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Hungarian
Etymology
From itt + honn.
Pronunciation
Adverb
itthon (not comparable)
- at home
- Itthon vagyok. ― I am at home.
Usage notes
Compare the usage of otthon vs. itthon.
- If the speaker is absent from her home when she speaks, use otthon.
- A férjem otthon van. ― My husband is at home.
- If the speaker is at home at the time when she speaks, use itthon:
- A férjem itthon van. ― My husband is at home.
Derived terms
Further reading
- itthon 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