napokon
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɒpokon]
- Hyphenation: na‧po‧kon
Noun
napokon
- superessive plural of nap
- Ezeken a napokon nem dolgozunk. - We don't work on these days.
- Nyári napokon szeretünk sétálni. - We like to take walks on summer days.
- napokon át tart - it lasts for several days
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From na- + po- + Proto-Slavic *konъ (“beginning”) (compare Old Church Slavonic конь (konĭ, “beginning”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nâpokon/
- Hyphenation: na‧po‧kon
Adverb
nȁpokon (Cyrillic spelling на̏покон)
Slovak
Etymology
Univerbation of na + (dialectal or dated) pokon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /napɔkɔn/, [ˈnapɔkɔn]
- Rhymes: -ɔkɔn
- Hyphenation: na‧po‧kon
Adverb
napokon
- finally, at last, eventually (in the final phase, at the very end of a process or sequence)
- Synonyms: nakoniec, naostatok
- Tenký ľad sa pod váhou korčuliara napokon prelomil. ― The thin ice eventually broke under the skater's weight.
Particle
napokon
- after all, ultimately, anyway (used to introduce a conclusive point, often with a tone of satisfaction, resignation, or justification)
- Synonyms: nakoniec, konečne
- Mali by sme mu odpustiť, veď je to napokon jedno. ― We should forgive him, after all, it doesn't matter anymore.
Further reading
- “napokon”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026