címként

Címként is a Hungarian adverbial suffix construction formed from the noun cím (title) with the postpositional suffix -ként, used to express that something is used or regarded as a title. It functions similarly to the English expression "as a title" and is part of the broader family of Hungarian -ként forms that indicate role or function.

Usage and function: The form is typically used in predicative clauses or after verbs to indicate the function of an element as a title in a given context. For example, it can appear in statements such as a document serving as title or a section being designated as a title. In practice you will see phrases like a dokumentum címeként szerepel or a fejezet címként szolgál, meaning “it appears as the document’s title” and “the section serves as the title,” respectively.

Morphology: -ként attaches to a noun to denote role or function; when combined with possessed forms or in complex noun phrases, the exact spelling adapts to the surrounding grammar, as in a dokumentum címeként, meaning “as the document’s title.” The construction is productive and widely used in formal and literary Hungarian to express designation or labeling.

See also: Hungarian suffix -ként; grammatical expressions of role and function; use of titles in Hungarian syntax.