mezőny

From mező (“field”) +‎ -ny (noun-forming suffix). It was created by Hungarianization from the English word field, possibly influenced by redőny. First attested in 1859.^[1]

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: me‧zőny
• Rhymes: -øːɲ

mezőny (plural mezőnyök)

1. (sports) field (in a two-goal ball game, the section of the sports field where the direct attack on the goal is being prepared)

   mezőnygól ― field goal

2. (sports) field (in a stage of a distance or speed race, the group or assembly of competitors, especially in terms of their position relative to each other)

   A rajt után széthúzódott a mezőny. ― After the start, the field spread out.

3. (sports) field (a group of competitors, a set of teams, participating in a competition, competition series, match, or series of matches)

   Csapatunk az egész mezőnyben a legerősebb. ― Our team is the strongest in the entire field.

4. (horse racing) field (the total number of horses starting in a race)

• mezőny 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