Meaning of mű- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. artificial, man-made, false, mock (not genuine)
   morpheme
2. technical, professional
   morpheme
3. artistic, (sometimes) historic (related to a product of human creativity)
   morpheme
4. literary (created by a known author, as opposed to being folk-derived)
   morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“mű- + anyag (“material”) → műanyag (“plastic”, literally “artificial material”)”

“mű- + hold (“moon”) → műhold (“satellite”, literally “artificial moon”)”

“mű- + út (“road”) → műút (“main road, highway”, literally “artificial road”)”

“mű- + fog (“tooth”) → műfog (“denture, false/artificial tooth”)”

“mű- + könny (“tear”) → műkönnyek (“crocodile tears”, literally “false tears”)”

“mű- + egyetem (“university”) → műegyetem (“technical university”)”

“mű- + szó (“word”) → műszó (“technical term”)”

“mű- + nyelv (“language”) → műnyelv (“technical jargon”) (dated)”

“mű- + bútor (“furniture”) → műbútor (“furniture of fine craftsmanship”)”

“mű- + emlék (“relic, memento”) → műemlék (“historic monument”)”

“mű- + dal (“song”) → műdal (“song by a known author”)”

“mű- + mese (“tale”) → műmese (“tale by a known author”)”

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