boltok

Boltok is the Hungarian plural noun meaning shops or stores; the singular form is bolt. In everyday language, bolt refers to a retail establishment where goods are sold, from small neighborhood shops to large supermarket chains. The term is used across Hungary and among Hungarian-speaking communities in neighboring regions, such as Transylvania, Slovakia, and Serbia, as well as in diaspora communities.

Usage and examples: Boltok encompass a range of retail formats, including family-owned corner shops, convenience stores, and chain supermarkets. Phrases commonly used with bolt include discussing opening hours (nyitvatartási idő), location (a boltok a belvárosban), or shopping in the stores (boltokban vásárolni). The plural boltok is standard when referring to multiple stores.

Morphology and related terms: Like many Hungarian nouns, bolt forms its plural as boltok. Possessive forms attach to the noun in the usual Hungarian way, for example boltom means my shop, boltja means his/her shop. The adjective bolti means in-store or retail, as in bolti ár (store price). A shopkeeper or vendor is described by boltos. A network of stores or a retail chain is called bolthálózat or a similar term in common usage.

See also: bolt (singular), bolti, boltos, bolthálózat. Boltok constitute a basic unit of retail geography in Hungarian-speaking areas, reflecting the distribution and variety of consumer access in urban and rural settings.