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Hungarian
Etymology
From the sajn- stem of sajnál (“to regret”) + -os (adjective-forming suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Adverb
sajnos
- unfortunately, sadly, alas
- Sajnos a rendelése még nem érkezett meg. ― Unfortunately, your order hasn't arrived yet.
References
Further reading
- sajnos 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