alors

French

Etymology

InheritedfromMiddle Frenchalors,fromOld Frenchalors,a leurs,allors,alores,alour,alore,alora(also asenlor,enlora,etc.), fromOld Frencha+lors.CompareItalianallora,Spanishalora,OccitanalaraandCatalanaleshores.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/a.lɔʁ/

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• Rhymes:-ɔʁ

Adverb

alors

1. then(at that time)
2. so,hence(as a consequence)

Interjection

alors

1. (acknowledgement of previous statement)so,well,well then

   Alorson reste ici ce soir.―Well then, let's stay here tonight.

Derived terms

• alors que
• ça alors
• et alors
• merde alors
• zut alors

Descendants

• →Galician:alor
• →Ido:lor

Further reading

• “alors”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.