aliter

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English

Etymology

From Latin aliter (“otherwise”), from alius (“other”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

aliter (not comparable)

  1. otherwise

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From a- +‎ lit +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Verb

aliter

  1. (reflexive) to be bedridden
  2. (transitive) to cause to become bedridden

Conjugation

Conjugation of aliter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple aliter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple alitant
/a.li.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle alité
/a.li.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present alite
/a.lit/ 		alites
/a.lit/ 		alite
/a.lit/ 		alitons
/a.li.tɔ̃/ 		alitez
/a.li.te/ 		alitent
/a.lit/
imperfect alitais
/a.li.tɛ/ 		alitais
/a.li.tɛ/ 		alitait
/a.li.tɛ/ 		alitions
/a.li.tjɔ̃/ 		alitiez
/a.li.tje/ 		alitaient
/a.li.tɛ/
past historic2 alitai
/a.li.te/ 		alitas
/a.li.ta/ 		alita
/a.li.ta/ 		alitâmes
/a.li.tam/ 		alitâtes
/a.li.tat/ 		alitèrent
/a.li.tɛʁ/
future aliterai
/a.li.tʁe/ 		aliteras
/a.li.tʁa/ 		alitera
/a.li.tʁa/ 		aliterons
/a.li.tʁɔ̃/ 		aliterez
/a.li.tʁe/ 		aliteront
/a.li.tʁɔ̃/
conditional aliterais
/a.li.tʁɛ/ 		aliterais
/a.li.tʁɛ/ 		aliterait
/a.li.tʁɛ/ 		aliterions
/a.li.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		aliteriez
/a.li.tə.ʁje/ 		aliteraient
/a.li.tʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present alite
/a.lit/ 		alites
/a.lit/ 		alite
/a.lit/ 		alitions
/a.li.tjɔ̃/ 		alitiez
/a.li.tje/ 		alitent
/a.lit/
imperfect2 alitasse
/a.li.tas/ 		alitasses
/a.li.tas/ 		alitât
/a.li.ta/ 		alitassions
/a.li.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		alitassiez
/a.li.ta.sje/ 		alitassent
/a.li.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — alite
/a.lit/ 		— alitons
/a.li.tɔ̃/ 		alitez
/a.li.te/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

  • alter (Late Latin, Vulgate)

Etymology

Adverb from alius (“other”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

aliter (not comparable)

  1. otherwise
    sin aliter/minus/secus ― otherwise, if not
  2. differently, wrongly, poorly
    aliter quam ego velim ― In a manner different from what I want
  3. badly, negatively
  4. mis-
    aliter exceptum ― misunderstood

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Latin correlatives (edit)
type demonstrative anaphoric identity interrogative/
relative		 indefinite negative other
proximal medial distal relative indefinite universal free choice negative polarity
basic hic iste, istic ille, illic is ipse, īdem quis/quī quisquis, quīcumque quis, quī, quīdam, aliquis, aliquī, quispiam quisque quīvis, quīlibet quisquam, ūllus, °aliquisquam nēmō, nihil, nūllus alius
dual uter utercumque alteruter uterque utervīs, uterlibet neuter alter
place hīc istīc illīc ibī̆ ibī̆dem ubī̆ ubiubi, ubī̆cumque alicubī, uspiam ubīque ubivīs, ubilibet usquam nusquam, nūllibī alibī, aliās
source hinc istinc illinc inde indidem unde undecumque, undeunde alicunde undique °undelibet aliunde
destination hūc, °hōrsum istūc, °istōrsum illūc, °illōrsum eō eōdem quō, quōrsum quōquō, quōcumque aliquō, quōpiam, °aliquōvorsum quōvīs, quōlibet quōquam nusquam, nūllōrsum aliō, aliōrsum
method,
means,
path,
place 		hāc istāc illāc eā eādem quā quāquā, quācumque aliquā quāque quāvīs, quālibet nēquāquam, haudquāquam aliā
manner hōc modō istō modō illō modō ita, sīc,
eō modō		 item, itidem ut, quī, quō modō, quōmodo, quemadmodum utut, utcumque, quōmodocumque quī, quōdam modō, aliquō modō utique quōmodolibet ūllō modō nūllō modō aliter, aliōquī, alterō/aliō modō
time num, nunc ōlim tum, tunc simul quandō, ‡cum cumque, quandōcumque, quandōque quondam, aliquandō quandōque quandōlibet umquam numquam aliās
quantity tam †tamen, †tandem quam †quamquam aliquam quamvīs, quamlibet
size tantus tantusdem quantus quantuscumque aliquantus quantusvīs, quantuslibet
quality tālis quālis quālis, quāliscumque aliquālis quālislibet
number tot totidem quot quotquot, quotcumque aliquot quotlibet
order totus quotus quotuscumque aliquotus quotuslibet
repetition totiēns quotiēns quotiēnscumque aliquotiēns quotiēnslibet
multiplication totuplex quotuplex
† Turned conjunction with original meaning somewhat dissimulated
° Rare
‡only used as a conjunction, not as an interrogative

References

  • “aliter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “aliter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Enrico Olivetti. Dizionario Latino
  • aliter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • this is quite another matter: hoc longe aliter, secus est
    • the result has surprised me; I was not prepared for this development: res aliter cecidit ac putaveram
    • to think one thing, say another; to conceal one's opinions: aliter sentire ac loqui (aliud sentire, aliud loqui)
    • the matter stands so (otherwise): res ita (aliter) se habet
  • Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
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