utóbb

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Hungarian

Etymology

utol +‎ -b (comparative suffix), with the final -lb assimilating to -bb.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈutoːbː]
  • Hyphenation: utóbb

Adverb

utóbb (superlative legutóbb)

  1. (literary) later
    Synonyms: később, majd, utólag, rövidesen, utólagosan, kisvártatva
    Utóbb megtudtuk, hogy igaza volt. ― Later we found out that he was right.
  2. (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.
  3. (slightly dated, postposition-like, with -val/-vel) later (after a defined period of time)
    Egy órával utóbb megérkeztek. ― An hour later they had arrived.

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References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
  2. ^ 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.)
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