mű-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Hungarian

Etymology

See mű.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmyː]

Prefix

mű-

  1. artificial, man-made, false, mock (not genuine)
    Synonyms: (artificial) mesterséges, (fake) hamis, (false) ál-
    ‎mű- + ‎anyag (“material”) → ‎műanyag (“plastic”, literally “artificial material”)
    ‎mű- + ‎hold (“moon”) → ‎műhold (“satellite”, literally “artificial moon”)
    ‎mű- + ‎út (“road”) → ‎műút (“main road, highway”, literally “artificial road”)
    ‎mű- + ‎fog (“tooth”) → ‎műfog (“denture, false/artificial tooth”)
    ‎mű- + ‎könny (“tear”) → ‎műkönnyek (“crocodile tears”, literally “false tears”)
  2. technical, professional
    Synonyms: szak-, szakmai
    ‎mű- + ‎egyetem (“university”) → ‎műegyetem (“technical university”)
    ‎mű- + ‎szó (“word”) → ‎műszó (“technical term”)
    ‎mű- + ‎nyelv (“language”) → ‎műnyelv (“technical jargon”) (dated)
  3. artistic, (sometimes) historic (related to a product of human creativity)
    Synonym: művészi
    ‎mű- + ‎bútor (“furniture”) → ‎műbútor (“furniture of fine craftsmanship”)
    ‎mű- + ‎emlék (“relic, memento”) → ‎műemlék (“historic monument”)
  4. literary (created by a known author, as opposed to being folk-derived)
    ‎mű- + ‎dal (“song”) → ‎műdal (“song by a known author”)
    ‎mű- + ‎mese (“tale”) → ‎műmese (“tale by a known author”)

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives prefixed with mű-
Hungarian nouns prefixed with mű-

See also

  • mű and its derivatives, especially those with the noun sense of mű (“work”) like műsor (“program”, literally “series of works”), műhely (“workshop”), and művezető (“foreman, work manager”).
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