ali-

See also: ali, Ali, áli, alî, Alì, and -ali

English

Etymology

Representing the Latin āla (“wing”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ălĭ, IPA^(key): /ælɪ/
• (UK) enPR: ălĭ, IPA^(key): /alɪ/

Prefix

ali-

1. (anatomy and zoology) lateral expansion

Derived terms

• aliethmoid

English terms prefixed with ali-

Translations

anatomy, zoology: lateral expansion

References

• Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed., 1989), s.v. “ali-”

Anagrams

• -ial, IAL, LIA, Lai, ail, lai

Esperanto

Etymology

An unofficial extension of the correlatives, based on the adjective alia (other).

Prefix

ali-

1. (neologism, nonstandard, proscribed) other-, else- (correlative prefix)

Derived terms

• 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

Etymology

From ali (“beneath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑli-/, [ˈɑ̝li-]

Prefix

ali-

1. under-, sub-

Usage notes

• 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

• yli-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with ali-

compounds

• Alikoski

 

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

Related to Finnish ali-.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑli-/, [ˈɑlʲi-]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑli-/, [ˈɑli-]

Prefix

ali-

1. under-, sub-

Synonyms

• alu-

Antonyms

• yli-

Derived terms

Ingrian terms prefixed with ali-

Latin

Etymology

Probably a truncation of alius (“other”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.li/, [älʲɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.li/, [äli]

Prefix

ali-

1. some- (turns interrogative pronouns into indefinite pronouns)

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with ali-