alkalom

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From the obsolete alk (“conformity, adaptation, adjustment to something”) +‎ -alom (noun-forming suffix). The original stem is probably related to Hungarian alkot (“to create”) and alku (“deal”), and it may also be related to Hungarian olt (“to vaccinate”), which may derive from Proto-Uralic *alɜ- (“to add/fasten to something, fit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒlkɒlom] Rhymes: -om Hyphenation: al‧ka‧lom === Noun === alkalom (plural alkalmak) occasion, opportunity, chance Synonyms: lehetőség, esély occasion (the time when something happens) Synonym: esemény time, occasion, instance, occurrence (see also the examples at alkalommal) Synonyms: íz(ben), (after the numeral stem) -szor/-szer/-ször, (less commonly) eset event, meeting, session (of a group or community) Synonyms: találkozó, ülés, összejövetel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: alcam === References === === Further reading === alkalom in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. alkalom in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).