Férfi

Férfi is the Hungarian word for an adult male human, equivalent to the English terms "man" or "male." The word is used to identify biological sex in everyday speech when referring to a person who is biologically male, as in egy férfi (a man) or két férfi (two men). It can also function as a gender label in social contexts, though gender identity is a separate concept from biological sex.

In Hungarian grammar, férfi is a masculine noun; the plural form is férfiak, and adjectives agree with it. For example, egy bátor férfi means a brave man, and két bátor férfi means two brave men.

Etymology and history: The origin of the word férfi is native to Hungarian, but the precise historical roots are uncertain. Some scholars have proposed connections to older Hungarian forms or possible links to other Uralic languages, yet there is no broad consensus.

Usage notes: Modern Hungarian uses férfi in a wide range of expressions describing people by gender and age, such as fiatal férfi (young man) or idősebb férfi (elder man). In contrast, for the male sex of non-human animals Hungarian typically uses the word hím rather than férfi. The term carries cultural and social associations related to masculinity, which can vary across contexts and regions but remains a straightforward linguistic label for adult males.