összefolyik

Összefolyik is a Hungarian verb meaning "to flow together" or "to merge." It is used primarily to describe watercourses that meet and join to form a single stream or river. The prefix össze- conveys the sense of togetherness, while folyamk or folyik (flow) expresses the action of flowing. The verb is intransitive and commonly appears with a directional complement, for example into a larger river or body of water (e.g., egy nagyobb folyóba).

In hydrology and geography, the related noun összefolyás denotes the confluence or merging point of two or more streams. The verb and its noun are standard terms in Hungarian descriptions of river systems, watershed analysis, and topographic reporting. Beyond literal watercourses, össze- folyik is also used metaphorically to describe things that come together to form a unified whole, such as ideas, organizations, or resources.

Examples:

- Két patak összefolyik egy nagyobb folyóba a völgyben. (Two streams flow together into a larger river in the valley.)

- Az Európai intézmények összefolyása egy újabb gazdasági projektet eredményezett. (The merging of European institutions yielded a new economic project.)

See also:

- összefolyás (confluence, the noun form describing where streams meet)

- folyik (to flow)

- confluence (for cross-lacustrine or cross-linguistic reference)