Inherited fromOld Ruthenianале́(alé),[1][2] fromProto-Slavic*ale.[3]
- IPA(key): [aˈlʲe]
- Rhymes:-e
- Hyphenation:але
але́• (aljé)
- but (rather)
але́• (aljé)
- yes
- Synonym:(more common)так(tak)
- ^Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1982), “але I”, inГістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 1(а – биенье), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika,page96
- ^Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1982), “але II”, inГістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 1(а – биенье), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika,page96
- ^Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “але́”, inЭтымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1(А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika,page105
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- IPA(key): /ɑˈʎe/
- Rhymes:-e
- Hyphenation:але
але• (aĺe) (not comparable)
- still,yet,not yet
авай але паша гыч пӧртылын огыл- avaj aĺe paša gyč pörtylyn ogyl
- mother hasn't come back from work yet
- really,perhaps
- тудо вет марлан кайыш - але?- - tudo vet marlan kajyš - aĺe?
- - she is married - really?
але• (aĺe)
- or
кинош але театрыш каена?- kinoš aĺe teatryš kajena?
- should we go to the cinema or to the theater?
- 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
але• (aĺe)
- emphatic particle
але изи улмем годымак авам ойлен ыле- aĺe izi ulmem godymak avam ojĺen yĺe
- my mother told me when I was young
- J. Bradley et al. (2023), “але”, inThe Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
але• (ale) n (pluralалиња)
- (archaic)toilet
- Synonym:нужник(nužnik)
але• (aljó)
- alternative spelling ofалё(aljó)
- а́ле(ále) —the stress before Soviet Union
Inherited fromMiddle Ukrainianале(ale),алѣ(ali), fromProto-Slavic*ale. Bysurface analysis,а(a) +ле(le).
але́• (alé)
- but (rather)
- Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1842), “але”, inСловарь Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Dictionary of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida][1] (in Russian), Kharkiv: University Printing House, page 3
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “але”, inСловник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv:Naukova Dumka
