utóbb
التعريفات والمعاني
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
From utol + -b (comparative suffix), with the final -lb assimilating to -bb.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈutoːbː]
Rhymes: -oːbː
Hyphenation: utóbb
Syllabification: u‧tóbb
=== Adverb ===
utóbb (superlative legutóbb)
(literary) later
Synonyms: később, majd, utólag, rövidesen, utólagosan, kisvártatva
Utóbb megtudtuk, hogy igaza volt. ― Later we found out that he was right.
(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.
(slightly dated, postposition-like, with -val/-vel) later (after a defined period of time)
Egy órával utóbb megérkeztek. ― An hour later they had arrived.
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
utóbb 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.