але

See also: алё and алє

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian але́ (alé),[1][2] from Proto-Slavic *ale.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈlʲe]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: але

Conjunction

але́ • (aljé)

  1. but (rather)

Particle

але́ • (aljé)

  1. yes
    Synonym: (more common) так (tak)

Derived terms

particles
  • але́ ж і (aljé ž i)

References

  1. ^ Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1982), “але I”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 1 (а – биенье), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 96
  2. ^ Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1982), “але II”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 1 (а – биенье), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 96
  3. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “але́”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 105

Further reading

Eastern Mari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈʎe/
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: але

Adverb

але • (aĺe) (not comparable)

  1. still, yet, not yet
    авай але паша гыч пӧртылын огыл
    avaj aĺe paša gyč pörtylyn ogyl
    mother hasn't come back from work yet
  2. really, perhaps
    - тудо вет марлан кайыш - але?
    - tudo vet marlan kajyš - aĺe?
    - she is married - really?

Conjunction

але • (aĺe)

  1. or
    кинош але театрыш каена?
    kinoš aĺe teatryš kajena?
    should we go to the cinema or to the theater?
  2. or, that is, i.e.
    юж коштмаш, але мардеж, пӱртӱсыштӧ кугу верым налын шога
    juž koštmaš, aĺe mardež, pürtüsyštö kugu verym nalyn šoga
    the movement of air, or wind, plays an important role in nature

Particle

але • (aĺe)

  1. emphatic particle
    але изи улмем годымак авам ойлен ыле
    aĺe izi ulmem godymak avam ojĺen yĺe
    my mother told me when I was young

References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “але”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Macedonian

Noun

але • (ale) n (plural алиња)

  1. (archaic) toilet
    Synonym: нужник (nužnik)

Russian

Interjection

але • (aljó)

  1. alternative spelling of алё (aljó)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • а́ле (ále) — the stress before Soviet Union

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Ukrainian але (ale), алѣ (ali), from Proto-Slavic *ale. By surface analysis, а (a) +‎ ле (le).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈɫɛ]
  • Audio:(file)

Conjunction

але́ • (alé)

  1. but (rather)

Further reading

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