ala

See also:Appendix:Variations of "ala"

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English

Etymology 1

alaof ileum labelled, top left

Originated 1730–40, borrowed fromLatināla(“wing”).Doubletofaisle.

Pronunciation

• (General American)IPA^(key):/ˈeɪ.lə/

• Audio(Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes:-eɪlə

Noun

ala(pluralalaeoralæ)

1. (anatomy)Awingorwinglikeanatomicprocessor part, especially ofbone.
2. (botany)Theflattenedborderof somestems,fruits,andseeds,or one of the two sidepetalsof certainflowersin thepeafamily.
3. (architecture)In ancientRome,a smallroomopening into a larger room orcourtyard.

Translations

side petal of certain flowers

• Armenian:թիակ(hy)(tʻiak)
• Russian:весло́(ru)n(vesló),крыло́(ru)n(kryló)

Etymology 2

Borrowed fromFrenchà la,by way of its English derivationa la.

Preposition

ala

1. (colloquial)Alternative form ofa la.
   • 2006,WorstPreviews.com‎^[7],archived fromthe originalon7 June 2020:

     The film is told in reversealaMemento.

   • 2008November 14, admin, “Quantum of Solace”, inFilm Threat‎^[8]:

     […]interactive plasma screens with flashing digits and what not,ala“Minority Report,”[…]

   • 2011March 11, Aaron Blake, Chris Cillizza, “Palin: The GOP's Pelosi?”, inThe Fix‎^[9],archived fromthe originalon24 June 2011:

     […]we might be getting to the point where Palin is a bona fide liability—alaPelosi—for the GOP.

   • 2011April 11, Charles Gasparino, “Duncan Niederauer Calling the Shots for NYSE Is Bad News for Shareholders”, inHuffPost‎^[10]:

     […]the NYSE didn't implodealaMerrill[…]

References

• “ala”,inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster,1996–present.
• “ala”, inThe American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,4th edition, Boston, Mass.:Houghton Mifflin,2000,→ISBN.
• “ala”,inDictionary.com Unabridged,Dictionary.com, LLC,1995–present.
• “ala” examplesat Wordnik

Anagrams

• AAL,Aal,aal

Afar

Etymology 1

Ala (1.1).

Related toSahoaluula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈala/ [ˈʔʌlʌ]
• Hyphenation:a‧la

Noun

álam(pluralalluwwáforalwáf)

1. animal,wild animal
2. European,whiteperson(clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Declension ofála
absolutive	ála
predicative	ála
subjective	alí
genitive	alí
Postpositioned forms l-case álal k-case álak t-case álat h-case álah

Derived terms

• amotála
• darot-ála

Etymology 2

Ala (2).

Related toSomalihal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/aˈla/ [ʔʌˈlʌ]
• Hyphenation:a‧la

Noun

aláf(masculinerakúb,pluralaloolíf)

1. femalecamel

Declension

Declension ofalá
absolutive	alá
predicative	alá
subjective	alá
genitive	alá
Postpositioned forms l-case alál k-case alák t-case alát h-case aláh

Hypernyms

• gaaláytu(“camel”)

See also

• nargó(“baby female camel”)
• addó(“juvenile female camel”)
• erartó(“old female camel”)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985)An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English),University of London,→ISBN,page37
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004)Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture,L'Hammartan,→ISBN,page24
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015)L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[11],Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Asturian

Etymology

FromLatināla(“wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈala/,[ˈa.la]

Noun

alaf(pluralales)

1. wing
2. fin

   Synonym:aleta

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɑˈɫɑ/

• Audio(Baku):

  (file)

Etymology 1

FromProto-Turkic*āla.

Adjective

ala(comparativedahaala,superlativeənala)

1. variegated
2. (poetic)blue(of eyes)

   alagözlər―blueeyes

Derived terms

• alagöz
• alagözlü

Noun

ala(definite accusativealanı,pluralalalar)

1. vitiligo(the patchy loss of skin pigmentation.)

Declension

Declension ofala
	singular	plural
nominative	ala	alalar
definite accusative	alanı	alaları
dative	alaya	alalara
locative	alada	alalarda
ablative	aladan	alalardan
definite genitive	alanın	alaların

Possessive forms ofala
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	alam	alalarım
sənin(“your”)	alan	alaların
onun(“his/her/its”)	alası	alaları
bizim(“our”)	alamız	alalarımız
sizin(“your”)	alanız	alalarınız
onların(“their”)	alasıoralaları	alaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	alamı	alalarımı
sənin(“your”)	alanı	alalarını
onun(“his/her/its”)	alasını	alalarını
bizim(“our”)	alamızı	alalarımızı
sizin(“your”)	alanızı	alalarınızı
onların(“their”)	alasınıoralalarını	alalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	alama	alalarıma
sənin(“your”)	alana	alalarına
onun(“his/her/its”)	alasına	alalarına
bizim(“our”)	alamıza	alalarımıza
sizin(“your”)	alanıza	alalarınıza
onların(“their”)	alasınaoralalarına	alalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	alamda	alalarımda
sənin(“your”)	alanda	alalarında
onun(“his/her/its”)	alasında	alalarında
bizim(“our”)	alamızda	alalarımızda
sizin(“your”)	alanızda	alalarınızda
onların(“their”)	alasındaoralalarında	alalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	alamdan	alalarımdan
sənin(“your”)	alandan	alalarından
onun(“his/her/its”)	alasından	alalarından
bizim(“our”)	alamızdan	alalarımızdan
sizin(“your”)	alanızdan	alalarınızdan
onların(“their”)	alasındanoralalarından	alalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	alamın	alalarımın
sənin(“your”)	alanın	alalarının
onun(“his/her/its”)	alasının	alalarının
bizim(“our”)	alamızın	alalarımızın
sizin(“your”)	alanızın	alalarınızın
onların(“their”)	alasınınoralalarının	alalarının

Etymology 2

Likely fromaybala.

Interjection

ala

1. dude

   Ala,nə eləyirsən?!―Dude,what are you doing?!

See also

• ədə!
• az!

Balinese

Romanization

ala

1. Romanization ofᬳᬮ

Baoule

Noun

ala

1. iroko(Milicia excelsa,syn.Chlorophora excelsa)

Basque

Etymology

Presumably fromProto-Basque*aLa.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key):/ala/[a.la]
• Rhymes:-ala
• Hyphenation:a‧la

Conjunction

ala

1. or(exclusive)

Usage notes

The conjunctionalais anexclusive or,whileedois aninclusive or.For instance, whileSagarrakedoudareak nahi al dituzu?andSagarrakalaudareak nahi dituzu?are both correct, the former asks in a yes or no question if you want apples, pears, apples and pears, or nothing; while the latter asks which one you want, the apples, or the pears.

Catalan

Etymology

FromLatināla(“wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic)[ˈa.lə]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈa.la]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone:hala

Noun

alaf(pluralales)

1. wing(appendage that enables flight)

Derived terms

• alat
• aleta
• aletejar

Related terms

• alar

Further reading

• “ala”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ala”,inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana,2024
• “ala”inDiccionari normatiu valencià,Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ala”inDiccionari català-valencià-balear,Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Chickasaw

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/aˈla/

Verb

ala(active, short verb)

1. (intransitive)toarrive,tocome(I)
2. (intransitive)to beborn(I)

   Synonym:atta

3. (intransitive)to be here, to get here (I)
4. (transitive)tocometo, toarriveat (I;3)

Inflection

This entry needs aninflection-table template.

