hegyes

Hegy es is a Hungarian word meaning pointed or sharp at the end. It is an adjective formed from the noun hegy, meaning hill or mountain, with the suffix -es that marks characteristics. The primary sense of hegyes is that of having a peak or point, such as a pointed tip or a landscape feature with a sharp crest. In ordinary language it can describe objects with a pointed end and is used in descriptive or technical contexts to convey a characteristic shape.

In Hungarian usage, hegyes can appear in descriptive phrases and compound expressions. It is commonly employed to depict physical forms, for example describing terrain with pronounced peaks or ridges, or objects that end in a point. The word functions as an attribute before nouns and can be used predicatively in sentences, contributing to precise geometric or morphological descriptions in various registers, from everyday speech to geographic writing.

In toponymy and geography, hegyes is a frequent descriptive element in place names and regional descriptions. It signals terrain features such as pointed hills, sharp ridges, or other peak-like forms that characterize a location. Because Hungarian-speaking communities and historical borders extend beyond present-day Hungary, the root appears in toponyms across Hungary and neighboring regions with Hungarian heritage, reflecting historical settlement and geographic naming patterns. See also hegy, hegység.