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Hungarian
Etymology
From első (“first”) + sorban, from sor (“line”) + -ban (“in”, inessive case suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: el‧ső‧sor‧ban
- Rhymes: -ɒn
Adverb
elsősorban (not comparable)
- primarily, mainly, first of all, above all
- Synonyms: főleg, főként, főképp, főképpen, legfőképpen, mindenekelőtt, különösen
- Coordinate terms: másodsorban, harmadsorban
- Most elsősorban a matematikára kell koncentrálnod, mivel az megy a legnehezebben. ― Now you need to focus primarily on math, as that is what you have the most trouble with.
Further reading
- elsősorban 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
- elsősorban 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)