hányada

Hányada is a Hungarian noun related to hányad, meaning a portion, share, or fraction of a whole. The base hányad refers to a part of something that has been divided, and hányada is the possessive form used to indicate ownership or association, roughly translating to “its share” or “the share belonging to it.” In practice, hányad/hányada appears in mathematical, financial, and legal contexts when describing how a quantity or estate is divided among participants.

In mathematics and everyday language, the term denotes a portion of a quantity or a part of a whole, without specifying a particular numeric value. In legal and financial contexts, hányad is often used to describe a defined portion allocated to a person—for example, a share of an inheritance, dividend, or other asset. The possessive form hányada emphasizes that the share belongs to or is assigned to someone or something.

Usage notes: hányad is the more general noun for a portion, while hányada is the inflected possessive form used in formal or written contexts to express possession. The word illustrates how Hungarian nouns combine numerals and suffixes to express parts of wholes and their allocation among different agents.

See also: Hungarian language, fractions, inheritance law, distribution.