Hívó

Hívó is a Hungarian term derived from the verb hív, meaning to call or invite. It is formed as a present active participle and can function as either an adjective meaning “calling” or as a noun referring to a caller or the thing that calls. In everyday language it occurs in various compounds and phrases, often linked to the act of summoning or signaling.

Common uses include devices and documents associated with calling. For example, hívó készülék refers to a call device such as an intercom or nurse-call button, and ágyhívó denotes a bed-call system used to summon care from a nurse. The word also appears in legal or administrative terms such as hívólevél, a summons letter used to formally summon a person to an event or procedure.

In telecommunications and radio contexts, hívó is related to terms like hívófél, the caller or calling party, and hívójel, the call sign used to identify a transmitter or station. These uses emphasize the core meaning of initiating contact or signaling another party. The form is commonly found in official phrasing, technical jargon, and everyday speech when describing the act or tool of summoning, inviting, or signaling.

Etymology and grammar: hívó comes from the verb hív with the nominalizing suffix -ó. In Hungarian, it behaves as a present participle adjective and can also serve as a noun in certain contexts, often requiring adjectival agreement with the noun it modifies or stands beside in compounds.