cirmos

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From an otherwise unattested base word + -os (“adjective-forming suffix”). Earlier it was also used for wolves, sheep or goats, but today it is used mainly for cats. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡sirmoʃ] Hyphenation: cir‧mos Rhymes: -oʃ === Adjective === cirmos (comparative cirmosabb, superlative legcirmosabb) brindled (of a gray color with brown streaks or spots; used for cats, poultry, dogs) (rare) ash-grey (rare, folksy) dirty-faced, filthy, sooty (of a child) (dialectal, of plants) striped cirmos alma ― striped apple ==== Declension ==== === Noun === cirmos (plural cirmosok) tabby (tabby cat) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === cirmos 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. cirmos 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 2026).