Derived terms

• ahá̱la
• iklo
• imalla
• á̱la

Estonian

Etymology

FromProto-Finnic*ala.

Noun

ala(genitiveala,partitiveala)

1. area,territory,region

   Selleltalalton leitud palju rauda.―A lot of iron has been found in thisarea.

2. (in working life,insciences)field

   Ainukeala,mis mind huvitab, on ajalugu.―The onlyfieldwhich interests me is history.

3. (business)branch

Declension

Declension ofala(ÕS type17u/sõna,no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ala	alad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ala
genitive			alade
partitive		ala	alu alasid
illative		alla alasse	aladesse alusse
inessive		alas	alades alus
elative		alast	aladest alust
allative		alale	aladele alule
adessive		alal	aladel alul
ablative		alalt	aladelt alult
translative		alaks	aladeks aluks
terminative		alani	aladeni
essive		alana	aladena
abessive		alata	aladeta
comitative		alaga	aladega

Further reading

• “ala”,in[PSV]Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik[Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2014
• “ala”,in[EKSS]Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat[Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2009
• “ala”,in[ÕS]Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018[Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2018,→ISBN
• alainSõnaveeb(Eesti Keele Instituut)

Faroese

Etymology

FromOld Norseala,fromProto-Germanic*alaną(“to nourish, grow”),fromProto-Indo-European*h₂el-(“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɛaːla/
• Rhymes:-ɛaːla
• Homophones:æla,ælað

Verb

ala(third person singular past indicativeól,third person plural past indicativeólu,supinealið)

1. (kvæði)togive birthto
2. tofoster
3. tonourish
4. tobreed

Conjugation

Conjugation ofala(groupv-58)
infinitive	ala
supine	alið
participle (a26)1	alandi	alin
	present	past
first singular	ali	ól
second singular	elur	ól(st)
third singular	elur	ól
plural	ala	ólu
	imperative
singular	al!
plural	alið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

Etymology 1

Seeala-;this stem was repurposed as a noun meaning "underside, lower side", from which the other senses have developed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɑlɑ/,[ˈɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes:-ɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key):a‧la

Noun

ala

1. area,field,domain(one's field of expertise or activity)
2. field,discipline(specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice; e.g. in work or sciences)
3. industry,sector,branch(business, studies, etc.)
4. (mathematics)area

   Synonym:pinta-ala

5. (archaic)underside

Declension

Inflectionofala(Kotustype 9/kala,no gradation)
nominative		ala	alat
genitive		alan	alojen
partitive		alaa	aloja
illative		alaan	aloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ala	alat
accusative	nom.	ala	alat
	gen.	alan
genitive		alan	alojen alainrare
partitive		alaa	aloja
inessive		alassa	aloissa
elative		alasta	aloista
illative		alaan	aloihin
adessive		alalla	aloilla
ablative		alalta	aloilta
allative		alalle	aloille
essive		alana	aloina
translative		alaksi	aloiksi
abessive		alatta	aloitta
instructive		—	aloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive formsofala(Kotustype 9/kala,no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alani alani accusative nom. alani alani gen. alani genitive alani alojeni alainirare partitive alaani alojani inessive alassani aloissani elative alastani aloistani illative alaani aloihini adessive alallani aloillani ablative alaltani aloiltani allative alalleni aloilleni essive alanani aloinani translative alakseni aloikseni abessive alattani aloittani instructive — — comitative — aloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alasi alasi accusative nom. alasi alasi gen. alasi genitive alasi alojesi alaisirare partitive alaasi alojasi inessive alassasi aloissasi elative alastasi aloistasi illative alaasi aloihisi adessive alallasi aloillasi ablative alaltasi aloiltasi allative alallesi aloillesi essive alanasi aloinasi translative alaksesi aloiksesi abessive alattasi aloittasi instructive — — comitative — aloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alamme alamme accusative nom. alamme alamme gen. alamme genitive alamme alojemme alaimmerare partitive alaamme alojamme inessive alassamme aloissamme elative alastamme aloistamme illative alaamme aloihimme adessive alallamme aloillamme ablative alaltamme aloiltamme allative alallemme aloillemme essive alanamme aloinamme translative alaksemme aloiksemme abessive alattamme aloittamme instructive — — comitative — aloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alanne alanne accusative nom. alanne alanne gen. alanne genitive alanne alojenne alainnerare partitive alaanne alojanne inessive alassanne aloissanne elative alastanne aloistanne illative alaanne aloihinne adessive alallanne aloillanne ablative alaltanne aloiltanne allative alallenne aloillenne essive alananne aloinanne translative alaksenne aloiksenne abessive alattanne aloittanne instructive — — comitative — aloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative alansa alansa accusative nom. alansa alansa gen. alansa genitive alansa alojensa alainsarare partitive alaansa alojaan alojansa inessive alassaan alassansa aloissaan aloissansa elative alastaan alastansa aloistaan aloistansa illative alaansa aloihinsa adessive alallaan alallansa aloillaan aloillansa ablative alaltaan alaltansa aloiltaan aloiltansa allative alalleen alallensa aloilleen aloillensa essive alanaan alanansa aloinaan aloinansa translative alakseen alaksensa aloikseen aloiksensa abessive alattaan alattansa aloittaan aloittansa instructive — — comitative — aloineen aloinensa

Derived terms

• alati
• aloittain
• alue

compounds

• alakohtainen
• alanvaihto
• alanvalinta
• Alavieska
• ammattiala
• ampuma-ala
• atk-ala
• autoala
• elektroniikka-ala
• elintarvikeala
• elokuva-ala
• elämänala
• energia-ala
• erikoisala
• etuala
• hakkuuala
• hallinnonala
• hiusala
• hoitoala
• hoiva-ala
• hotelliala
• huoneala
• huoneistoala
• huviala
• hyötyala
• ilmailuala
• ilmanala
• informaatioala
• iskuala
• Kangasala
• kannunala
• kapanala
• kapea-alainen
• kasvatusala
• kasvuala
• kauneusala
• kauppa-ala
• kerrosala
• kiinteistöala
• kirja-ala
• kirjapainoala
• kirjastoala
• koeala
• kohdeala
• koneala
• kotitalousala
• koulutusala
• kriisiala
• kuljetusala
• kulttuuriala
• kunta-ala
• kustannusala
• kuva-ala
• kylvöala
• käsiala
• käsityöala
• käyttöala
• laaja-alainen
• lattia-ala
• lehtiala
• liikeala
• liikkuma-ala
• luonnontuoteala
• luonnonvara-ala
• luontaistuoteala
• maa-ala
• maalausala
• maatalousala
• mainosala
• majoitusala
• matalapalkka-ala
• matkailuala
• media-ala
• merenkulkuala
• metalliala
• metsäala
• mieliala
• monialainen
• monialayritys
• muotiala
• muotoiluala
• museoala
• musiikkiala
• määräala
• näköala
• näyttämöala
• oikeudenala
• oikeusala
• oktaaviala
• opetusala
• opinala
• opintoala
• osaamisala
• painoala
• painopisteala
• palveluala
• pankkiala
• panninala
• peittoala
• peliala
• peltoala
• pienialainen
• pienpalkka-ala
• pinta-ala
• pohja-ala
• puhdistuspalveluala
• puhtauspalveluala
• purjeala
• puutarha-ala
• rakennusala
• ravintola-ala
• ravitsemisala
• Saartoala
• seksiala
• siivousala
• sosiaaliala
• sovellusala
• soveltamisala
• spesiaaliala
• suppea-alainen
• sydänala
• sähköala
• sävelala
• taiteenala
• taka-ala
• talousala
• tapahtuma-ala
• teatteriala
• tekstiiliala
• teleala
• teollisuudenala
• terveydenhoitoala
• terveydenhuoltoala
• terveysala
• tiedonala
• tieteenala
• tietoliikenneala
• tietotekniikka-ala
• toimiala
• toiminta-ala
• toistoala
• tunneala
• tuotannonala
• tuotantoala
• turkisala
• turva-ala
• turvallisuusala
• tynnyrinala
• työala
• uudistusala
• vaatetusala
• vaikutusala
• vakuutusala
• vesiviljelyala
• viestintäala
• viherala
• viihdeala
• viljelyala
• viljelysala
• ydinala
• ääniala
• öljyala

