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Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of the Old Hungarian noun ki ~ kiv (“outer part”) + -l (ablative suffix).
Pronunciation
Adverb
kívül
- outside, outdoors
- Synonym: kint
- Antonyms: belül, bent
Derived terms
Postposition
kívül
- outside of something (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön)
- apart from, besides (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön)
Declension
When used with personal pronouns, the postposition is placed after the declined form, e.g. rajtam kívül (“besides me”). The other option is the declension of the postposition itself. It is, however, archaic or poetic:
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- kívül 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