viszont

See also: viszont-

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of the visz- ~ vissz- stem of vissza (“back”) +‎ -n (locative suffix) +‎ -t (locative suffix).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvisont]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: vi‧szont
Rhymes: -ont

Adverb

viszont (not comparable)

same to you, likewise
Synonym: viszont kívánom!

A: Minden jót kívánok! - B: Én is viszont! ― A: I wish you the best! - B: Likewise!
vice versa, in the other direction, the other way round
(obsolete) again
Synonyms: ismét, újra, megint

Usage notes

This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with viszont-, 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 viszont-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.

Derived terms

viszontagság

Compound words

Related terms

viszonoz

Conjunction

viszont

however, but, still, on the other hand
Synonyms: de, deviszont, azonban, ugyanakkor

References

^ viszont in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)