Further reading

• “ala”,inKielitoimiston sanakirja[Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[12](in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus(Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–,retrieved2023-07-01

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɑlɑˣ/,[ˈɑ̝lɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes:-ɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key):a‧la

Verb

ala

1. inflection ofalkaa:
   1. presentactiveindicativeconnegative
   2. second-personsingularpresentimperative
   3. second-personsingularpresentactiveimperativeconnegative

Franco-Provençal

Noun

ala(Valdôtain,Piemontais)

1. Alternative form ofâla(“wing”)documented in the following location(s):Aosta,Arnad,Ayas,Aymavilles,Brusson,Challand-St-Anselme,Challand-St-Victor,Champorcher,Charvensod,Cogne,Courmayeur,Doues,Fontainemore,La Thuile,Montjovet,Morgex,Nus,Quart,St-Oyen,St-Rhémy-en-Bosses,St-Vincent,Valgrisenche,Valpelline;Giaglione

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowingfromLatināla.Compare the inheritedá.

Noun

alaf(pluralalas)

1. wing

   Synonym:á

Further reading

• “ala”,inDicionario da Real Academia Galega(in Galician), A Coruña:Royal Galician Academy,2012–2024

Gallurese

Etymology

InheritedfromClassical Latināla,from earlier*axla,fromaxis,fromProto-Italic*aksis,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-(“axis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈala/

Noun

alaf(pluralali)

1. wing

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈa.la/,[ˈɐ.lə]

Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*hala,fromProto-Oceanic*salan,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*zalan,fromProto-Austronesian*zalan.

Noun

ala

1. way,path,road

   alahoʻi ʻole mai

   apathwaywith no return

Derived terms

• ala a ka manu
• ala iki a kāhuna
• alakaʻi
• alaloa
• alanui
• alawai

Etymology 2

Verb

ala

1. towaken
2. (stative)awake
3. toarise,rise up

   alakūʻē

   torisein revolt

Synonyms

• (rise):SeeThesaurus:ala

Derived terms

• hoʻāla(“to awaken (sb.), incite, stir up”)
• hoʻoala(“to awaken (sb.)”)

Etymology 3

Verb

ala

1. (rare)alternative form ofale(“to swallow”)

   Synonyms:alaō,alapoho

   Uaalaka iʻa i ka makau.

   The fishswallowsthe hook whole.

Etymology 4

Determiner

ala

1. (demonstrative)variant ofkēlā:that

Usage notes

kēlāandlāare more frequently used.

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ala”, inHawaiian Dictionary,Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
• alainCombined Hawaiian Dictionary,attrussel2.com.

Hoyahoya

Noun

ala

1. grandfather

References

• Philip Carr,Hoyahoya organised phonology data(2006)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈaːla/
• Rhymes:-aːla

Etymology 1

FromOld Norseala,fromProto-Germanic*alaną(“to nourish, grow”),fromProto-Indo-European*h₂el-(“to grow”).

Verb

ala(strong verb,third-person singular past indicativeól,third-person plural past indicativeólu,supinealið)

1. tobear,give birthto[withaccusative]
2. tofoster[withaccusative]
3. tofeed,nourish[withaccusative]

Conjugation

ala— active voice(germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		aðala
supine (sagnbót)		alið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		alandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	égel	viðölum	present (nútíð)	égali	viðölum
	þúelur	þiðalið		þúalir	þiðalið
	hann,hún,þaðelur	þeir,þær,þauala		hann,hún,þaðali	þeir,þær,þauali
past (þátíð)	égól	viðólum	past (þátíð)	égæli	viðælum
	þúólst	þiðóluð		þúælir	þiðæluð
	hann,hún,þaðól	þeir,þær,þauólu		hann,hún,þaðæli	þeir,þær,þauælu
imperative (boðháttur)	al(þú)	alið(þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	aldu	aliði*
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

alast— mediopassive voice(miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		aðalast
supine (sagnbót)		alist
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		alandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	égelst	viðölumst	present (nútíð)	égalist	viðölumst
	þúelst	þiðalist		þúalist	þiðalist
	hann,hún,þaðelst	þeir,þær,þaualast		hann,hún,þaðalist	þeir,þær,þaualist
past (þátíð)	égólst	viðólumst	past (þátíð)	égælist	viðælumst
	þúólst	þiðólust		þúælist	þiðælust
	hann,hún,þaðólst	þeir,þær,þauólust		hann,hún,þaðælist	þeir,þær,þauælust
imperative (boðháttur)	alst(þú)	alist(þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	alstu	alisti*
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

alinn— past participle(lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterkbeyging)	singular(eintala)				plural(fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	alinn	alin	alið		aldir	aldar	alin
accusative (þolfall)	alinn	alda	alið		alda	aldar	alin
dative (þágufall)	öldum	alinni	öldu		öldum	öldum	öldum
genitive (eignarfall)	alins	alinnar	alins		alinna	alinna	alinna
weak declension (veikbeyging)	singular(eintala)				plural(fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	aldi	alda	alda		öldu	öldu	öldu
accusative (þolfall)	alda	öldu	alda		öldu	öldu	öldu
dative (þágufall)	alda	öldu	alda		öldu	öldu	öldu
genitive (eignarfall)	alda	öldu	alda		öldu	öldu	öldu

Derived terms

• ala aldur sinn(“toliveone's life”)
• ala á(“toharp on”)
• ala upp
• ala önn fyrir(“to take care of somebody”)
• alast

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Noun

ala

1. indefinitegenitivepluralofalur

Igala

Álá

Etymology

Compare withEbiraàra,probably fromIdomaala,displaced nativeàgwùtọ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/á.lá/

Noun

álá

1. sheep

   Synonym:(obsolete)àgwùtọ̀

2. (idiomatic,offensive)idiot,stupidperson

   Synonyms:àgwùtọ̀,álá onẹ̀

Derived terms

• Ígáláà

Igbo

Alternative forms

• ànị̀(Onicha)

Etymology 1

FromProto-Igboid*ɛ́-làCḭ.Cognate withEkpeyeɛ́lɛ̀,Ogbahàlɪ̀,Ezaaàlɪ̀,Iziàlɪ̀,Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoniànɪ̀,Ikaàlɪ̀. CompareProto-Yoruboid*á-lɛ̀,(Yorubaalẹ̀).

Noun

ala

1. earth,land,soil,ground.

Derived terms

• ala eze(“kingdom”)
• ala mmụọ(“spirit world”)
• Ọmenala

Etymology 2

FromProto-Igboid[Term?].Cognate withOgbahɛ́rã́,Ezaaɛ́rá,Iziɛ́rá,Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoniɛ́lá,Ikaɛ́rã́.Possibly cognate withYorubawàrà.

