különben

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Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of különb +‎ -en (case suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkylømbɛn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kü‧lön‧ben

Adverb

különben (not comparable)

  1. otherwise
    Synonyms: egyébként, másként, máskülönben
    A különben zajos étterem most teljesen csendes volt. ― The otherwise noisy restaurant was now completely silent.
  2. (followed by is or sem) after all, anyway
    Különben is, kit érdekel? ― Who cares, anyway?
    Nem tudtam elmenni a koncertre. Különben sem volt egy jó ötlet. ― I couldn't go to the concert. It wasn't such a good idea, anyway.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ különben 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.)
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