ἀλλά

See also: αλλά, ἄλλα, and άλλα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally the neuter accusative plural of ἄλλος (állos) with shifted accent in an adverbial sense, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Cognates include Latin alius, Old Irish aile, Old Armenian այլ (ayl), and Old English elles (English else).

Pronunciation

 

Conjunction

ἀλλά (allá)

  1. but

Descendants

References

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