Appendix:Hungarian words with a fleeting final vowel
Words with a fleeting final vowel (Hungarian véghangzóhiányos névszótövek) lose their final vowels -ú, -ű in inflected forms. These words include both nouns and adjectives.
Fleeting word-final ú, ű
[edit]| Word | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| borjú | calf, veal | e.g. in borjak, borjadzik |
| fattyú | bastard | e.g. in fattyak |
| fiú | boy, son | its short stem is lexicalized on its own in forms like fia (“his/her son”) |
| gyapjú | wool | e.g. in gyapjas |
| hosszú | long | e.g. in hosszabb, hosszan, hosszas |
| ifjú | young (man) | e.g. in ifjabb, ifjak, ifjan |
| könnyű | easy, light [in weight] |
e.g. in könnyebb, könnyen |
| lassú | slow | e.g. in lassabb, lassan |
| szörnyű | awful | szörnyen, szörnyet(hal) |
| varjú | crow | e.g. in varjak |
Similar cases: fleeting word-final ó, a (or other vowels)
[edit]These words may incorporate a word-final single-vowel suffix (-a, -ó, -ő) that is not present before other derivations from the same root.
| Word | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| laza | lax, slack, relaxed | lazít, lazul |
| méltó | worthy | e.g. in méltat, méltán |