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English
Alternative forms
- à la (less common)
- ala (colloquial)
Etymology
From French à la.
Pronunciation
Preposition
a la
- In the style or manner of.
Related terms
Translations
in the style or manner of
Anagrams
Danish
Preposition
a la
- Alternative form of à la
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French à la (“in the style or manner of”), short for à la mode (“in fashion”), first part from French à (“to, on, in”), from Middle French , from Old French a (“to, towards, belonging to”), from Latin ad (“to, towards, up to, at”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”). Last part from French la (“the”), from Middle French la (“the”), from Old French la (“the”), from Latin illam (“that, those”), which is the accusative singular feminine of ille (“that, those”), from Old Latin olle (“he, that”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ol-no- or *h₂l̥-no-, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
a la
- Alternative spelling of à la
See also
References
- la “a la” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “à_la” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “à la” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk
Preposition
a la
- Alternative spelling of à la
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French à la.
Pronunciation
Preposition
a la
- Alternative spelling of à la
Further reading
- a la in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- a la in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French à la.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a la/
- Syllabification: a la
Preposition
a la
- a la; in the style or manner of