biztos

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From bízik (“to trust”) +‎ -t (noun-forming suffix) + -os (adjective-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbistoʃ] Hyphenation: biz‧tos Rhymes: -oʃ === Adjective === biztos (comparative biztosabb, superlative legbiztosabb) safe, secure sure, steady sure of, certain, confident, positive (with -ban/-ben) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === biztos (not comparable) surely, certainly Synonym: biztosan probably, perhaps, maybe Synonym: biztosan ==== Usage notes ==== To make clear that the meaning surely, certainly is implied, one can use biztos as the adjective followed by the word hogy (“that”) as in: Biztos, hogy ők voltak azok. ― It is sure that it was them. This makes it clear that it is not a probability but a certainty in contrast to the ambiguous phrasing: Biztos ők voltak azok. ― It must have been them. / It was surely them. === Noun === biztos (plural biztosok) commissioner, policeman Biztos úr! ― Officer! (addressing a policeman) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === (sure, certain): biztos 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. (commissioner, policeman): biztos 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. biztos 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).