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Hungarian
Etymology
Internationalism, chiefly via German Gas.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
gáz (plural gázok)
- gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid)
- Coordinate terms: folyadék (“liquid”), szilárd anyag (“solid substance”), plazma
- (car) throttle
- (slang) mess, fix, bind
- Synonyms: probléma, gond, baj, zűr
Declension
Derived terms
Adjective
gáz (comparative gázabb, superlative leggázabb)
- (slang) awkward, miserable, problematic, uncool, lame, shabby, tacky, sucks (inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement)
Derived terms
References
- ^ gáz in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
Further reading
- (gas): gáz 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
- ( a veil-like, translucent silk fabric used mainly for decoration): gáz 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
- gáz 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).