Noun

ala

1. breast
2. milk

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈa.la/,[ˈa.la]
• Hyphenation:ala

Etymology 1

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Preposition

ala

1. (colloquial)a la,in thestyleormannerof.

   Synonyms:khas,gaya

Etymology 2

FromArabicعَلَى(ʕalā).

Preposition

ala

1. on,over.

   Synonyms:atas,pada,kepada,akan

Noun

ala(first-person possessivealaku,second-person possessivealamu,third-person possessivealanya)

1. (law)landwith the owner or descendants still have the main rights in that land.

Etymology 3

FromArabicأَعْلَى(ʔaʕlā).

Adjective

ala

1. high.

   Synonym:tinggi

Further reading

• “ala”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Irish

Etymology

InheritedfromMiddle Irishathlad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈalˠə/

Noun

ala

1. Only used in phrases; see Derived terms below

Derived terms

• ar ala na huaire(“on the spur of the moment; within a second”)
• gach ala(“every now and then”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall(1977) “ala”,inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla,Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN

Istriot

Etymology

FromLatināla.

Noun

alaf

1. wing

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈa.la/
• Rhymes:-ala
• Hyphenation:à‧la

Etymology 1

FromLatināla.

Noun

alaf(pluralalior(archaic or poetic)ale)

1. wing

   Synonym:alia(archaic; slang)

Related terms

• ala a delta
• alare
• alato
• aleggiare
• aletta
• ali-
• aliforme
• aligero
• alipede

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

ala

1. inflection ofalare:
   1. third-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. second-personsingularimperative

Jarai

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*hulaR,fromProto-Austronesian*SulaR.

Noun

ala(classifierdrơi)

1. snake

Javanese

Romanization

ala

1. Romanization ofꦲꦭ

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• la(text messaging)

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine*wadaq,fromProto-Philippine*wada(“to be, exist”),fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*wada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/əˈlaʔ/ [əˈläʔ]
• Hyphenation:a‧la

Pronoun

alâ

1. nothing;no one;none;nonexistent

Adjective

alâ

1. missing;absent;gone;lost

   Synonyms:liban,bating,lili

2. (euphemistic)dead

   Synonym:mete

Ladin

Etymology

Froma+‎la.

Contraction

ala

1. atortothe(+ feminine singular noun)

Latin

Etymology

For earlier*axla,fromaxis,fromProto-Italic*aksis,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-(“axis”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈaː.la/,[ˈäːɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈa.la/,[ˈäːlä]

Noun

ālaf(genitiveālae);first declension

1. awing(appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly)
2. (anatomy)thearmpit(the upper and under part of the arm, where it unites with the shoulder)
3. (of an animal)shoulder blade,axilla(the hollow where the foreleg is joined to the shoulder)
4. (of a plant)thehollowwhere alimbjoins thetrunkof atree
5. (architecture)wings,sidehallsorporches,waitingareas,colonnades,sideapartments(side rooms off the main room, the side apartments on the right and left of a court)
6. (military)awing(portion of an army, cavalry force (usually) deployed on an army's flank)
7. (transferred)wings(the members of a group placed along the perimeter)
   • 29BCE– 19BCE,Virgil,Aeneid4.121:

     “[...] dum trepidantālae,saltūsque indāgine cingunt, [...].”

     “[At the hunting party of Dido and Aeneas], while thebeatersrush about, and encircle forest glades with net[s], [...].”
     (Understood here as thebeaters,mounted or on foot, who flush the prey and drive it toward the hunters.)

Inflection

First-declensionnoun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	āla	ālae
Genitive	ālae	ālārum
Dative	ālae	ālīs
Accusative	ālam	ālās
Ablative	ālā	ālīs
Vocative	āla	ālae

Derived terms

• ālar
• ālārius
• ālāte
• ālātus
• āles
• āliger
• ālipēs
• ālipilus
• ascella
• axilla

Descendants

Descendants ofala

• Asturian:ala
• Catalan:ala
• Dalmatian:jal
• Franco-Provençal:âla
• Friulian:ale
• Gallurese:ala
• Italian:ala
• Ligurian:âa
• Occitan:ala
• Old French:ailef
  • Middle French:aislef,aesle,æsle
    • French:ailef
    • →Middle English:ele
      • English:aisle
• Old Galician-Portuguese:aa
  • Galician:á
  • Portuguese:á
• Romansch:ala,ela
• Sardinian:aba,ala,àua
• Sassarese:ara
• Sicilian:ala
• Spanish:ala
• Venetan:ała
• →English:ala,ali-
• →Esperanto:alo
• →Galician:ala
• →Portuguese:ala

References

• alainCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary,Oxford: Clarendon Press
• alainCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary,New York: Harper & Brothers
• alain Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis(augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• alainHarry Thurston Peck, editor (1898),Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities,New York: Harper & Brothers
• alainWilliam Smith et al., editor (1890),A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities,London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Latvian

Ala (1)

Trušu ala (2)

Etymology

The usual theory considersalato be borrowed fromMiddle Low Germanhol(“depth, hole, cave”),fromOld Saxonhol,or maybe from the same form inMiddle DutchorGerman Low German(East Frisian); cf.GermanHöhle(“cave”),all fromProto-West Germanic*hol.

A different view suggests thatalacould also be a reflex of an oldProto-Indo-Europeanstem*h₁el-,*ol-,*al-(“to flow, to drain”)with variousBalticreflexes: dialectalalots,alogs,standardavots(“(water) source”),alksna,aluksna(“miry, swampy place”)(cf. place names likeAlūksne,Alūkstes),Lithuanianalė́ti(“to flow, to drip”).The original meaning ofalawould thus have been “(water) source”, from which “place (e.g., cave, rift, pit) from which water springs,” and finally simply “cave,” possibly under the influence of the aforementionedGermanicwords.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ala]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

alaf(4th declension)

1. cave(spaceorcavityformedunderground,especiallybetweenrocks,or in thefaceof aclifforhillside)

   klinšualas―rockcaves

   pazemesala―subterraneancave

   alulabirinti―cavelabyrinths

   alucilvēks―caveman

   aluzīmējumi―cavedrawings, paintings

   Abhāzijā atrodas ala, kuras labirinti ir vairāk nekā trīs kilometrus gari―in Abkhazia there is a cave with labyrinths longer than three kilometers

2. burrow,hole,lair,den(thedwellingof someanimals,in theformof acavitywith one or manyexits)

   peles, lapsasalas―mice, foxholes

   āpšu, trušualas―badger, rabbitholes,burrows

   raktalu―to dig ahole,burrow

   nekā sevišķa tur neredzēja, izņemot nelielu caurumu zemē... likās tā kā kurmjaala―there was nothing special to see there, except a small whole on the ground... it seemed to be a molehill(lit. hole)

Declension

Declension ofala(4th declension)

	singular(vienskaitlis)	plural(daudzskaitlis)
nominative(nominatīvs)	ala	alas
accusative(akuzatīvs)	alu	alas
genitive(ģenitīvs)	alas	alu
dative(datīvs)	alai	alām
instrumental(instrumentālis)	alu	alām
locative(lokatīvs)	alā	alās
vocative(vokatīvs)	ala	alas

Derived terms

• alu cilvēks

See also

• speleoloģija

Laz

Conjunction

ala

1. Latin spelling ofალა(ala)

Malagasy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈa.la/,[ˈa.lə̥]

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*halas,fromProto-Austronesian*Salas.Cognate withBalineseᬳᬮᬲ᭄(alas),Javaneseꦲꦭꦱ꧀(alas).

