ale

ale

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Aleut.

• eale (obsolete)

From Middle English ale, from Old English ealu, ealo, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu (compare Dutch aal, Swedish öl), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”), or *h₂elu- (“bitter”). Compare Russian ол (ol), Lithuanian alùs, Armenian օղի (ōġi); compare also Latin alum (“comfrey”), alūta (“tawed leather”), Ancient Greek ἀλύδοιμος (alúdoimos, “bitter”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /eɪl/

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• Rhymes: -eɪl

ale (countable and uncountable, plural ales)

1. (dated) A beer made without hops.
2. A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.
3. A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.

• (liquor): beer (loosely), yill

• alehouse
• bridal

• → Dutch: ale
• → Finnish: ale
• → French: ale

• E-la, EAL, ELA, Ela, LAE, LEA, Lea, ael, lea

• IPA^(key): /aˈle/, [ʔʌˈlɛ]
• Hyphenation: a‧le

alé

1. signifies surprise; wow!

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

ale

1. thou

• IPA^(key): [àle]

ale

1. him

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ale

1. grain

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qazay.

• IPA^(key): [aɽe]

ale

1. chin

Inherited from Old Czech ale, from Proto-Slavic *ale.

• IPA^(key): [ˈalɛ]

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• Rhymes: -alɛ

ale

1. but

   Synonym: avšak

• jenže

• ale in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• ale in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• ale in Internetová jazyková příručka

Borrowed from English ale.

• IPA^(key): /eːl/

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• Hyphenation: ale
• Rhymes: -eːl

ale m or n (uncountable)

1. ale

From Proto-Finnic *halmëh. Cognate to Finnish halme and Livvi halmeh. From either Proto-Germanic *halmaz or a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian salms and Latvian želmuo.

ale (genitive ale, partitive alet)

1. slash-and-burn (the technique)
2. the forest cut down to create new land in slash-and-burn
3. the land created through slash-and-burn

Clipping of alennusmyynti (“sale”). Coined by Aarni Penttilä.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑle/, [ˈɑ̝le̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑle
• Syllabification^(key): a‧le

ale (informal)

1. sale (selling of goods at bargain prices)

• “1. ale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

From English ale.

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯l/, [ˈe̞i̯l]
• Rhymes: -eil
• Syllabification^(key): ale

ale

1. ale (type of beer)

In speech, type 5 (risti) is normally used, giving for instance nominative singular eil, genitive eilin, partitive eiliä, nominative plural eilit and genitive plural eilien.

• “2. ale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• Lea

From English ale.

• IPA^(key): /ɛl/

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ale f (plural ales)

1. ale
   • 1884, Joris-Karl Huysmans, chapter XI, in À rebours [Against the Grain]:

     […] il mangea un rosbif aux pommes et s’enfourna deux pintes d’ale, excité par ce petit goût de vacherie musquée que dégage cette fine et pâle bière.

     He ate roast beef with apples and put away two pints of ale, excited by the little taste of musky trickery given off by this fine, pale beer.

• “ale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Latin āla.

ale f (plural alis)

1. wing

From French aller (“go”).

• IPA^(key): /a.le/

ale

1. to go

   Synonym: al

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: à‧le

ale f

1. (poetic) plural of ala; wings.

• ali

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ale.

• IPA^(key): /ˈalɛ/
• Syllabification: a‧le

ale

1. but

ale n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) but

ale

1. used at the beginning of a sentence; similar in meaning to the English "hey, not so fast", especially when used multiple times

• Stefan Ramułt (1893) “ale”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego‎ (in Kashubian), page 2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “ale”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎, volume 1, page 19
• “ale”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

ale

1. second-person singular present active imperative of alō

From Proto-Slavic *ale.

• IPA^(key): /ˈalɛ/, [ˈalə]

ale

1. but

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “ale”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “ale”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

ale

1. second-person singular imperative of ij

Inherited from Old Polish ale.

• IPA^(key): [ˈalɛ]
• Syllabification: a‧le

ale

1. (contrastive) but
2. (surprise) and yet, after all
3. introduces new information; and, but also

ale

1. begins a sentence but
2. emphatic particle

ale

1. expresses surprise or objection

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “ale”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 119-120

From French aller.

ale (medial form al)

1. To go

from Old Dutch *alo, from Proto-West Germanic *alu.

āle n

1. ale

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

• Dutch: aal
• Limburgish: aal

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ale”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

• ail

From Old English ealu, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːl(ə)/

ale (plural ales)

1. ale (beverage)

• bridale

• English: ale
• Geordie English: yel
• Scots: yill, ale, aill, ayll
• ⇒ Yola: aalhouse

• “āle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈale/

ale

1. second-person singular imperative of ii

ale (present tense el or aler, past tense ol or alte, supine ale or alt, past participle alen or alt, present participle alande, imperative al)

1. Alternative form of ala

• ela, lea

• aľe (alternative writing)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ale.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈalɛ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈalɛ/

ale

1. Used to express disapproval or wish to change the subject.
2. Used to introduce a follow-up.
3. Used to present contradictory content; but
4. Used when the speaker wishes the listener addresses the previous statement.
5. Expresses the speaker's disbelief.
6. of course
7. namely

ale

1. but
2. then, in that case
3. not until
4. unless
5. except
6. nevertheless
7. whereas

ale

1. used at the beginning of a sentence; similar in meaning to the English "hey, not so fast", especially when used multiple times
2. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. expresses a warning.

