tízezer

Tízezer is the Hungarian word for the number ten thousand, a cardinal numeral used to describe quantities and to count in everyday speech as well as in formal contexts.

Etymology and form: The term tízezer is a compound of tíz (ten) and ezer (thousand). In modern Hungarian it is written as a single word, tízezer. Like other Hungarian numerals, it can be used before a noun to specify a quantity, for example tízezer ember.

Usage and notation: In written Hungarian, large numbers are often formatted with spaces as thousands separators, so the numeral form 10 000 is common alongside the word tízezer. The two forms can be interchangeable depending on style or context, with tízezer used in prose and the digit form used in tables, charts, or numerical data. Examples include tízezer forint (ten thousand forints) or tízezer ember (ten thousand people).

Grammatical notes: As a fixed cardinal number, tízezer typically accompanies a noun to indicate quantity, with the noun inflected according to Hungarian grammar. The numeral itself does not change form for gender or number beyond its own role as a quantity descriptor.

Related numbers: Tízezer sits between száz (hundred) and százezer (one hundred thousand) in the Hungarian numeral system. Other large numbers include millió (million) and milliárd (billion), which follow the same pattern of combining base numerals.

See also: Hungarian numerals; Száz, Százezer, Millió.