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Lithuanian
Etymology
An adverb formed on the basis of Proto-Indo-European *h₂olyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (intriguingly, however, this word is not discussed by Derksen). For the suffix, compare visái (“entirely”). Related to Proto-Celtic *olyos (“all”) and, with a different suffix, Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɐˈlʲæɪ/
Adverb
aliái
- (in combination with a singular noun) every, every last
- Jìs gaudýte gáudė aliái žõdį, ką̃ kalbė́jau. - He grasped at every last word I said.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*alla-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 23
- ^ Albertas Rosinas (1994) Dėl įvardžių alvienas resp. ãliái vienas kilmės . Baltistica, no. 29, volume 2, pages 188-191.
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Kazimieras Būga (1961) “aliái”, in Rinktiniai raštai [Selected writings], volume 3, Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla, page 398
Further reading
- “aliai”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “aliai”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
Portuguese
Verb
aliai
- second-person plural imperative of aliar