ailleurs

French

Etymology

From Middle French ailleurs, from Old French aillors, aillurs (elsewhere), probably from Latin aliōrsum, or from a Vulgar Latin *aliore, from in *aliore loco. Or possibly connected to Latin aliubī, from alibī. Compare with Romanian aiurea and Portuguese alhures.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.jœʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -œʁ
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /aljɔr/, /aljœr/

Adverb

ailleurs

  1. elsewhere; somewhere else
    Si vous ne voulez pas que je sois ici, j'irai ailleurs.
    If you don't want me here, I'll go elsewhere.
    nulle part ailleursnowhere else
    partout ailleurseverywhere else

Derived terms

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French aillors.

Adverb

ailleurs

  1. elsewhere

Descendants

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