Mutatóin

Mutatóin is a form based on the Hungarian noun mutató, which can mean pointer, indicator, or index. In standard modern Hungarian, mutatóin is not a common or productive inflection; it is sometimes described in linguistic discussions as a dialectal or historical variant of locative marking. Because Hungarian locative endings for in/on places are typically -ban/-ben or -on/-en/-ön (with plural forms changing accordingly), mutatóin stands out as an atypical or archaic development rather than a everyday usage.

Linguistic notes suggest that mutatóin may have arisen from a historical variant in which a locative suffix was appended directly to the base noun in certain dialects or older texts. In contemporary usage, speakers would more likely choose standard forms such as mutatóban (in the pointer) or mutatókban (in the pointers), depending on number and definiteness. The form mutatóin is therefore primarily of interest to students of Hungarian morphology and dialectology, rather than a living part of the standard language.

Usage and examples in modern Hungarian are limited. When encountered in texts, mutatóin generally appears as part of a dialectal quotation or scholarly discussion rather than as a natural, widely used phrase. For normal communication, it is advisable to use the standard locative forms to express placement or location with the noun mutató.

See also: mutató, mutatók, mutatóban, mutatókon.