mappát

Mappát is the accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun mappa, a loanword used to refer to a flat binder or folder for papers. In everyday Hungarian, mappa denotes a document folder, typically made of cardboard or plastic, sometimes with a clasp, and used to organize school papers, reports, or office documents. The term is common in schools and workplaces and can be used interchangeably with related terms like dosszié, though dosszié often carries a more formal or dossier-like nuance.

The word mappa entered Hungarian as a loanword from European languages, most plausibly via German Mappe or related forms in other languages, where it likewise referred to a folder or case for papers. In Hungarian, the primary sense is purely organizational rather than geographic or cartographic; the common Hungarian word for map remains térkép.

Usage notes and forms: the base noun is feminine, with plural mappák and the accusative plural mappákat. For example: A mappát a fiókba tettem. Vettem egy mappát az iskolába hozni. In practice, mappa remains a everyday, neutral term for a portable document holder, contrasting with more specialized terms such as dosszié for a dossier or file.

See also: dosszié, dossziék.