• Czech: ale

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ale”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ale. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ le. First attested in 1398.

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /alʲɛ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /alʲɛ/

ale

1. but

   Synonym: lecz

ale

1. at least

• Masurian: ale
• Polish: ale
• Silesian: ale

• Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “ale”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
• Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “ale”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
• Mańczak, Witold (2017) “ale”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “ale”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
• Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ale”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ale”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Inherited from Old Polish ale. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ le. For the particle use, compare Hungarian de.

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.lɛ/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈa.lɛ/

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• Rhymes: -alɛ
• Syllabification: a‧le
• Homophones: Ale, alę, Alę

ale

1. but (contrastive conjunction)

   Synonyms: chociaż, jednak, lecz, niemniej, tylko, mimo że

   Grałem dobrze, ale przegrałem. ― I played well, but I lost.

2. (with nie tylko) not only … but also

   Synonym: nie tylko … lecz …

   Jesteś nie tylko głupi, ale też naiwny! ― You're not only stupid, but also naive!

ale

1. (colloquial) used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis

   Synonyms: ależ, ale to

   Ale masz piękną sukienkę! ― You have such a beautiful dress!

   Ale ta zupa jest dobra! ― This soup is so good!

2. used at the beginning of a sentence; similar in meaning to the English "hey, not so fast", especially when used multiple times

   Ale, ale! Jeszcze z tobą nie skończyłem! ― Hey, not so fast! I'm not quite done with you yet!

3. (with bo) may very well, but, even though, despite

   Stary, bo stary, ale mocny. ― He very well may be old, but he's still strong.

   Trudno bo trudno, ale robi się łatwiej. ― It may very well be hard, but it's getting easier.

ale n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) but

   żadnych ale! ― No buts!

Unadapted borrowing from English ale. First attested in the 19th century.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ɛjl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛjl
• Syllabification: ale

ale n or m inan (indeclinable)

1. ale (beer produced by warm fermentation)

   Hypernym: piwo

   angielskie ale ― English ale

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), ale is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 187 times in scientific texts, 66 times in news, 330 times in essays, 552 times in fiction, and 828 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 1963 times, making it the 20th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[2]

• ale I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ale II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ale III in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ale in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ale”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• “ALE”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2022 June 8
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ale”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ale”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 22

ale

1. inflection of alar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.le/

ale

1. of (feminine/neuter plural possessive article)

   sunt ale mele aici? ― are mine here?

• al (masculine/neuter singular)
• a (feminine singular)
• ai (masculine plural)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ali, *ale.

• IPA^(key): /âle/
• Hyphenation: a‧le

ȁle (Cyrillic spelling а̏ле)

1. (Kajkavian) but
2. (Kajkavian) however

• ȁli

Inherited from Old Polish ale.

• IPA^(key): /ˈalɛ/
• Rhymes: -alɛ
• Syllabification: a‧le

ale

1. but

   Synonyms: atoli, jednak, lecz, za to

• nale (Cieszyn Silesia)

ale

1. used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis

ale

1. expresses contradiction

• ale in silling.org

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ale.

• IPA^(key): /ˈalə/
• Syllabification: a‧le

ale

1. (contrasitive) but

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ãlä”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 4

Unadapted borrowing from English ale.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeil/ [ˈei̯l]
• Rhymes: -eil

ale f (plural ales)

1. ale (intoxicating liquor)

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

• “ale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

• ali

Unknown. Possibly from Sanskrit आली (ālī, “female friend”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔale/ [ˈʔa.lɛ]
• Rhymes: -ale
• Syllabification: a‧le

ale (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒ)

1. (colloquial) term of address for a woman
2. aunt

   Synonyms: tita, tiya, tiyang, tiyahin, inain, (slang) tsang

3. stepmother

   Synonyms: inang-panguman, inain, madrastra, tiya, tiyang, tiyahin

• “ale”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024

ale

1. wing (of a bird etc)

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.le]

ale

1. (transitive) to coil

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ale.

• IPA^(key): /ˈalɛ/
• Rhymes: -alɛ
• Hyphenation: ale
• Syllabification: a‧le

ale

1. but

   Synonym: tola

2. (coordinating, with a negative in the preceding clause) rather, but (instead)

• “ale” in Soblex

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.l̪e/

ale

1. bait

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics

• IPA^(key): /à.lè/

àlè

1. concubine, side chick

   Synonym: wáhàrì

• ọmọ àlè (“bastard, illegitimate child”)

• IPA^(key): /à.lè/

àlè

1. (Ondo) in-law

   Synonym: àna