típusos

Típusos is a Hungarian adjective meaning typical, representative, or archetypal. In scholarly usage it is employed to describe features, patterns, or phenomena that are characteristic of a particular language, culture, or category. The term is often used in linguistics, anthropology, and cultural studies to identify elements that signal a broader type rather than a single instance.

Etymology: Típusos derives from típus, meaning type, which itself comes from Latin typus, combined with the Hungarian suffix -os that forms adjectives indicating a quality or relation. The word thus literally conveys “of the type” or “typical.”

Applications: In language typology, típusos features are patterns that are widespread within a language family or define a language-type. In ethnology and cultural analysis, a típusos ritual, artifact, or practice is one that exemplifies the broader category to which it belongs. The term is typically descriptive and context-dependent, highlighting commonalities rather than unique deviations.

Usage notes: Típusos is commonly used with qualifiers such as típusos példa (a typical example) or típusos jellegzetesség (a characteristic feature). In Hungarian academic prose, it may appear with hedging language to acknowledge variation or exceptions within a given type.

See also: typology, archetype, stereotype, typological feature.