otthon

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From ott +‎ honn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈothon] Hyphenation: ott‧hon Rhymes: -on === Noun === otthon (plural otthonok) home (one’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one’s family) Synonyms: lakás, lakhely, lakóhely, hajlék (mostly in compounds) home, hostel, refuge, shelter, asylum (a place of rest or care) Synonyms: szállás, szálló, menhely, menedék ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== See the terms derived from the adverb below. === Adverb === otthon at home Coordinate terms: otthonról, (both: from home) hazulról, ([to] home) haza Péter otthon van. ― Peter is at home. Érezd magad otthon! ― Make yourself at home! construed with van and -ban/-ben: to be familiar with some field Synonyms: jártas, járatos ==== Usage notes ==== Compare the usage of otthon vs. itthon. If the speaker is absent from her home when she speaks, use otthon. A férjem otthon van. ― My husband is at home. If the speaker is at home at the time when she speaks, use itthon: A férjem itthon van. ― My husband is at home. ==== Derived terms ==== See the terms derived from the noun above. === See also === haza === Further reading === (home, abode, domicile, residence): otthon 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. (at home): otthon 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.