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Translingual
editSymbol
editale
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English ale, from Old English ealu, ealo, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu (compare Dutch aal, Swedish öl), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”), or *h₂elu- (“bitter”). Compare Russian ол (ol), Lithuanian alùs, Armenian օղի (ōġi); compare also Latin alum (“comfrey”), alūta (“tawed leather”), Ancient Greek ἀλύδοιμος (alúdoimos, “bitter”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editale (countable and uncountable, plural ales)
- (dated) A beer made without hops.
- A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.
- A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- Adam's ale
- ale-bench
- ale bench
- alebench
- ale-blown
- ale-bush
- ale conner
- ale-conner
- aleconner
- alecy
- ale-draper
- ale-drapery
- ale-hoof
- ale-house
- alekeep
- alekeeper
- ale-knight
- alelike
- alemonger
- alepole
- ale pole
- ale-pole
- ale post
- alepot
- aleshop
- ale silver
- ale-stake
- alestake
- ale stake
- aletaster
- ale-taster
- ale-washed
- ale-wife
- alewife
- aley
- alish
- audit ale
- bride-ale
- brown ale
- cakes and ale
- church-ale
- clerk-ale
- cockale
- cream ale
- double India pale ale
- English strong ale
- four-ale
- gill-ale
- ginger ale
- heather ale
- imperial India pale ale
- India pale ale
- lamb-ale
- mild ale
- old ale
- pale ale
- potale
- pot ale
- real ale
- red ale
- scotale
- session ale
- small ale
- soul-ale
- Welsh ale
- yard of ale
Related terms
editDescendants
editTranslations
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Anagrams
editAfar
editPronunciation
editInterjection
editalé
- signifies surprise; wow!
References
edit- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Ambonese Malay
editPronoun
editale
Bambara
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editale
Basque
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editale
Declension
editindefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | ale | alea | aleak |
ergative | alek | aleak | aleek |
dative | aleri | aleari | aleei |
genitive | aleren | alearen | aleen |
comitative | alerekin | alearekin | aleekin |
causative | alerengatik | alearengatik | aleengatik |
benefactive | alerentzat | alearentzat | aleentzat |
instrumental | alez | aleaz | aleez |
inessive | aletan | alean | aleetan |
locative | aletako | aleko | aleetako |
allative | aletara | alera | aleetara |
terminative | aletaraino | aleraino | aleetaraino |
directive | aletarantz | alerantz | aleetarantz |
destinative | aletarako | alerako | aleetarako |
ablative | aletatik | aletik | aleetatik |
partitive | alerik | — | — |
prolative | aletzat | — | — |
Buol
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qazay.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editale
Czech
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Czech ale, from Proto-Slavic *ale.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editale
See also
editFurther reading
editDutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editale m or n (uncountable)
Estonian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *halmëh. Cognate to Finnish halme and Livvi halmeh. From either Proto-Germanic *halmaz or a Baltic language, compare Latvian salms and Lithuanian želmuo.
Noun
editale (genitive ale, partitive alet)
- slash-and-burn (the technique)
- the forest cut down to create new land in slash-and-burn
- the land created through slash-and-burn
Declension
editDeclension of ale (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | ale | aled | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | ale | ||
genitive | alede | ||
partitive | alet | alesid | |
illative | alle alesse |
aledesse | |
inessive | ales | aledes | |
elative | alest | aledest | |
allative | alele | aledele | |
adessive | alel | aledel | |
ablative | alelt | aledelt | |
translative | aleks | aledeks | |
terminative | aleni | aledeni | |
essive | alena | aledena | |
abessive | aleta | aledeta | |
comitative | alega | aledega |
Finnish
editEtymology 1
editClipping of alennusmyynti (“sale”). Coined by Aarni Penttilä.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editale (informal)
- sale (selling of goods at bargain prices)
Declension
editInflection of ale (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ale | alet | |
genitive | alen | alejen | |
partitive | alea | aleja | |
illative | aleen | aleihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ale | alet | |
accusative | nom. | ale | alet |
gen. | alen | ||
genitive | alen | alejen alein rare | |
partitive | alea | aleja | |
inessive | alessa | aleissa | |
elative | alesta | aleista | |
illative | aleen | aleihin | |
adessive | alella | aleilla | |
ablative | alelta | aleilta | |
allative | alelle | aleille | |
essive | alena | aleina | |
translative | aleksi | aleiksi | |
abessive | aletta | aleitta | |
instructive | — | alein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “1. ale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editale
- ale (type of beer)
Declension
editInflection of ale (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ale | alet | |
genitive | alen | alejen | |
partitive | alea | aleja | |
illative | aleen | aleihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ale | alet | |
accusative | nom. | ale | alet |
gen. | alen | ||
genitive | alen | alejen alein rare | |
partitive | alea | aleja | |
inessive | alessa | aleissa | |
elative | alesta | aleista | |
illative | aleen | aleihin | |
adessive | alella | aleilla | |
ablative | alelta | aleilta | |
allative | alelle | aleille | |
essive | alena | aleina | |
translative | aleksi | aleiksi | |
abessive | aletta | aleitta | |
instructive | — | alein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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In speech, type 5 (risti) is normally used, giving for instance nominative singular eil, genitive eilin, partitive eiliä, nominative plural eilit and genitive plural eilien.
