otthon

From ott +‎ honn.

• IPA^(key): [ˈothon]

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• Hyphenation: ott‧hon
• Rhymes: -on

otthon (plural otthonok)

1. 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

2. (mostly in compounds) home, hostel, refuge, shelter, asylum (a place of rest or care)

   Synonyms: szállás, szálló, menhely, menedék

See the terms derived from the adverb below.

otthon

1. 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!

2. construed with van and -ban/-ben: to be familiar with some field

   Synonyms: jártas, járatos

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.

See the terms derived from the noun above.

• haza

• (home, abode, domicile, residence): otthon 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
• (at home): otthon 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