kertváros

Hungarian

Etymology

kert (“garden”) +‎ város (“city”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛrtvaːroʃ]
  • Hyphenation: kert‧vá‧ros

Noun

kertváros (plural kertvárosok)

  1. residential area, suburb
    Synonym: külváros
    Antonym: belváros

Usage notes

Whereas külváros typically refers to denser, built-up areas on the outskirts of a large city, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) is most commonly used to describe lower-density residential districts with more greenery.

Declension

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Possessive forms of kertváros
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. kertvárosom kertvárosaim
2nd person sing. kertvárosod kertvárosaid
3rd person sing. kertvárosa kertvárosai
1st person plural kertvárosunk kertvárosaink
2nd person plural kertvárosotok kertvárosaitok
3rd person plural kertvárosuk kertvárosaik

Derived terms
  • kertvárosi

Further reading
  • kertváros 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
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