Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1462. Lexicalization of hát (back [side]) +‎ -l (ablative suffix), compare felül etc.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhaːtul]
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  • Hyphenation: há‧tul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Adverb

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hátul (not comparable)

  1. at the back, in/at the rear, behind
    Ma hátul szeretnék ülni.Today I'd like to sit at the back.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ hátul 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. The specific suffix is not given at this entry, but mögül, közül, fölül, keresztül etc. are analogous, which are given with the suffix -l.

Further reading

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  • hátul 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