Hosszúságú

Hosszúságú is a Hungarian adjective meaning “of a given length” or “lengthwise.” It is used to describe objects that have a specific length and typically follows a numeral with a unit of measurement, before the noun it modifies. For example, öt centiméter hosszúságú szalag refers to a ribbon that is five centimeters long, and 100 méter hosszúságú kábel refers to a cable that is one hundred meters long.

The term is formed from hosszú (long) and hosszúság (length) with the suffix -ú, yielding “hosszúságú” meaning “of length.” It belongs to a class of -ságú adjectives that express a dimension-related property, alongside words such as szélességű (of width) and magasságú (of height). In usage, it specifies a precise length when combined with a numeral and unit; otherwise the simpler adjective hosszú is often used to denote general longness.

Usage and context: In technical and formal Hungarian, hosszúságú is common in engineering, manufacturing, and geometry to denote exact lengths. It is most natural when the length is specified by a numeral and unit, as in “egy méter hosszúságú tábla” (a one-meter-long board) or “hatszáz milliméter hosszúságú cső” (a six-hundred-millimeter-long pipe). In everyday speech, speakers may prefer küriblebb expressions or omit the -ságú form and say “hosszú” or use a direct “X méter hosszú.”