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ἀλλά

See also: αλλά, ἄλλα, and άλλα

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Originally the neuter accusative plural of ἄλλος (állos, “another, different”) with shifted accent in an adverbial sense, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (“other”).[1] Cognates include Latin alius, Old Irish aile, Old Armenian այլ (ayl), and Old English elles (English else).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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ἀλλά • (allá)

  1. but

Descendants

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  • Greek: αλλά (allá)
  • Cappadocian Greek: αλά (alá)
  • Tsakonian: αλλά (allá)
  • → Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ (alla)
  • → Laz: ალა (ala)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀλλά”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 71

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