észak

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From the é- stem of éj (“night”) +‎ szak (“piece, portion”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈeːsɒk] Hyphenation: észak Rhymes: -ɒk === Noun === észak (usually uncountable, plural északok) (singular only) north (one of the four major compass points) Coordinate terms: dél, kelet, nyugat ==== Usage notes ==== Names of compass points are not capitalized in Hungarian unless they refer to a given bloc of countries or states or when they are part of a proper name (e.g. Nyugat-Szahara). However, their abbreviations are capitalized and have no dot at the end. (The dotted forms are the abbreviations of the related adjectives suffixed with ‑i.) ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== compass points: égtájak: [edit] ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === észak 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. észak in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).