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Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of the Old Hungarian noun and adjective egyed (“the only one; single, lonely, solitary”) + -ül (adverb-forming suffix), from egy (“one”) + -ed (nominal suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
Adverb
egyedül
- alone, by oneself, on one's own
- Synonyms: magában, egymagában (with personal inflection: magamban, magadban etc.)
- a baj nem jár egyedül ― when it rains it pours (literally, “trouble does not walk alone”)
- Egyedül építettem ezt a várat! ― I built this castle on my own!
- exclusively (nothing else, only the given thing)
- Synonyms: pusztán, csak, csupán, mindössze, kizárólag
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Further reading
- egyedül 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
- egyedül in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).