nagy

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *nᴕńćɜ (“strong, hard”). Cognates include Komi-Permyak нач (nać, “entirely, totally”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnɒɟ] Rhymes: -ɒɟ === Adjective === nagy (comparative nagyobb, superlative legnagyobb) big, great Antonym: kicsi (letter) capital, uppercase ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === nagy (plural nagyok) an important person az egyház nagyjai ― the fathers of the church a múlt nagyjai ― the great people of the past an older child an adult (with a possessive suffix) the bulk, majority, greater/better part (of a set) Synonyms: zöm, többség, oroszlánrész ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === nagy 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.