Negy

Negy is a term that most commonly appears as a non-diacritic rendering of the Hungarian word négy, which means the cardinal number four. In standard Hungarian orthography, the word is négy, and diacritics indicate pronunciation and stress. The form negy may be encountered in plain-text sources, informal writing, or systems that omit diacritics; however, it is not considered a separate or correct spelling in proper Hungarian.

In usage terms, négy functions as a basic numeral in counting and in phrases requiring the number four, with related forms used to convey ordinals (such as negyedik for “fourth”). The appearance of negy outside of non-diacritic contexts is typically limited to typographical or transcriptionist circumstances rather than a distinct lexical entry.

Outside of Hungarian, negy can occasionally occur as a surname or place name in various language contexts, but such uses are rare and not part of a standardized international terminology. There is no widely recognized concept or definition of negy in English-language reference works.

See also: négy, Hungarian language, diacritics, four.