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Hungarian
Etymology
alkalom (“occasion, opportunity”) + -as (adjective-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: al‧kal‧mas
- Rhymes: -ɒʃ
Adjective
alkalmas (comparative alkalmasabb, superlative legalkalmasabb)
- suitable, suited, fitting (for a task: -ra/-re; for a post: -nak/-nek)
- Synonym: megfelelő
- Antonym: alkalmatlan
- A jelölt túl fiatal, nem alkalmas még vezető pozícióra. ― The candidate is too young, not yet suitable for a senior position.
- A személyisége alapján kiválóan alkalmas vezetőnek. ― Based on his/her personality, he/she is well suited for leadership.
- (after a numeral) -session, -visit, -trip (valid for a given number of occasions)
- Synonym: … alkalomra szóló
- Egy tízalkalmas bérlet áráért most egy tizenöt alkalmas bérletet kaphatsz. (written as one word with single-element numerals) ― For the price of a ten-session pass, now you can get a fifteen-session pass.
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Further reading
- alkalmas 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
- alkalmas 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).