alább

Hungarian

Etymology

alá +‎ -bb

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlaːbː]

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• Hyphenation: alább
• Rhymes: -aːbː

Adverb

alább

1. (literally, now chiefly literary) down, below (in or to a lower place)

   Synonyms: lejjebb, (in a lower place) mélyebben, (to a lower place) mélyebbre

2. (figuratively) below (later in the same text)

Usage notes

This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with alább-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see alább-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.

Derived terms

• alábbi

 

Further reading

• alább in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• alább in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)