Noun

ala

1. forest

Etymology 2

FromProto-Austronesian*alaq(“fetch;get;take”).

Adverb

ala

1. without;freedfrom;removedfrom

Malay

Pronunciation

• Rhymes:-ə

Preposition

ala(Jawi spellingالاorعلى)

1. like
2. according to
3. on

References

• "ala" inKamus Dewan,Fourth Edition,Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,→ISBN,2005.
• “ala”inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre,Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,2017.

Mirandese

Noun

alaf(pluralalas)

1. wing
2. (nautical)sail

North Wahgi

Noun

ala

1. mistake

References

• Heather and Don Mc Lean,North Wahgi (Yu We) Organised Phonology Data(2005), p. 2

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɑːˈlɑː/

Noun

alam(Arabic spellingئالا)

1. Alternative form ofal(“flag,banner”)

Declension

Declension of ala

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ala	ala
Construct	alayê	alayên
Oblique	alayî	alayan
Demonstrative oblique	wîalayî	wanalayan
Vocative	alayo	alayino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alayek	alayin
Construct	alayekî	alayine
Oblique	alayekî	alayinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L.(2020) “ala”,inFerhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary(Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press,page 5

Northern Ndebele

Verb

-ála

1. torefuse

Inflection

This verb needs aninflection-table template.

Northern Sami

Etymology

FromProto-Samic*ëlëk.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino)IPA^(key):/ˈala/

Adverb

ala

1. over
2. on,on top

Derived terms

• alcces-,alcce-,allas-(locative stems ofieš(“self”))

Postposition

ala

1. over
2. on,onto,on top of

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008),Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[13],Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

FromOld Norseala,fromProto-Germanic*alaną,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂életi.

Alternative forms

• ale(e infinitive)
• ålå(dialectal)

Verb

ala(present tensealerorel,past tensealteorol,past participlealtorale,present participlealande,imperativeal)

1. tofoster

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Noun

ala

1. definitepluralofal

References

• “ala”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

FromLatināla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[alo̞]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

alaf(pluralalas)

1. wing

Old English

Noun

āla

1. genitivepluralofāl

Old High German

Etymology

FromProto-West Germanic*ālu.Cognates includeOld EnglishælandOld Norsealr.

Noun

ālaf

1. awl

Descendants

• German:Ahle

Old Norse

Etymology 1

FromProto-Germanic*alaną(“to nourish, grow”),fromProto-Indo-European*h₂életi,from*h₂el-(“to raise, feed, nourish”).Cognate withOld EnglishalanandLatinalō.

Verb

ala(singular present indicativeelr,singular past indicativeól,plural past indicativeólu,past participlealinn)

1. toproduce
2. totestify
3. tobreed
4. tonourish

Conjugation

Conjugation ofala— active (strong class 6)

infinitive	ala
present participle	alandi
past participle	alinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	el	ól
2nd-person singular	elr	ólt
3rd-person singular	elr	ól
1st-person plural	ǫlum	ólum
2nd-person plural	alið	óluð
3rd-person plural	ala	ólu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	ala	ǿla
2nd-person singular	alir	ǿlir
3rd-person singular	ali	ǿli
1st-person plural	alim	ǿlim
2nd-person plural	alið	ǿlið
3rd-person plural	ali	ǿli
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	al
1st-person plural	ǫlum
2nd-person plural	alið

Conjugation ofala— mediopassive (strong class 6)

infinitive	alask
present participle	alandisk
past participle	alizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	ǫlumk	ólumk
2nd-person singular	elsk	ólzk
3rd-person singular	elsk	ólsk
1st-person plural	ǫlumsk	ólumsk
2nd-person plural	alizk	óluzk
3rd-person plural	alask	ólusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	ǫlumk	ǿlumk
2nd-person singular	alisk	ǿlisk
3rd-person singular	alisk	ǿlisk
1st-person plural	alimsk	ǿlimsk
2nd-person plural	alizk	ǿlizk
3rd-person plural	alisk	ǿlisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	alsk
1st-person plural	ǫlumsk
2nd-person plural	alizk

Descendants

• Icelandic:ala
• Faroese:ala
• Norwegian Nynorsk:ala
• Norwegian Bokmål:ale
• Old Swedish:ala
  • Swedish:uppala
• Old Danish:alæ
• Old Gutnish:ala

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Noun

ala

1. indefinitegenitivepluralofalr

References

• alainGeir T. Zoëga (1910)A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic,Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈala/

Etymology 1

FromLatināla.

Noun

alaf(pluralalas)

1. wing(limb)
   • c. 1200,Almeric,Fazienda de Ultramar,f. 67v. a.

     la p̃mera ſemeiaua leon e auiealasde aguila ueye q̃ meſauan ſusalase cayen atierra e ſobre ſos piedes como om̃e se leuãtaua

     The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I saw its wings torn off and fall to the ground so that it stood on its feet like a man.

Descendants

• Ladino:ala(Latin spelling)
• Spanish:ala

Etymology 2

A contraction ofa(“to, toward, in, at”)+la(“the”);the feminine singular definite article.

Contraction

ala(pluralalas)

1. (followed by a singularfemininenoun)tothe,towardthe
   • c. 1200,Almeric,Fazienda de Ultramar,f. 2v. b.

     Loth ouo miedo de ſeer en segor esubioalasmõtãnas cõ sus.ij. fijas. estido ẽ una cueua cõ sus.ij. fijas. edixo la maioralamenor. nr̃o padre es uyeio eno nos podremos caſar. com es derecho.

     Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar, so he moved to the mountains with his two daughters. There he lived in a cave with his two daughters; then older [daughter] said to the younger: "Our father is old, and [here] we cannot marry as is the custom."

2. (followed by a singularfemininenoun)inthe,atthe
   • c. 1200,Almeric,Fazienda de Ultramar,f. 2v. a.

     eſtos angeles cõ q̃ fablo abraã. vinieron a ſodoma e loth ſediaalapuerta de la cibdat. e violos & leuãtos cõtra ellõ.

     These angels to whom Abraham spoke came to Sodom, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. And he saw them and got up to meet them.

Related terms

• al

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• hala(alternative spelling)

Etymology

FromPortuguesealaandSpanishala.

Noun

ala

1. wing

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowingfromLatināla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈa.la/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-ala
• Syllabification:a‧la
• Homophone:Ala

Noun

alaf

1. (historical,Ancient Rome)ala(Roman allied military unit)

Declension

Declension ofala

	singular	plural
nominative	ala	ale
genitive	ali	al
dative	ali	alom
accusative	alę	ale
instrumental	alą	alami
locative	ali	alach
vocative	alo	ale

Further reading

• alain Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈa.lɐ/

• Rhymes:-alɐ
• Hyphenation:a‧la

Etymology 1

Learned borrowingfromLatināla.Compare the inherited doubletá.

Noun

alaf(pluralalas)

1. aflank
   1. (military)aflankunit
   2. (sports)wing(position on either side of the field)
2. (chieflypolitics)faction(ideologically distinct group within an organisation)
3. arowamong a larger group of people or things
   1. (military)arankorfileof soldiers
   2. (Brazil)a subdivision of acarnival blockconsisting of similarly themed participants
4. (architecture)wing(part of a building that extends from the main structure)
5. (chess)each player’s half of thechessboard
6. (dated)wing(part of an animal)

Noun

alamorfby sense(pluralalas)

1. (sports)wing;winger(player in a wing position)
2. (aviation)wingman(support pilot in a squadron)

Related terms

• alado
• alar

Interjection

ala!

