etymology

óv +‎ -atos, created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

Adjective

óvatos (comparative óvatosabb, superlative legóvatosabb)

  1. cautious, careful
    Synonyms: elővigyázatos, körültekintő, meggondolt

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative óvatos óvatosak
accusative óvatosat óvatosakat
dative óvatosnak óvatosaknak
instrumental óvatossal óvatosakkal
causal-final óvatosért óvatosakért
translative óvatossá óvatosakká
terminative óvatosig óvatosakig
essive-formal óvatosként óvatosakként
essive-modal
inessive óvatosban óvatosakban
superessive óvatoson óvatosakon
adessive óvatosnál óvatosaknál
illative óvatosba óvatosakba
sublative óvatosra óvatosakra
allative óvatoshoz óvatosakhoz
elative óvatosból óvatosakból
delative óvatosról óvatosakról
ablative óvatostól óvatosaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
óvatosé óvatosaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
óvatoséi óvatosakéi

Derived terms

Further reading

  • óvatos 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