Bavarian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German allein.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

alla (predicative)

  1. (Austria, Vienna) alone

Choctaw edit

Alternative forms edit

  • vlla (traditional)
  • ạlla (Byington/Swanton, obsolete linguistic)
  • alla' (Modified traditional, glottal)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

alla

  1. child

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Dutch edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈlaː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧la
  • Rhymes: -aː

Interjection edit

alla

  1. so be it, go ahead
  2. granted, I'll admit

Estonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *alla (compare Finnish alla), from older *alna < *ala-na, an archaic locative formed with Proto-Uralic *-na (whence the essive suffix -na) from ala-.

Adverb edit

alla (not comparable)

  1. down, to below
    Ma kukkusin alla.
    I fell down.

Postposition edit

alla

  1. down, to below, to under (+ genitive)
    Mine laua alla!
    Go under the table!

Preposition edit

alla

  1. below (+ genitive)
    See on kasvult alla keskmise.
    It is below average growth.

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *alla (compare Estonian all), from older *alna < *ala-na, an archaic locative formed with Proto-Uralic *-na (whence the essive suffix -na) from ala-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlːɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): al‧la

Adverb edit

alla

  1. beneath, underneath, below

Postposition edit

alla (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)

  1. (static) under, underneath, below, beneath
    Synonym: alapuolella
    Antonyms: päällä, yllä, yläpuolella
    Pallo on pöydän alla.
    The ball is under the table.
  2. (temporal) just before, only a short time before
    Vaalien alla on esiintynyt uusia syytöksiä.
    Just before the elections new accusations have arisen.

Declension edit

Personal/possessive forms of alla
no possessor alla
possessor singular plural
1st person allani allamme
2nd person allasi allanne
3rd person allaan
allansa

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Further reading edit

French edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

alla

  1. third-person singular past historic of aller

Gothic edit

Romanization edit

alla

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰

Greenlandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

alla (plural allat)

  1. other, another
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Filmiliarlu taanna nunani allani TV-eqarfinnut soqutinnittunut[sic – meaning soqutiginnittunut] tun iniarneqartussaavoq[sic – meaning tuniniarneqartussaavoq].
      The finished film will be offered to interested broadcasting companies in other countries.
    • 1998 September 1, “Aatsaat qaamasunik amilinnik takusut”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Soorunami siornatigut aviisitigut allatigullu qaamasunik amillit qanoq isikkoqarnersut ilisimareeraluarlugit sunaaffa aatsaat iluamik inuttarsisut.
      While they had, of course, already seen people with light skin in news papers and other things, it turned out that they had not met any in the flesh.

Declension edit

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Icelandic edit

Pronoun edit

alla

  1. feminine accusative singular of allur
  2. masculine accusative plural of allur

Inupiaq edit

Particle edit

alla (dual allak, plural allat)

  1. another one, different one
    Alla taamna.
    That one is another one.

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Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Possibly from Old Irish allguth m (great noise, shout), from guth m (voice, sound).

Noun edit

alla m (genitive singular alla)

  1. shout
Declension edit
Alternative forms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Adjective edit

alla

  1. Alternative form of allta (wild)
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Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
alla n-alla halla t-alla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.la/
  • Rhymes: -alla
  • Hyphenation: àl‧la

Contraction edit

alla

  1. Contraction of a la.; to the, at the

Preposition edit

alla

  1. -style
    cotoletta alla milaneseMilan-style veal cutlet
    cotoletta alla bologneseBologna-style veal cutlet
    cotoletta alla valdostanaAosta Valley-style veal cutlet

Laz edit

Noun edit

alla

  1. God

Lule Sami edit

Adjective edit

alla

  1. attributive of allak

Maltese edit

Etymology edit

From the proper noun Alla (God), from Arabic الله (allāh). The Arabic is not used as a common noun, for which related إلٰه (ʔilāh).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

alla f (plural allat)

  1. a god

Interjection edit

alla

  1. (vulgar) shit!, fuck!, dammit! (expressing frustration or anger)
    Synonyms: ħaqq, ostja, madonna, f’għoxx
    Tini il-mobajl, alla!
    Give me the phone, for heaven's sake!

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Northern Sami edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈalla/

Adjective edit

alla

  1. attributive form of allat

Nyunga edit

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Preposition edit

alla

  1. Alternative spelling of alle

Old Dutch edit

Adjective edit

alla

  1. nominative plural of al

Old Norse edit

Adjective edit

alla

  1. inflection of allr:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

alla

  1. everyone
    Alla fick en kopp kaffe.
    Everyone got a cup of coffee

Determiner edit

alla

  1. plural of all
    Har du plockat upp alla leksakerna från golvet?
    Have you picked up all the toys from the floor?

Further reading edit

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

al +‎ la (from al and ile)

Adverb edit

alla

  1. with the red

Votic edit

Etymology edit

From the illative singular of Proto-Finnic *ala. Cognate with Ingrian allaa.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑː/, [ˈɑɫːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
  • Hyphenation: al‧la

Adverb edit

alla

  1. down, downwards

Postposition edit

alla (genitive + ~)

  1. (lative) (to) under

Preposition edit

alla (~ + genitive)

  1. (lative) (to) under

References edit

  • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “alaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

alla

  1. Soft mutation of galla.

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
galla alla ngalla unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.