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Hungarian
Etymology
utol + -b (comparative suffix), with the final -lb assimilating to -bb.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Adverb
utóbb (superlative legutóbb)
- (literary) later
- Synonyms: később, majd, utólag, rövidesen, utólagosan, kisvártatva
- Utóbb megtudtuk, hogy igaza volt. ― Later we found out that he was right.
- (folksy) ultimately, in the end (assuming an unpleasant outcome)
- Synonyms: végül, utoljára
- Még utóbb ő lesz az igazgató. ― She might even be the director in the end.
- (slightly dated, postposition-like, with -val/-vel) later (after a defined period of time)
- Egy órával utóbb megérkeztek. ― An hour later they had arrived.
Derived terms
References
- ^ utóbb in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
- ^ utóbb in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- utóbb 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