ali-

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See also: ali, Ali, áli, alî, Alì, and -ali

English

Etymology

Representing the Latin āla (“wing”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

ali-

  1. (anatomy and zoology) lateral expansion

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ali-

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Esperanto

Etymology

An unofficial extension of the correlatives, based on the adjective alia (other).

Prefix

ali-

  1. (neologism, nonstandard, proscribed) other-, else- (correlative prefix)

Derived terms

  • aliu another one (plural: others), (an)other (with a noun)
  • alies another's, others', someone else's
  • aliel in another way, otherwise
  • aliam at another time
  • aliom another amount
  • alial for another reason

The expected forms *alia (another kind of) and *alie (elsewhere) are not used, as they already exist with the meanings alia (“other”) and alie (“otherwise”). The compounds alispeca (“another kind of”) and aliloke (“another place”) may be used instead. Alio (“another”) (without a noun) (plural: others) is not derived as a correlative, being the nominal form of the adjective, but is synonymous with the expected correlative.

Finnish

Etymology

From ali (“beneath”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

ali-

  1. under-, sub-

Usage notes

  • ala- is used as a nominal prefix, whereas ali- is (mostly) used as a verbal prefix:
    Aliarvioiko yläluokka alaluokkaa?
    Is the lower class being underestimated by the upper class?

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Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with ali-
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Ingrian

Etymology

Related to Finnish ali-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

ali-

  1. under-, sub-

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Antonyms

Derived terms

Ingrian terms prefixed with ali-

Latin

Etymology

Probably a truncation of alius (“other”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

ali-

  1. some- (turns interrogative pronouns into indefinite pronouns)

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with ali-

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
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