Further reading
edit- “2. ale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editale f (plural ales)
- ale
- 1884, Joris-Karl Huysmans, chapter XI, in À rebours [Against the Grain]:
- […] il mangea un rosbif aux pommes et s’enfourna deux pintes d’ale, excité par ce petit goût de vacherie musquée que dégage cette fine et pâle bière.
- He ate roast beef with apples and put away two pints of ale, excited by the little taste of musky trickery given off by this fine, pale beer.
Further reading
edit- “ale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
editEtymology
editNoun
editale f (plural alis)
Haitian Creole
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editale
Italian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editale f
See also
editKashubian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *ale.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editale
Noun
editale n (indeclinable)
Particle
editale
- used at the beginning of a sentence; similar in meaning to the English "hey, not so fast", especially when used multiple times
Further reading
edit- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “ale”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “ale”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[4], volume 1, page 19
- “ale”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Latin
editVerb
editale
Lower Sorbian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Slavic *ale.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editale
Further reading
edit- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “ale”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “ale”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Lule Sami
editVerb
editale
Mauritian Creole
editEtymology
editVerb
editale (medial form al)
- To go
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editfrom Old Dutch *alo, from Proto-West Germanic *alu.
Noun
editāle n
Inflection
editThis noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ale”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English ealu, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editale (plural ales)
- ale (beverage)
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “āle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Northern Sami
editPronunciation
editVerb
editale
Norwegian Nynorsk
editVerb
editale (present tense el or aler, past tense ol or alte, supine ale or alt, past participle alen or alt, present participle alande, imperative al)
- Alternative form of ala
Anagrams
editOld Czech
editAlternative forms
edit- aľe (alternative writing)
Etymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *ale.
Pronunciation
editParticle
editale
- Used to express disapproval or wish to change the subject.
- Used to introduce a follow-up.
- Used to present contradictory content; but
- Used when the speaker wishes the listener addresses the previous statement.
- Expresses the speaker's disbelief.
- of course
- namely
Conjunction
editale
Interjection
editale
- used at the beginning of a sentence; similar in meaning to the English "hey, not so fast", especially when used multiple times
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- expresses a warning.
