alkalomadtán

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of alkalom (“opportunity, occasion”) +‎ adtán (“on being given/supplied”), from ad (“to give, supply”) +‎ -tán, lexicalized from -ta +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlkɒlomɒtːaːn]
  • Hyphenation: al‧ka‧lom‧ad‧tán
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adverb

alkalomadtán

  1. when (an) opportunity arises, should (the) occasion arise
    Synonym: (proscribed, colloquial in this sense) alkalmasint

Further reading

  • alkalomadtán 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.
  • alkalomadtán 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 2024).
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