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Hungarian
Etymology
See mű.
Pronunciation
Prefix
mű-
- artificial, man-made, false, mock (not genuine)
- Synonyms: (artificial) mesterséges, (fake) hamis, (false) ál-
- mű- + anyag (“material”) → műanyag (“plastic”, literally “artificial material”)
- mű- + hold (“moon”) → műhold (“satellite”, literally “artificial moon”)
- mű- + út (“road”) → műút (“main road, highway”, literally “artificial road”)
- mű- + fog (“tooth”) → műfog (“denture, false/artificial tooth”)
- mű- + könny (“tear”) → műkönnyek (“crocodile tears”, literally “false tears”)
- technical, professional
- Synonyms: szak-, szakmai
- mű- + egyetem (“university”) → műegyetem (“technical university”)
- mű- + szó (“word”) → műszó (“technical term”)
- mű- + nyelv (“language”) → műnyelv (“technical jargon”) (dated)
- artistic, (sometimes) historic (related to a product of human creativity)
- Synonym: művészi
- mű- + bútor (“furniture”) → műbútor (“furniture of fine craftsmanship”)
- mű- + emlék (“relic, memento”) → műemlék (“historic monument”)
- literary (created by a known author, as opposed to being folk-derived)
- mű- + dal (“song”) → műdal (“song by a known author”)
- mű- + mese (“tale”) → műmese (“tale by a known author”)
Derived terms
See also
- mű and its derivatives, especially those with the noun sense of mű (“work”) like műsor (“program”, literally “series of works”), műhely (“workshop”), and művezető (“foreman, work manager”).