hetfo

Hetfo, written hétfő in standard Hungarian orthography, is the name of Monday. It is the first day of the week in the Hungarian calendar and, in contexts aligned with ISO conventions, marks the start of the workweek in Hungary. In many calendar formats, hétfő is used to label dates and events that occur at the beginning of the work routine.

Etymology and historical context: The name hétfő derives from hét, meaning seven, and fő, meaning head or chief. This combination historically signals the first day of the weekly cycle in older calendrical systems, a status that has continued in contemporary usage.

Usage in language and daily life: In modern Hungarian, hétfő is used to refer to the day itself. The adverbial form hétfőn means “on Monday,” and the adjective hétfői is used to describe things related to Monday, such as hétfői találkozó (Monday meeting). In everyday life, hétfő commonly denotes the start of the typical workweek for many Hungarians.

Spelling and variants: The standard Hungarian spelling is hétfő. In contexts that require ASCII characters, it may be written as hetfo. The name is not a proper noun, so capitalization follows general sentence rules.

See also: Days of the week, Hungarian language, Week.