híg

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word híg. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word híg, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say híg in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word híg you have here. The definition of the word híg will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofhíg, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: hig

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1510. Of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

Adjective

híg (comparative hígabb, superlative leghígabb)

  1. (of liquid, food) thin, watery, dilute, diluted, fluid, runny
    Synonyms: folyós, folyékony, vizes, felöntött
    Antonym: sűrű
  2. rare, soft-boiled
    Synonym: lágy
    híg tojássoft-boiled egg
  3. (figuratively, derogatory, rare) insubstantial, superficial, shallow (of statement, speech, performance, piece of reading, etc.: lacking substance)
    Synonyms: tartalmatlan, felszínes, sekély, igénytelen, silány, üres

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative híg hígak
accusative hígat hígakat
dative hígnak hígaknak
instrumental híggal hígakkal
causal-final hígért hígakért
translative híggá hígakká
terminative hígig hígakig
essive-formal hígként hígakként
essive-modal
inessive hígban hígakban
superessive hígon hígakon
adessive hígnál hígaknál
illative hígba hígakba
sublative hígra hígakra
allative híghoz hígakhoz
elative hígból hígakból
delative hígról hígakról
ablative hígtól hígaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
hígé hígaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
hígéi hígakéi

Derived terms

Compound words
Expressions

References

  1. ^ híg in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • híg 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