1. out!(demanding that someone leave)

   Synonym:fora

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

ala

1. inflection ofalar:
   1. third-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. second-personsingularimperative

Pukapukan

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*hala,fromProto-Oceanic*jalan,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*zalan,fromProto-Austronesian*zalan.

Noun

ala

1. path,way,lane,track

Derived terms

• alāmata
• alāmatangi
• alāvai
• ngutuala

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Rade

Etymology

FromProto-Chamic*ʔular,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*hulaʀ,fromProto-Austronesian*Sulaʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/alaa/,[ʔəlaa]

Noun

ala

1. snake

Romansch

Alternative forms

• ela(Puter)

Etymology

FromLatināla.

Noun

alaf(pluralalas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun,Sursilvan,Sutsilvan,Surmiran,Vallader)wing
2. mouldboard

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈala/

Noun

alaf(pluralali)

1. (dialectal)Alternative form ofara(“wing”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ǎla/

Adverb

àla(Cyrillic spellingа̀ла)

1. (used for emphasis, or as an intensifier)expression of awe, surprise, dismay, etc.

   Alaje bilo lijepo!―Itsurewas nice!

   Alalažeš!―Oh,you're lying!

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromOttoman Turkishآلا(ala,“spotted, variegated”).

Alternative forms

• hala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ǎːla/

Adjective

álaoràlaorȁla(Cyrillic spellingа́лаorа̀лаorа̏ла)(indeclinable)

1. piebald,spotted

Etymology 3

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*xala,unless borrowed fromOttoman Turkishآلا(ala,“spotted, variegated”),euphemistic for a snake.

Alternative forms

• hala

Noun

álaoràlaorȁlaf(Cyrillic spellingа́лаorа̀лаorа̏ла)

1. dragon,type ofmythicalcreaturesimilar to dragon

See also

• aždaha
• zmaj

References

• Knüppel, Michael (2009) “Zu serbo-kroatischhȁla ∼ ȁla‘Drache’”, inWiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch‎^[14](in German), volume55,pages179–183

Sicilian

Etymology

InheritedfromLatināla.

Noun

alaf(pluralali)

1. wing

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “ala”, inNuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano[New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published2020,page179

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-ála

1. torefuse

Inflection

This noun needs aninflection-table template.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈala/[ˈa.la]
• Rhymes:-ala
• Syllabification:a‧la
• Homophone:hala

Etymology 1

FromOld Spanishala(compareLadinoala), fromLatināla.

Noun

alaf(pluralalas)

1. wing(of a bird or insect)
2. wing(of an aircraft)
3. brim(of a hat)
4. (military)flank(of a formation)
5. (sports)wing(part of the field)
6. (in theplural)flip,wings(hairstyle)

Noun

alamorfby sense(pluralalas)

1. (sports)winger

Usage notes

• Feminine nouns beginning with stressed/ˈa/like this one regularly take the singular articleselandun,usually reserved for masculine nouns.

  el ala, un ala

• They maintain the usual feminine singular articleslaandunaif an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.

Derived terms

• ahuecar el ala
• ala del corazón
• ala del trinquete
• ala delta
• ala pívot
• alar
• alero
• aliblanco
• alicaído
• alicorto
• alirrojo
• alita
• bajo el ala de
• dar alas
• del ala
• en alas de cucaracha
• las alas de la fantasía
• tener alas en los pies
• tomar alas

Related terms

• alado
• alear
• aleta

Etymology 2

Interjection

ala

1. Alternative spelling ofhala

Further reading

• “ala”,inDiccionario de la lengua española,Vigésima tercera edición,Real Academia Española,2014

Sranan Tongo

Pronoun

ala

1. everything

Determiner

ala

1. every;all

Swahili

Etymology

BorrowedfromArabicآلَة(ʔāla).

Pronunciation

• Audio(Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

ala(n class,pluralala)

1. tool,instrument

   Synonym:kifaa

2. sheath,scabbard

Swazi

Verb

-ála

1. torefuse

Inflection

This verb needs aninflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ʔaˈla/[ʔɐˈla]
• Rhymes:-a
• Syllabification:a‧la
• Homophone:Ala

Interjection

alá(Baybayin spellingᜀᜎ)(dialectal)

1. expressing negation or disapproval, or sometimes agreement, depending on the tenor of expression

Derived terms

• ala ahoy
• ala eh
• ala naman

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromSpanishala,fromLatināla.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ˈʔala/[ˈʔaː.lɐ]
• Rhymes:-ala
• Syllabification:a‧la

Noun

ala(Baybayin spellingᜀᜎ)

1. (uncommon)wing

   Synonyms:pakpak,bagwis

2. (architecture)extensionofbuildingsideways

See also

• sibi

Etymology 3

Apheresisofwala.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ʔaˈlaʔ/[ʔɐˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes:-aʔ
• Syllabification:a‧la

Pronoun

alâ(Baybayin spellingᜀᜎ)

1. Alternative form ofwala

Adjective

alâ(Baybayin spellingᜀᜎ)

1. Alternative form ofwala

Etymology 4

BorrowedfromSpanishala.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ʔaˈla/[ʔɐˈla]
• Rhymes:-a
• Syllabification:a‧la
• Homophone:Ala

Adverb

alá(Baybayin spellingᜀᜎ)

1. o'clock(only for one o' clock)

   Synonym:(besides one o' clock)alas

Related terms

• ala-una
• alarma
• alas-diyes
• alas-dos
• alas-dose
• alas-kuwatro
• alas-nuwebe
• alas-onse
• alas-otso
• alas-sais
• alas-singko
• alas-siyete
• alas-tres

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈa.la]
• Hyphenation:a‧la

Etymology 1

Te ala (1.1).

FromProto-Polynesian*hala.Cognates includeHawaiianalaandSamoanala.

Noun

ala

1. path,road
2. reason,cause
3. method,way
4. transport
5. workingsectionof amat
6. (euphemistic)rectum

Verb

ala

1. (transitive)toresultfrom

Derived terms

• alalaupapa

Etymology 2

FromProto-Polynesian*qara.Cognates includeHawaiianalaandSamoanala.

Verb

ala(pluralfeala)

1. (stative)to beawake
2. (stative)to beaccurate
3. (stative)to besharp
4. (stative,of watercraft)to becloseto thewind

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[15],Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page11

Turkish

Etymology

InheritedfromOttoman Turkishآلا(ala),fromProto-Turkic*āla(“variegated”).Doubletofela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɑˈɫɑ/
• Hyphenation:a‧la

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

ala

1. multicolored,pied,variegated
2. excellent,superb,splendid
3. Clipping ofalabalık(“trout”).

