hierarchikusak

Hierarchikusak is the plural predicative form of the Hungarian adjective hierarchikus, meaning "hierarchical" or "structured in ranks." As used in Hungarian grammar, hierarchikusak appears after a plural subject to assert that the subject members possess a hierarchical quality (for example: "A szervezetek hierarchikusak" — "The organizations are hierarchical").

Etymology and formation: hierarchikus is an international borrowing ultimately from Greek/Latin roots (hierarchia → hierarchikos) adapted into Hungarian. The plural predicative ending -ak reflects Hungarian vowel harmony: because the adjective contains back vowels, the back-vowel plural suffix -ak is used rather than the front-vowel variant -ek.

Usage: hierarchikusak describes systems, organizations, structures or arrangements characterized by levels, ranks, or nested relationships. It is commonly applied in contexts such as management and organizational studies ("A vállalatok gyakran hierarchikusak"), computer science (e.g., file systems, data structures), taxonomy and social sciences.

Related terms and opposites: related nouns include hierarchia (hierarchy) and hierarchikus (adjective in singular). Common antonyms or contrasts are egalitárius, horizontális or lapos, which denote non-hierarchical or flat arrangements. As an adjective form, hierarchikusak follows standard Hungarian agreement and placement rules for predicative adjectives.