ала

See also: яла, Аля, Ала, and Appendix:Variations of "ala"

Abkhaz

Etymology 1

Noun

а-ла́ • (ā-lā́)

  1. dog

Etymology 2

Noun

а́-ла • (ā́-lā)

  1. eye (organ of sight)

Bulgarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aɫa/

Conjunction

ала • (ala)

  1. but (conjunction)

Usage notes

This conjunction is often used in literature and children's stories, and may contribute to an ominous or moralizing tone.

Macedonian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaɫa]

Noun

ала • (ala) f

  1. dragon
    Synonyms: аждер (ažder), змеј (zmej)

Inflection
Declension of ала
singular plural
indefinite ала али
definite unspecified алата алите
definite proximal алава аливе
definite distal алана алине
vocative ало али

Moksha

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Uralic *ëla. Perhaps by error EES lists Moksha ал (al, “egg”) as a cognate of Estonian ala. Compare, however, Estonian alus (“foundation”), Livonian alā (“down; under”), alli (“foundation; underside”), among others. Veršinin, however, lists “the lower part of something” as an alternative sense for the word ал (al) in both Mordvinic languages. He speculates that the “egg” sense is secondary to the “underside” sense (as eggs are found under birds), a possible taboo replacement, as collecting eggs in the spring was very important in historic times.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɑlɑ/

Postposition

ала • (ala)

  1. under
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 135
      кудть ала
      kudtʹ ala
      under the house

Usage notes

This postposition is used with genitive.

References
  1. Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ mordovskix (erzjanskovo i mokšanskovo) jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 12

Russian

Pronunciation
  • ала́: IPA(key): [ɐˈla]
  • а́ла: IPA(key): [ˈalə]

Adjective

ала́ or а́ла • (alá or ála)

  1. short feminine singular of а́лый (ályj)

Serbo-Croatian

Adverb

а̀ла (Latin spelling àla)

  1. (used for emphasis, or as an intensifier) expression of awe, surprise, dismay, etc.
    Ала је било лепо!
    It sure was nice!
    Aла лажеш!
    Oh, you're lying!

Noun

ала f (Latin spelling ala)

  1. dragon
    Synonym: хала
  2. type of mythical creature similar to dragon
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