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Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of al (“lower part”) + -tt (locative suffix). The root al- is from Proto-Uralic *ëla.
Pronunciation
Postposition
alatt
- under, below, underneath
- az asztal alatt ― under the table
- in, in/over the course of (temporal)
- Synonyms: közben, során, folyamán
- tíz perc alatt ― in (the course of) ten minutes
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Further reading
- alatt in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- alatt in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)