Descendants
edit- Czech: ale
References
edit- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ale”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old English
editVerb
editāle
Old Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *ale. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + le. First attested in 1398.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editale
- (attested in Lesser Poland, Greater Poland) Introduces a contrastive clause; but
- Synonym: lecz
- 1874-1891 [XV p. post.], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności[5], [6], [7], volume I, page XLV:
- Wyeza dokonana a myesszek wyproznyony czyny czleka acz nyerichlo ale barzo mąndrego (faciunt valde sed tarde hominem prudentem)
- [Wieża dokonana a mieszek wyproźniony czyni człeka acz nierychło ale barzo mądrego (faciunt valde sed tarde hominem prudentem)]
- c. 1301-1350, Kazania świętokrzyskie[8], Miechów, page cr 42:
- Ne *ne[śladujmy towarzy]stua luda y crola buynego, ale bøchmy s touaristua crola s[miernego]
- [Nie na[śladujmy towarzy]stwa luda i krola bujnego, ale bądźmy z towarzystwa krola ś[miernego]]
- 1930 [c. 1455], “Gen”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)[9], 18, 15:
- Y przala Sara rzekøcz: Nye szmyalasm syø... Y rzekl gest pan bog: Nye tak, alesz syø smyala (non est, inquit, ita, sed risisti)
- [I przała Sara rzekąc: Nie śmiałaśm się... I rzekł jest Pan Bog: Nie tak, aleś się śmiała (non est, inquit, ita, sed risisti)]
- 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter][10], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 1, 5:
- Ne taco nemilosciwi, ne taco, ale (sed) iaco proch
- [Nie tako niemiłościwi, nie tako, ale (sed) jako proch]
- 1950 [1428], Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, Adam Wolff, editors, Zapiski i roty polskie XV-XVI wieku z ksiąg sądowych ziemi warszawskiej, number 289, Warsaw:
- Iste testis yusch szan bil viroczil, ale palczow nye poloszil, nisch gy on wsperl
- [Iste testis już się był wyrocił, ale palcow nie położył, niż ji on wsperł]
- 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter][11], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 118, 85:
- Kosprawyli (narraverunt) my mne *zloscny bazny, ale ne yako zakon twogy (sed non ut lex tua)
- [Rozprawili (narraverunt) mi mnie złostni baśni, ale nie jako zakon twoj (sed non ut lex tua)]
- 1915 [1427], Jan Łoś, editor, Przegląd językowych zabytków staropolskich do r. 1543[12], Lublin, page 538:
- Micolay yest plischy po ssestrze oczcza swego, po *strzynye, ale ne *rodzonye, po *ssczithnye, ku trzecze czasczy wssy Yawydzu
- [Mikołaj jest bliszy po siestrze oćca swego, po str[z]ynie, ale nie rodzonej, po szczytnej, ku trzecie części wsi Jawidzu]
- 1874-1891 [1438], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności[13], [14], [15], volume XXII, page 353:
- Sit autem omnis homo velox ad audiendum, tardus autem ad loquendum nyerychly alye w *momyenyw (Jac 1, 19)
- [Sit autem omnis homo velox ad audiendum, tardus autem ad loquendum nierychły ale w mowieniu (Jac 1, 19)]
- 1861 [1398], Pismo poświęcone naukom, sztukom i przemysłowi[16], volume III, Biblioteka Warszawska, page 23:
- Jaco w Iedliczi bilo nemeczke prawo, ale sginaul przywiley
- [Jako w Jedlcy było niemieckie prawo, ale zginął przywilej]
- 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter][17], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 5, 7:
- Møsza krwawego y zglobliwego szadacz se bødze gospodzin, ale ia (ego autem) w mnoszstwe miloserdza twego
- [Męża krwawego i zgłobliwego żadać sie będzie Gospodzin, ale ja (ego autem) w mnożstwie miłosierdzia twego]
- Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa[18], page 395:
- Było na wysszem piętrze piekła jedno miasto..., w ktoremże były dostojne dusze albo namienione ku krolestwu niebieskiemu, ale do stąpienia Jesucrista (in quo erant animae predestinatorum usque ad Christi descensum ad inferos)
- [Było na wyszem piętrze piekła jedno miasto..., w ktoremże były dostojne dusze albo namienione ku krolestwu niebieskiemu, ale do zstąpienia Jesukrysta [do piekła] (in quo erant animae predestinatorum usque ad Christi descensum ad inferos)]
- 1930 [c. 1455], “Deut”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)[19], 1, 26:
- A nye chczelisce wnidz, ale nye wyerziliscze k rzeczi pana boga naszego. Szemraliscze w stanyech... y rzekliste (et noluistis ascendere, sed increduli... murmurastis)
- [A nie chcieliście wnić, ale nie wierzyliście k rzeczy Pana Boga naszego. Szemraliście w staniech... i rzekliste (et noluistis ascendere, sed increduli... murmurastis)]
- 1424, Kanon mszy św., Canon missae., volume III, page 53:
- Pamyøcz czczącz... dzewicze Mariey... y... Ihu Crista, ale y blogoslawyonych apostolow
- [Pamięć czcząc... dziewice Maryjej... i... Jesu Krysta, ale i błogosławionych apostołow]
