Pitéhez

Pitéhez is a Hungarian grammatical form formed from the noun pite, meaning pie, combined with the allative suffix -hoz/-hez/-höz. The resulting word, pitéhez, indicates direction toward the pie or movement in the direction of the pie. It is not a standalone lexical entry but a morphologically inflected phrase used in sentences to specify where someone or something is moving.

Morphology and usage are typical of Hungarian postpositional expressions. The suffix -hoz is one of several allative endings that attach to a noun to express “to” or “toward,” with the exact form chosen according to vowel harmony. For stems with front vowels, the allative suffix becomes -hez, so pite (or pité) yields pitéhez when the noun is in play in the sentence. The accent marks reflect vowel length in Hungarian orthography and help indicate pronunciation and grammatical form.

In practical use, pitéhez appears in everyday language when a speaker refers to moving toward a pie, such as in a kitchen or at a table. For example, a sentence might be translated conceptually as “I’m going to the pie” or “to the pie to get a slice.” Because it is a functional grammatical form rather than a separate lexical item, pitéhez is typically encountered in context rather than studied as an independent vocabulary entry.

See also: Hungarian allative suffixes, Hungarian grammar, pite (pie).