véletlenül

Hungarian

Etymology

From véletlen (“unintentional, random”) +‎ -ül (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈveːlɛtlɛnyl]
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  • Hyphenation: vé‧let‧le‧nül
  • Rhymes: -yl

Adverb

véletlenül

  1. accidentally, by chance, by accident (unexpectedly, without planning to do so)
    Synonym: véletlenségből
    Antonym: szándékosan
  2. accidentally (unintentionally, inadvertently)
    Synonym: akaratlanul
    Antonyms: szándékosan, szántszándékkal, direkt, készakarva
  3. happen to, (if ……) should (with small likelihood)
    Synonyms: esetleg, netán

Further reading

  • véletlenül 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.
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