ала
Abkhaz
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza *lá (“dog”).
Noun
editа-ла́ • (a-lá)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza *lá (“eye”).
Noun
editа́-ла • (á-la)
- eye (organ of sight)
Bulgarian
editPronunciation
editConjunction
editала • (ala)
- but (conjunction)
Usage notes
editThis conjunction is often used in literature and children's stories, and may contribute to an ominous or moralizing tone.
Chechen
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Nakh.
Verb
editала • (ala)
- to say
Dolgan
editNoun
editала • (ala)
Eastern Mari
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Conjunction
editала • (ala)
- maybe, probably, could be
- hardly, doubtful, who knows
- sometimes... sometimes, either... or, now... now
- ала йӱр йӱреш, ала лум лумеш
- ala jür jüreš, ala lum lumeš
- sometimes it rains, sometimes it snows
- or
- эрла толам ала уке, ом пале
- erla tolam ala uke, om paĺe
- I'll come tomorrow or I won't, I don't know
- about, roughly
Particle
editала • (ala)
- emphatic particle
- шонет мо тый мыйым ала?
- šońet mo tyj myjym ala?
- well, are you thinking about me?
Derived terms
edit- ала-кӧ (ala-kö)
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editала • (ala)
Declension
editDeclension of ала | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
nominative | ала (ala) | ала-влак (ala-vlak) | ||
accusative | алам (alam) | ала-влакым (ala-vlakym) | ||
genitive | алан (alan) | ала-влакын (ala-vlakyn) | ||
dative | алалан (alalan) | ала-влаклан (ala-vlaklan) | ||
comitative | алаге (alage) | ала-влакге (ala-vlakge) | ||
comparative | алала (alala) | ала-влакла (ala-vlakla) | ||
inessive | алаште (alašte) | ала-влакыште (ala-vlakyšte) | ||
illative (short) | алаш (alaš) | ала-влакыш (ala-vlakyš) | ||
illative (long) | алашке (alaške) | ала-влакышке (ala-vlakyške) | ||
lative | алаш (alaš) | ала-влакеш (ala-vlakeš) |
Possessed forms of ала | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | |||
1st person | алам (alam) | алана (alana) | ||
2nd person | алат (alat) | алада (alada) | ||
3rd person | алаже (alaže) | алашт (alašt) |
References
edit- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “ала”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Evenki
editAdjective
editала • (ala)
Ingush
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editала • (ala)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Nakh.
Verb
editала • (ala)
- to say
Macedonian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *xala, unless borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آلا (ala, “spotted, variegated”), euphemistic for ییلان (yılan, “snake”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (archaic) dragon (mythical creature)
- (figurative) monster
Declension
editReferences
editMoksha
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Mordvinic *alə, from Proto-Uralic *ëla. Perhaps by error “ala”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012 lists Moksha ал (al, “egg”) as a cognate of Estonian ala. Compare, however, Estonian alus (“foundation”), Livonian alā (“down; under”), alli (“foundation; underside”), among others. Veršinin, however, lists “the lower part of something” as an alternative sense for the word ал (al) in both Mordvinic languages. He speculates that the “egg” sense is secondary to the “underside” sense (as eggs are found under birds), a possible taboo replacement, as collecting eggs in the spring was very important in historic times.[1]
Pronunciation
editPostposition
editала • (ala)
Usage notes
editThis postposition is used with the genitive case.
References
edit- ^ Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 12
Northern Mansi
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editала (ala) (Sosva, Upper Lozva)
Declension
editSosva:
Inflection of ала (ala) | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | ала (ala) | алаг (alag) | алат (alat) |
locative | алат (alat) | алагт (alagt) | алатт (alatt) |
lative | алан (alan) | алагн (alagn) | алатн (alatn) |
ablative | аланыл (alanyl) | алагныл (alagnyl) | алатныл (alatnyl) |
instrumental | алал (alal) | алагтыл (alagtyl) | алатыл (alatyl) |
translative | алаг (alag) | ―― | ―― |
caritive | алата̄л (alatāl) | ―― | ―― |
Possessive forms of ала (ala) | |||
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possessor | single possession | double possession | multiple possession |
1st person sing. | алам (alam) | алагум (alagum) | аланум (alanum) |
2nd person sing. | алан (alan) | алагын (alagyn) | алан (alan) |
3rd person sing. | алатэ (alatè) | алаге (alage) | аланэ (alanè) |
1st person dual | аламе̄н (alamēn) | алагаме̄н (alagamēn) | аланаме̄н (alanamēn) |
2nd person dual | алан (alan) | алагы̄н (alagȳn) | аланы̄н (alanȳn) |
3rd person dual | алатэ̄н (alatè̄n) | алаге̄н (alagēn) | аланэ̄н (alanè̄n) |
1st person plural | алав (alav) | алагув (alaguv) | аланув (alanuv) |
2nd person plural | алан (alan) | алагы̄н (alagȳn) | аланы̄н (alanȳn) |
3rd person plural | аланыл (alanyl) | алаганыл (alaganyl) | алананыл (alananyl) |
Upper Lozva
Inflection of ала (ala) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | ала (ala) | алай (alaj) | алат (alat) |
locative | алат (alat) | алайт (alajt) | алатт (alatt) |
lative | алан (alan) | алайн (alajn) | алатн (alatn) |
ablative | аланыл (alanyl) | алайныл (alajnyl) | алатныл (alatnyl) |
instrumental | алал (alal) | алайтыл (alajtyl) | алатыл (alatyl) |
translative | алай (alaj) | ―― | ―― |
caritive | алата̄л (alatāl) | ―― | ―― |
Possessive forms of ала (ala) | |||
---|---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | double possession | multiple possession |
1st person sing. | алам (alam) | алайум (alajum) | аланум (alanum) |
2nd person sing. | алан (alan) | алайын (alajyn) | алан (alan) |
3rd person sing. | алатэ (alatè) | алайе (alaje) | аланэ (alanè) |
1st person dual | аламе̄н (alamēn) | алайаме̄н (alajamēn) | аланаме̄н (alanamēn) |
2nd person dual | алан (alan) | алайы̄н (alajȳn) | аланы̄н (alanȳn) |
3rd person dual | алатэ̄н (alatè̄n) | алайе̄н (alajēn) | аланэ̄н (alanè̄n) |
1st person plural | алав (alav) | алайув (alajuv) | аланув (alanuv) |
2nd person plural | алан (alan) | алайы̄н (alajȳn) | аланы̄н (alanȳn) |
3rd person plural | аланыл (alanyl) | алайаныл (alajanyl) | алананыл (alananyl) |
Related terms
edit- алаӈ пӯт (alaň pūt, “saucepan”)
References
editRussian
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editала́ or а́ла • (alá or ála)
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editа̀ла (Latin spelling àla)
- (used for emphasis, or as an intensifier) expression of awe, surprise, dismay, etc.
- Ала је било лепо! ― It sure was nice!
- Aла лажеш! ― Oh, you're lying!
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish آلا (ala, “spotted, variegated”).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editа́ла or а̀ла or а̏ла (Latin spelling ála or àla or ȁla)
Etymology 3
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *xala, unless borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آلا (ala, “spotted, variegated”), euphemistic for a snake.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editа́ла or а̀ла or а̏ла f (Latin spelling ála or àla or ȁla)
See also
editTalysh
editAdjective
editала
- Cyrillic spelling of ala
Yakut
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Turkic *āla (“variegated”). Akin to Turkish ala.
Adjective
editала • (ala)
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Cognate with the Dolgan term above.
Noun
editала • (ala)
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