alkony

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Back-formation from alkonyodik. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. First attested in 1746. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒlkoɲ] Rhymes: -oɲ Hyphenation: al‧kony === Noun === alkony (plural alkonyok) (poetic, preferred in compounds) dusk, twilight, nightfall Synonym: alkonyat ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === alkony 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. alkony 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).