Csatornás

Csatornás is a Hungarian adjective meaning “having channels” or “channelized,” formed from the word csatorna (channel, duct, sewer) with the suffix -s. It is used to describe objects or systems that contain or are organized around channels, such as drainage networks, irrigation canals, sewer systems, or waterways that have been artificially divided into multiple channels. The term can also be used more broadly to describe structures that exhibit canal-like passages.

In technical contexts, csatornás commonly appears in hydrology, civil engineering, and related disciplines. For example, a csatornás folyó refers to a river that has been modified into artificial channels, and a csatornás hálózat denotes a network of channels used for drainage or irrigation. The word can also describe canalized landscapes or urban infrastructure featuring channel-based drainage, such as csatornás árok or csatornás rendszer. In biology or anatomy, csatornás may be used to denote canal-like structures, though more specialized terms are often preferred.

Etymology: The term derives from csatorna, meaning channel or canal, itself linked to the concept of a duct or conduit. The adjective form csatornás uses the common Hungarian suffix -s, and is most frequently found in technical or disciplinary language rather than everyday speech.

See also: csatorna, csatornázás, csatornázott, csatornázó.