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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Latin illāc.
Pronunciation
Adverb
alá
- there
- Synonym: aló
Further reading
Hamer-Banna
Pronunciation
Verb
alá
- to guard
- to follow, chase
References
- Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia, Leiden University, page 297
Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of al (“lower part”) + -á (case suffix and possessive suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Postposition
alá
- under, underneath, below, beneath
- Mikroszkóp alá tettem. ― I placed it under a microscope.
Usage notes
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with alá-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see alá-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Derived terms
Pronoun
alá
- Alternative form of alája.
- Ne állj alá! ― Don't go under it!
Declension
Noun
alá (plural alák)
- (education) minus (slightly worse result than the preceding grade)
- Négyes alát kaptam a dolgozatomra. ― I got a B-minus on my test.
Declension
See also
References
Further reading
- (postposition, adverb, and verbal prefix): alá in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (adverb; alternative form of alája): alá in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- alá in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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Pronunciation
Interjection
alá!
- Eye dialect spelling of olha lá.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈla/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: a‧lá
Interjection
alá
- Alternative form of hala
Further reading