külön

Lexicalization of the alternative kül form of the adverb kívül (“outside”) +‎ -ön (superessive), originally probably in the sense “separately, at a different place”, first attested as “one by one”, as well as “different” (adjective), both from the 15th century.^[1]

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• Hyphenation: kü‧lön
• Rhymes: -øn

külön

1. separately, apart
2. specifically, expressly

   Synonyms: kimondottan, kifejezetten, direkt

This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with külön-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see külön-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.

külön (not comparable)

1. separate

Its archaic comparative form, különb (“superior”, literary), is used separately from this adjective. The inflected forms (given below) are very rare.

• külön in Pusztai, Ferenc (ed.). Magyar értelmező kéziszótár (“A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian”). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003. 2nd, expanded and revised edition →ISBN. Online searchable version (under development)
• külön 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
• (adverb): külön in Czuczor, Gergely and János Fogarasi: A magyar nyelv szótára (“A Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”). Pest: Emich Gusztáv Magyar Akadémiai Nyomdász, 1862–1874.
• (adjective): külön in Czuczor, Gergely and János Fogarasi: A magyar nyelv szótára (“A Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”). Pest: Emich Gusztáv Magyar Akadémiai Nyomdász, 1862–1874.