lábas

lábas is a Hungarian adjective meaning “having legs” or “legged.” It is formed from the noun láb (leg) with a suffix that yields an adjective describing a state or attribute. The term is not a common everyday descriptor in modern speech; it tends to appear in more technical, descriptive, or historical contexts, where a general word for “having legs” is needed rather than a precise count.

In practice, használata (usage) of lábas is limited and context-dependent. For living beings, Hungarian typically prefers specific counting or limb-based expressions such as négy lábú (four-legged) or nyolclábú (eight-legged) rather than a broad lábas form. When referring to objects or devices that stand on supports, speakers might employ more common compound expressions or alternative vocabulary, and the lábas construction is more likely to be encountered in older texts or in regional dialects rather than in contemporary standard usage.

Etymology-wise, lábas exemplifies how Hungarian forms adjectives from a base noun (láb) by adding a suffix to denote a characteristic. As with many such adjectives, its exact sense can shift slightly with context, and its usage is largely confined to descriptive or terminological passages rather than to everyday conversation.

See also: láb, -lábú suffix, négy lábú, nyolclábú.