sávokkal

Sávokkal is the Hungarian instrumental plural form of the noun sáv, meaning stripe, band, lane, or zone. The form is used to express that stripes, bands, or lanes are present on or used to decorate something. It appears in descriptive or design-focused language, where objects are characterized by their patterned or segmented appearance, such as textiles, flags, road markings, or architectural details.

Morphology and usage: sávok is the plural nominative of sáv; adding the instrumental suffix -kal yields sávokkal, producing the meaning “with bands/stripes.” This is a standard way to indicate accompaniment or inclusion of bands in a description. For example, A zászlót sávokkal díszítették means “They decorated the flag with stripes.” The form is typically used in sentences that describe materials, designs, or features arranged in parallel bands.

Notes and related terms: The noun sáv forms the basis for related words such as sávos, an adjective meaning striped or banded, and other inflected forms like sávokat (accusative) or sávokkal (instrumental). The use of sávokkal is common in fashion, textiles, heraldry, cartography, and technical descriptions where a pattern or division into bands is a defining characteristic.

Etymology: The sense of sáv as stripe or band is generally treated as a native Hungarian lexical item, with sávokkal representing a standard instrumental form built from the plural sávok. The term is predominantly encountered in descriptive, design, and technical contexts.