Declension

predicative forms of ala

present tense
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben(I am)	alayım	ala mıyım?	ala değilim	ala değil miyim?
sen(you are)	alasın	ala mısın?	ala değilsin	ala değil misin?
o(he/she/it is)	ala / aladır	ala mı?	ala değil	ala değil mi?
biz(we are)	alayız	ala mıyız?	ala değiliz	ala değil miyiz?
siz(you are)	alasınız	ala mısınız?	ala değilsiniz	ala değil misiniz?
onlar(they are)	ala(lar)	ala(lar) mı?	ala değil(ler)	ala değiller mi?
past tense
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben(I was)	alaydım	ala mıydım?	ala değildim	ala değil miydim?
sen(you were)	alaydın	ala mıydın?	ala değildin	ala değil miydin?
o(he/she/it was)	alaydı	ala mıydı?	ala değildi	ala değil miydi?
biz(we were)	alaydık	ala mıydık?	ala değildik	ala değil miydik?
siz(you were)	alaydınız	ala mıydınız?	ala değildiniz	ala değil miydiniz?
onlar(they were)	alaydılar	ala mıydılar?	ala değildi(ler) / değillerdi	ala değil miydiler?
indirect past
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben(I was)	alaymışım	ala mıymışım?	ala değilmişim	ala değil miymişim?
sen(you were)	alaymışsın	ala mıymışsın?	ala değilmişsin	ala değil miymişsin?
o(he/she/it was)	alaymış	ala mıymış?	ala değilmiş	ala değil miymiş?
biz(we were)	alaymışız	ala mıymışız?	ala değilmişiz	ala değil miymişiz?
siz(you were)	alaymışsınız	ala mıymışsınız?	ala değilmişsiniz	ala değil miymişsiniz?
onlar(they were)	alaymışlar	ala mıymışlar?	ala değilmiş(ler) / değillermiş	ala değil miymişler?
conditional
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben(if I)	alaysam	ala mıysam?	ala değilsem	ala değil miysem?
sen(if you)	alaysan	ala mıysan?	ala değilsen	ala değil miysen?
o(if he/she/it)	alaysa	ala mıysa?	ala değilse	ala değil miyse?
biz(if we)	alaysak	ala mıysak?	ala değilsek	ala değil miysek?
siz(if you)	alaysanız	ala mıysanız?	ala değilseniz	ala değil miyseniz?
onlar(if they)	alaysalar	ala mıysalar?	ala değilseler / değillerse	ala değil miyseler?

Derived terms

• alabalık(“trout”)
• alaca(“pied”)
• alaca karanlık(“dusk, twilight”)

See also

• âlâ

References

• Redhouse, James W.(1890) “آلا”,inA Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[16],Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian,page179

Uneapa

Etymology

From earlier*lalavia dissimilation (compareMuduapalala), fromProto-Oceanic*kilalavia truncation, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kilala,fromProto-Austronesian*kilala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ala/

Verb

ala

1. toknow

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al,The Oceanic Languages(2013), page 366

Veps

Etymology

Related toFinnishälä.

Verb

ala

1. second-personsingularimperativeofei
2. donot

Xhosa

Verb

-âla

1. torefuse

Inflection

This verb needs aninflection-table template.

Yámana

Verb

ala

1. drink

Yoruba

Etymology 1

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/à.là/

Noun

àlà

1. purity,whitecloth,a symbol of the godỌbàtálá

   Synonym:ẹfun

Etymology 2

Fromà-(“nominalizing prefix”)+‎lá(“to dream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/à.lá/

Noun

àlá

1. dream,vision

Derived terms

• lá àlá(“todream”)

Zulu

Etymology

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-âla

1. todeny,refuse,decline
2. toforbid
3. toreject
4. torefusegive[withna-]
5. tohate,detest

