Sétáló

Sétáló is a Hungarian term with senses related to walking. As a noun, it denotes a person who is walking—a pedestrian. As an attributive adjective, it describes something related to walking or intended for pedestrians, such as a walking path or a pedestrian-friendly area. In urban planning and tourism, the word is commonly used to designate spaces where motor vehicle traffic is limited to prioritize pedestrians, for example sétálóutca (pedestrian street), sétálóút (pedestrian walkway), and sétálózóna or sétálóövezet (pedestrian zone).

Etymology and grammar: sétáló is formed from the verb sétál ('to walk') with the suffix -ó, which in Hungarian creates nouns indicating agents or adjectives describing a characteristic. Thus sétáló can function as both a noun (a walker, a pedestrian) and an adjective (walking, pedestrian).

Usage notes: The term appears in signage, official planning documents, media, and everyday speech. In everyday life, saying "sétáló" on its own is more common in contexts where the pedestrian status is assumed from surrounding signs (e.g., "a sétáló" meaning "the pedestrian") or in compound terms.

See also: Gyalogos (pedestrian); Pedestrian zone; Pedestrian street.