ali-
English edit
Etymology edit
Representing the Latin āla (“wing”).
Pronunciation edit
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ali-
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
anatomy, zoology: lateral expansion
References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed., 1989), s.v. “ali-”
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Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
An unofficial extension of the correlatives, based on the adjective alia (other).
Prefix edit
ali-
- (neologism, nonstandard, proscribed) other-, else- (correlative prefix)
Derived terms edit
- aliu another one (plural: others), (an)other (with a noun)
- alies another's, others', someone else's
- aliel in another way, otherwise
- aliam at another time
- aliom another amount
- alial for another reason
The expected forms *alia (another kind of) and *alie (elsewhere) are not used, as they already exist with the meanings alia (“other”) and alie (“otherwise”). The compounds alispeca (“another kind of”) and aliloke (“another place”) may be used instead. Alio (“another”) (without a noun) (plural: others) is not derived as a correlative, being the nominal form of the adjective, but is synonymous with the expected correlative.
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From ali (“beneath”).
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
ali-
Usage notes edit
- ala- is used as a nominal prefix, whereas ali- is (mostly) used as a verbal prefix:
- Aliarvioiko yläluokka alaluokkaa?
- Is the lower class being underestimated by the upper class?
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “ali-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Ingrian edit
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ali-
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Probably a truncation of alius (“other”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
ali-
- some- (turns interrogative pronouns into indefinite pronouns)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34