nagy fokú

See also: nagyfokú

Hungarian

Etymology

nagy (“big, great”) +‎ fok (“level, degree”) +‎ -ú (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɒcfokuː]

Adjective

nagy fokú (comparative nagyobb fokú, superlative legnagyobb fokú)

  1. high degree of, high level of something, considerable
    nagy fokú pontosság ― high degree of accuracy

Declension

  • For the second adjective, see fokú.
  • The first adjective nagy is not declined, but can take the comparative and superlative forms:
    a környezet nagyobb fokú szennyezése ― higher levels of pollution in the environment

Further reading

  • (superseded spelling) nagyfokú in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
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