halmozni

Halmozni is a Hungarian verb meaning to pile up, to accumulate, or to hoard. It is primarily transitive, used with a direct object (for example halmozni valamit, to pile something up). It can also be used in an intransitive sense in the reflexive form halmozódik, meaning to accumulate or to become accumulated over time. The base noun halom means a heap or pile, which gives the verb its core sense of gathering material into a larger mass.

Halmozni derives from halom plus the productive suffix -ozni, which turns nouns into verbs. The prefix fel- can be added to form a stronger sense of collecting to a large or excessive degree, as in felhalmozni, meaning to hoard or accumulate extensively.

Usage: The verb appears in contexts involving the gathering of tangible objects, data, time, or responsibilities. It is common in both journalism and everyday speech when describing accumulation activities. Example sentences include: A gyerekek a padlóra halmozták fel a játékokat. A cég adatsorokat halmoz fel a felhőben. Az adományok felhalmozódtak az árvíz utáni segélyakciókban.

See also: halom, felhalmozás, halmozódás.