fogékony

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From fog (“to catch”) +‎ -ékony (adjective-forming suffix denoting ability or tendency). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfoɡeːkoɲ] Rhymes: -oɲ Hyphenation: fo‧gé‧kony === Adjective === fogékony (comparative fogékonyabb, superlative legfogékonyabb) (higher register, of a person) sensitive (to something: -ra/-re or iránt) A lelke fogékony volt a természet szépségei iránt. ― Her soul was sensitive to the beauties of nature. (higher register, of a person) receptive (having good intellectual abilities, quick to understand and learn) (of a person) susceptible (easily getting ill; to something: -ra/-re) Vannak, akik fogékonyak a betegségekre. ― Some people are susceptible to illness. (higher register, rare, of a woman) fertile, fecund (prone to conception and easily becoming pregnant) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === fogékony 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.