- Beginning of the 15th century, Łukasz z Wielkiego Koźmina, Kazania gnieźnieńskie[23], Krakow, page 171b:
- Tenczy ma mecz varø kresczyganskø, a ne telko skutkem, alle tesze y szerczem
- [Tenci ma mieć wiarę krześcijańską, a nie telko skutkiem, ale teże i siercem]
- c. 1478, Dekalog - Dziesięcioro przykazań bożych - Decem praecepta Dei, volume III, number 13:
- Nye masz myecz any chwalycz balwana zadnego, alye thylko tego boga w throyczy gyedynego
- [Nie masz mieć ani chwalić bałwana żadnego, ale tylko tego Boga w Trojcy Jedynego]
- 1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor, Psałterz puławski[24], Greater Poland, pages 48, 16:
- Pomocz gych zwyotszeye w pyeklye od slawy gich. Ale wezda (verumtamen) bog odkupy *dusze moyę od ręky pyekla
- [Pomoc jich zwiotszeje w piekle od sławy jich. Ale weżda (verumtamen) Bog odkupi duszę moję od ręki piekła]
- 1930 [c. 1455], “IV Reg”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)[25], 17, 41:
- Przeto baly syø cy iscy lyvdze boga, ale wszakosz (sed nihilominus) takesz y swim modlam syø klanyaly
- [Przeto bali się ci iści ludzie Boga, ale wszakoż (sed nihilominus) takież i swym modłam się kłaniali]
- 1930 [c. 1455], “Ex”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)[26], 21, 19:
- Nye bødze wynyen gensze bi gi uraszyl, alye wszdy abi (ita tamen ut) gego roboti a gego nakladi na lekarze ma gemu wroczycz
- [Nie będzie winien jenże by ji uraził, ale wżdy [aby] (ita tamen ut) jego roboty a jego nakłady na lekarze ma jemu wrocić]
- 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter][27], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 38, 8–9:
- Owa merne poloszil ies dni moie; ... Ale zaprawdø (verumtamen) wszelika prosznoscz prokni (omnis) czlowek sziwøczi. Ale zaprawdø (verumtamen) w obraze przeszedl czlowek
- [Owa mierne położył jeś dni moje; ... Ale zaprawdę (verumtamen) wszelika prozność prokni (omnis) człowiek żywący. Ale zaprawdę (verumtamen) w obrazie przeszedł człowiek]
- (attested in Lesser Poland) Adds to the previous context; but, however
- Beginning of the 15th century, Łukasz z Wielkiego Koźmina, Kazania gnieźnieńskie[28], Krakow, page 3a:
- A tesze sziin boszy gestcy on nam byl dzan. Alle kakecz tho dzeczøthko gest bilo?
- [A teże Syn Boży jestci on nam był dzian. Ale kakieć to dzieciątko jest było?]
- 1930 [c. 1455], “I Par”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)[29], 7, 39:
- Potem sinowye Helen...: Supha a Iemma... a Hamai... Sinowye Ether: Iephone a Phaspha a Ara. Ale (autem) sinowye Ola: Aree a Anihel
- [Potem synowie Helem...: Supha a Jemma... a Hamai... Synowie Ether: Jephone a Phaspha a Ara. Ale (autem) synowie Ola: Aree a Anihel]
- (attested in Lesser Poland) Connects non-equivalent sentences; but
- 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter][30], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 130, 3:
- Acz nesmerne gesm rozumal, ale pow[y]szal gesm (sed exaltavi) dusza moyø
- [Acz nieśmernie jeśm rozumiał, ale pow[y]szał jeśm (sed exaltavi) duszę moję]
- because at least
- 1874-1891 [XV med.], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności[31], [32], [33], volume XXII, page 245:
- Zadni pocorni nye gest przes nądze, acz niczs ale smyech ss nyego walayą any go... dbayą
- [Żadny pokorny nie jest przez nędze, acz niczs ale śmiech s niego walają ani go... dbają]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editParticle
editale
- at least
- 1930 [c. 1455], “Tob”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)[34], 10, 7:
- Po wszech drogach byegala..., abi ale z daleka gy gydøcz, moglolybi to bicz, op[r]atrzila (ut procul videret eum, si fieri posset, venientem)
- [Po wszech drogach biegała..., aby ale z daleka ji jidąc, mogłoliby to być, op[r]atrzyła (ut procul videret eum, si fieri posset, venientem)]
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- 1915 [1474], Jan Łoś, editor, Przegląd językowych zabytków staropolskich do r. 1543[35], Sieradz, page 540:
- Novo ale (nusper tamen) pod latym Boszego Narodzena MCCCCXXII osmego dyna ckxaszycza lutego... w mescze ploczskem rzeczony Jan chodzyl
- [Nowo ale (nusper tamen) pod latym Bożego Narodzenia MCCCCXXII osmego dnia księżyca lutego... w mieście płoczskiem rzeczony Jan chodził]
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “ale”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “ale”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
- Mańczak, Witold (2017) “ale”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “ale”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ale”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “ale”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Polish ale. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + le. For the particle use, compare Hungarian de.
Pronunciation
editAudio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) Audio 3: (file) Audio 4: (file) - Rhymes: -alɛ
- Syllabification: a‧le
- Homophones: Ale, alę, Alę
Conjunction
editale
- but (contrastive conjunction)
- (with nie tylko) not only … but also
- Synonym: nie tylko … lecz …
- Jesteś nie tylko głupi, ale też naiwny! ― You're not only stupid, but also naive!
Particle
editale
- (colloquial) used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis
- used at the beginning of a sentence; similar in meaning to the English "hey, not so fast", especially when used multiple times
- Ale, ale! Jeszcze z tobą nie skończyłem! ― Hey, not so fast! I'm not quite done with you yet!
- (with bo) may very well, but, even though, despite
- Stary, bo stary, ale mocny. ― He very well may be old, but he's still strong.
- Trudno bo trudno, ale robi się łatwiej. ― It may very well be hard, but it's getting easier.
Derived terms
editNoun
editale n (indeclinable)
- (colloquial) but
- Żadnych ale! ― No buts!
Etymology 2
editUnadapted borrowing from English ale. First attested in the 19th century.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editale n or m inan (indeclinable)
Trivia
editAccording to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), ale is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 187 times in scientific texts, 66 times in news, 330 times in essays, 552 times in fiction, and 828 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 1963 times, making it the 20th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[2]
References
editFurther reading
edit- ale I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ale II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ale III in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ale in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ale”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “ALE”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2022 June 8
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ale”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ale”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 22
- Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “ale”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 119-120
Portuguese
editVerb
editale
- inflection of alar:
Romanian
editPronunciation
editArticle
editale
See also
editSerbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *ali, *ale.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editȁle (Cyrillic spelling а̏ле)
Synonyms
editSilesian
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Polish ale.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editale
Alternative forms
editParticle
editale
- used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis
Interjection
editale
- expresses contradiction
Further reading
edit- ale in silling.org
Spanish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English ale.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editale f (plural ales)
- ale (intoxicating liquor)
Usage notes
editAccording to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
edit- “ale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editRelated to al (“alder”).
Noun
editale n
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | ale | ales |
definite | alet | alets | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Etymology 2
editNoun
editale c
- ale (type of beer)
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | ale | ales |
definite | alen | alens | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
References
editTagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnknown. Possibly from Sanskrit आली (ālī, “female friend”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔale/ [ˈʔaː.lɛ]
- Rhymes: -ale
- Syllabification: a‧le
Noun
editale (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒ)
- (colloquial) term of address for a woman
- aunt
- stepmother
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- “ale”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
Tarantino
editNoun
editale
- wing (of a bird etc)
Ternate
editPronunciation
editVerb
editale
- (transitive) to coil
Conjugation
editsingular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | toale | foale | miale | |
2nd person | noale | niale | ||
3rd person |
masculine | oale | iale yoale (archaic) | |
feminine | moale | |||
neuter | iale |
References
edit- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Upper Sorbian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *ale.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editale
Further reading
edit- “ale” in Soblex
West Makian
editEtymology
editCompare Sawai wole, ole (“bait”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editale
References
edit- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[36], Pacific linguistics
Yoruba
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editàlè
- concubine, side chick
- Synonym: wáhàrì
Derived terms
edit- ọmọ àlè (“bastard, illegitimate child”)
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editàlè
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