határon túli

Hungarian

Difference between the borders of the Kingdom of Hungary (green) and independent Hungary after 1920 (pink)

Etymology

From határon túl (“beyond the border”) +‎ -i (“of, from, -related”, adjective-forming suffix), from határ (“border, boundary”) +‎ -on (“on”, case suffix) +‎ túl (“beyond”). Literally: “of/from [the regions] beyond the border”, referring to the current state borders of Hungary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒtaːrontuːli]

Adjective

határon túli (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the ethnic Hungarian minorities living in the areas surrounding present-day Hungary which were part of the former Kingdom of Hungary before the major territorial changes resulting from the Treaty of Trianon of 1920.

Declension

• For the adjective, see túli.
• The inflected noun határon remains unchanged.

See also

• Trianon