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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ali (13th century), from Latin ad (“at”) illīc (“there”).[1] Compare Spanish allí.
Pronunciation
Adverb
alí
- there, then (at that place or time)
- Synonyms: alá, aló
1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 717:alý hu o mar fazía rremuño- there where the sea was making a whirlpool
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ali”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alí”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alí”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alí”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN