ali-
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Representing the Latin āla (“wing”).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
ali-
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
anatomy, zoology: lateral expansion
ReferencesEdit
- Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed., 1989), s.v. “ali-”
AnagramsEdit
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
An unofficial extension of the correlatives, based on the adjective alia (other).
PrefixEdit
ali-
- (neologism) other-, else- (correlative prefix)
Derived termsEdit
- 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.
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From ali (“beneath”).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
ali-
Usage notesEdit
- Ala- is used as a nominal prefix, whereas ali- is used primarily as a verbal prefix:
- Aliarvioiko yläluokka alaluokkaa?
- Is the lower class being underestimated by the upper class?
- Aliarvioiko yläluokka alaluokkaa?