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukwala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukwala	ukungali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yala	-ale
Plural	yalani	-aleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyala,ngala	engalayo,engala	ngala	angali	engingali	ngingali
2nd singular	uyala,wala	owalayo,owala	wala	awali	ongali	ungali
1st plural	siyala,sala	esalayo,esala	sala	asali	esingali	singali
2nd plural	niyala,nala	enalayo,enala	nala	anali	eningali	ningali
Class 1	uyala,wala	owalayo,owala	ala	akali	ongali	engali
Class 2	bayala,bala	abalayo,abala	bala	abali	abangali	bengali
Class 3	uyala,wala	owalayo,owala	wala	awali	ongali	ungali
Class 4	iyala,yala	eyalayo,eyala	yala	ayali	engali	ingali
Class 5	liyala,lala	elalayo,elala	lala	alali	elingali	lingali
Class 6	ayala,ala	alayo,ala	ala	awali	angali	engali
Class 7	siyala,sala	esalayo,esala	sala	asali	esingali	singali
Class 8	ziyala,zala	ezalayo,ezala	zala	azali	ezingali	zingali
Class 9	iyala,yala	eyalayo,eyala	yala	ayali	engali	ingali
Class 10	ziyala,zala	ezalayo,ezala	zala	azali	ezingali	zingali
Class 11	luyala,lwala	olwalayo,olwala	lwala	alwali	olungali	lungali
Class 14	buyala,bala	obalayo,obala	bala	abali	obungali	bungali
Class 15	kuyala,kwala	okwalayo,okwala	kwala	akwali	okungali	kungali
Class 17	kuyala,kwala	okwalayo,okwala	kwala	akwali	okungali	kungali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngalile,ngalē	engalile,engalē	ngalile,ngalē	angalanga	engingalanga	ngingalanga
2nd singular	walile,walē	owalile,owalē	walile,walē	awalanga	ongalanga	ungalanga
1st plural	salile,salē	esalile,esalē	salile,salē	asalanga	esingalanga	singalanga
2nd plural	nalile,nalē	enalile,enalē	nalile,nalē	analanga	eningalanga	ningalanga
Class 1	walile,walē	owalile,owalē	alile,alē	akalanga	ongalanga	engalanga
Class 2	balile,balē	abalile,abalē	balile,balē	abalanga	abangalanga	bengalanga
Class 3	walile,walē	owalile,owalē	walile,walē	awalanga	ongalanga	ungalanga
Class 4	yalile,yalē	eyalile,eyalē	yalile,yalē	ayalanga	engalanga	ingalanga
Class 5	lalile,lalē	elalile,elalē	lalile,lalē	alalanga	elingalanga	lingalanga
Class 6	alile,alē	alile,alē	alile,alē	awalanga	angalanga	engalanga
Class 7	salile,salē	esalile,esalē	salile,salē	asalanga	esingalanga	singalanga
Class 8	zalile,zalē	ezalile,ezalē	zalile,zalē	azalanga	ezingalanga	zingalanga
Class 9	yalile,yalē	eyalile,eyalē	yalile,yalē	ayalanga	engalanga	ingalanga
Class 10	zalile,zalē	ezalile,ezalē	zalile,zalē	azalanga	ezingalanga	zingalanga
Class 11	lwalile,lwalē	olwalile,olwalē	lwalile,lwalē	alwalanga	olungalanga	lungalanga
Class 14	balile,balē	obalile,obalē	balile,balē	abalanga	obungalanga	bungalanga
Class 15	kwalile,kwalē	okwalile,okwalē	kwalile,kwalē	akwalanga	okungalanga	kungalanga
Class 17	kwalile,kwalē	okwalile,okwalē	kwalile,kwalē	akwalanga	okungalanga	kungalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāla	engāla	ngāla	angalanga	engingalanga	ngingalanga
2nd singular	wāla	owāla	wāla	awalanga	ongalanga	ungalanga
1st plural	sāla	esāla	sāla	asalanga	esingalanga	singalanga
2nd plural	nāla	enāla	nāla	analanga	eningalanga	ningalanga
Class 1	wāla	owāla	āla	akalanga	ongalanga	engalanga
Class 2	bāla	abāla	bāla	abalanga	abangalanga	bengalanga
Class 3	wāla	owāla	wāla	awalanga	ongalanga	ungalanga
Class 4	yāla	eyāla	yāla	ayalanga	engalanga	ingalanga
Class 5	lāla	elāla	lāla	alalanga	elingalanga	lingalanga
Class 6	āla	āla	āla	awalanga	angalanga	engalanga
Class 7	sāla	esāla	sāla	asalanga	esingalanga	singalanga
Class 8	zāla	ezāla	zāla	azalanga	ezingalanga	zingalanga
Class 9	yāla	eyāla	yāla	ayalanga	engalanga	ingalanga
Class 10	zāla	ezāla	zāla	azalanga	ezingalanga	zingalanga
Class 11	lwāla	olwāla	lwāla	alwalanga	olungalanga	lungalanga
Class 14	bāla	obāla	bāla	abalanga	obungalanga	bungalanga
Class 15	kwāla	okwāla	kwāla	akwalanga	okungalanga	kungalanga
Class 17	kwāla	okwāla	kwāla	akwalanga	okungalanga	kungalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingala	—	ngingala	ngingale	—	ngingale
2nd singular	ungala	—	ungala	ungale	—	ungale
1st plural	singala	—	singala	singale	—	singale
2nd plural	ningala	—	ningala	ningale	—	ningale
Class 1	angala	—	engala	angale	—	engale
Class 2	bangala	—	bengala	bangale	—	bengale
Class 3	ungala	—	ungala	ungale	—	ungale
Class 4	ingala	—	ingala	ingale	—	ingale
Class 5	lingala	—	lingala	lingale	—	lingale
Class 6	angala	—	engala	angale	—	engale
Class 7	singala	—	singala	singale	—	singale
Class 8	zingala	—	zingala	zingale	—	zingale
Class 9	ingala	—	ingala	ingale	—	ingale
Class 10	zingala	—	zingala	zingale	—	zingale
Class 11	lungala	—	lungala	lungale	—	lungale
Class 14	bungala	—	bungala	bungale	—	bungale
Class 15	kungala	—	kungala	kungale	—	kungale
Class 17	kungala	—	kungala	kungale	—	kungale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokwala	engizokwala	ngizokwala	angizukwala	engingezukwala	ngingezukwala
2nd singular	uzokwala	ozokwala	uzokwala	awuzukwala	ongezukwala	ungezukwala
1st plural	sizokwala	esizokwala	sizokwala	asizukwala	esingezukwala	singezukwala
2nd plural	nizokwala	enizokwala	nizokwala	anizukwala	eningezukwala	ningezukwala
Class 1	uzokwala	ozokwala	ezokwala	akazukwala	ongezukwala	engezukwala
Class 2	bazokwala	abazokwala	bezokwala	abazukwala	abangezukwala	bengezukwala
Class 3	uzokwala	ozokwala	uzokwala	awuzukwala	ongezukwala	ungezukwala
Class 4	izokwala	ezokwala	izokwala	ayizukwala	engezukwala	ingezukwala
Class 5	lizokwala	elizokwala	lizokwala	alizukwala	elingezukwala	lingezukwala
Class 6	azokwala	azokwala	ezokwala	awazukwala	angezukwala	engezukwala
Class 7	sizokwala	esizokwala	sizokwala	asizukwala	esingezukwala	singezukwala
Class 8	zizokwala	ezizokwala	zizokwala	azizukwala	ezingezukwala	zingezukwala
Class 9	izokwala	ezokwala	izokwala	ayizukwala	engezukwala	ingezukwala
Class 10	zizokwala	ezizokwala	zizokwala	azizukwala	ezingezukwala	zingezukwala
Class 11	luzokwala	oluzokwala	luzokwala	aluzukwala	olungezukwala	lungezukwala
Class 14	buzokwala	obuzokwala	buzokwala	abuzukwala	obungezukwala	bungezukwala
Class 15	kuzokwala	okuzokwala	kuzokwala	akuzukwala	okungezukwala	kungezukwala
Class 17	kuzokwala	okuzokwala	kuzokwala	akuzukwala	okungezukwala	kungezukwala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokwala	engiyokwala	ngiyokwala	angiyukwala	engingeyukwala	ngingeyukwala
2nd singular	uyokwala	oyokwala	uyokwala	awuyukwala	ongeyukwala	ungeyukwala
1st plural	siyokwala	esiyokwala	siyokwala	asiyukwala	esingeyukwala	singeyukwala
2nd plural	niyokwala	eniyokwala	niyokwala	aniyukwala	eningeyukwala	ningeyukwala
Class 1	uyokwala	oyokwala	eyokwala	akayukwala	ongeyukwala	engeyukwala
Class 2	bayokwala	abayokwala	beyokwala	abayukwala	abangeyukwala	bengeyukwala
Class 3	uyokwala	oyokwala	uyokwala	awuyukwala	ongeyukwala	ungeyukwala
Class 4	iyokwala	eyokwala	iyokwala	ayiyukwala	engeyukwala	ingeyukwala
Class 5	liyokwala	eliyokwala	liyokwala	aliyukwala	elingeyukwala	lingeyukwala
Class 6	ayokwala	ayokwala	eyokwala	awayukwala	angeyukwala	engeyukwala
Class 7	siyokwala	esiyokwala	siyokwala	asiyukwala	esingeyukwala	singeyukwala
Class 8	ziyokwala	eziyokwala	ziyokwala	aziyukwala	ezingeyukwala	zingeyukwala
Class 9	iyokwala	eyokwala	iyokwala	ayiyukwala	engeyukwala	ingeyukwala
Class 10	ziyokwala	eziyokwala	ziyokwala	aziyukwala	ezingeyukwala	zingeyukwala
Class 11	luyokwala	oluyokwala	luyokwala	aluyukwala	olungeyukwala	lungeyukwala
Class 14	buyokwala	obuyokwala	buyokwala	abuyukwala	obungeyukwala	bungeyukwala
Class 15	kuyokwala	okuyokwala	kuyokwala	akuyukwala	okungeyukwala	kungeyukwala
Class 17	kuyokwala	okuyokwala	kuyokwala	akuyukwala	okungeyukwala	kungeyukwala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngale	ngingali
2nd singular	wale	ungali
1st plural	sale	singali
2nd plural	nale	ningali
Class 1	ale	angali
Class 2	bale	bangali
Class 3	wale	ungali
Class 4	yale	ingali
Class 5	lale	lingali
Class 6	ale	angali
Class 7	sale	singali
Class 8	zale	zingali
Class 9	yale	ingali
Class 10	zale	zingali
Class 11	lwale	lungali
Class 14	bale	bungali
Class 15	kwale	kungali
Class 17	kwale	kungali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngala	ngangala,angala,angangala
2nd singular	wala	wangala,awala,awangala
1st plural	sala	sangala,asala,asangala
2nd plural	nala	nangala,anala,anangala
Class 1	wala	wangala,akala,akangala
Class 2	bala	bangala,abala,abangala
Class 3	wala	wangala,awala,awangala
Class 4	yala	yangala,ayala,ayangala
Class 5	lala	langala,alala,alangala
Class 6	ala	angala,awala,awangala
Class 7	sala	sangala,asala,asangala
Class 8	zala	zangala,azala,azangala
Class 9	yala	yangala,ayala,ayangala
Class 10	zala	zangala,azala,azangala
Class 11	lwala	lwangala,alwala,alwangala
Class 14	bala	bangala,abala,abangala
Class 15	kwala	kwangala,akwala,akwangala
Class 17	kwala	kwangala,akwala,akwangala

Derived terms

• -alela(applicative)
• -alisa(causative)
• -alayala(diminutive)
• -alisisa(intensive)
• -aleka(neuter-passive)
• -aliwa(passive)
• -alana(reciprocal)

References

• C. M. Doke,B. W. Vilakazi(1972) “ala”, inZulu-English Dictionary,→ISBN:“ala”