Kiköthöz

Kiköthöz is a form that appears in Hungarian texts as a directional combination derived from the noun kikötő (dock, harbor) and the suffix -hoz, used to express movement toward a harbor. In standard Hungarian the common spelling for this meaning is kikötőhöz. The variant kiköthöz is typically considered nonstandard, a misspelling, or a dialectal/ornamental form rather than a separate, widely recognized word.

Etymology and grammar: The construction combines kikötő with the locative/directional suffix -hoz. Hungarian suffixes of this type agree with vowel harmony, and the base kikötő ends with the back rounded vowel ö, which yields the form -höz in standard usage. Therefore, the standard locative is kikötőhöz, not kiköthöz. If one encounters kiköthöz, it is often treated as a typographical error or a regional/archaic variant rather than the correct form in contemporary usage.

Usage: The phrase denotes direction toward a harbor. Examples include: a kikötőhöz vezető út (the road to the harbor) and kikötőhöz közel (near the harbor). It is typically part of a larger noun phrase and not used as a standalone noun.

See also: kikötő (dock/harbor), -hoz as a general directional suffix in Hungarian, other directional forms such as -hoz, -hez, -höz depending on the preceding vowel. In standard texts, prefer kikötőhöz for the meaning “to the harbor.”