Nyírás

Nyírás is a Hungarian noun that denotes the act of cutting, clipping, or shearing. It derives from the verb nyírni, meaning to cut or shear, and is used in a broad range of contexts where material is removed or shortened by cutting. The term commonly appears in agriculture, horticulture, and daily speech to describe both plant and animal processes as well as the shaping of objects.

In agricultural and horticultural practice, nyírás most often refers to mowing or cutting vegetation. Fűnyírás means lawn or grass mowing, typically performed with a scythe or mowing machine and carried out to maintain turf or harvest forage. Nyírás can also describe hedges or shrubs being trimmed to shape or maintain density, though more specific terms such as metszés (pruning) or nyesés are also used in some contexts.

Nyírás is also applied to the shearing of animals or the removal of wool, such as gyapjú nyírása in sheep farming. In industrial or craft settings, it can denote cutting materials to size or shape, using tools ranging from scissors and hand shears to powered cutting devices (nyírógépek, nyíróeszközök). The exact meaning depends on the subject being cut and the context of use.

Common tools associated with nyírás include the scythe (kasza), shears, lawnmowers (fűnyíró), and hedge trimmers (bokornyíró). The concept encompasses both manual and mechanical cutting, as well as seasonal considerations, maintenance implications, and environmental impact, such as habitat effects from mowing regimes.

See also: fűnyírás, nyírás (shearing), metszés, nyesés.