ale

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Aleut or Russian алеу́т (aleút). === Symbol === ale (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Aleut. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Aleut terms == English == === Alternative forms === eale (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English ale, from Old English ealu, ealo, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu (compare Dutch aal, Icelandic and Swedish öl (“beer”), Danish, Faroese, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk øl (“beer”)), 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”). === Pronunciation === enPR: āl, (UK, US) IPA(key): /eɪl/ Rhymes: -eɪl === Noun === ale (countable and uncountable, plural ales) (dated) A beer made without hops. A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized. A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk. ==== Synonyms ==== (liquor): beer (loosely), yill ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== alehouse bridal ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: ale → Finnish: ale → French: ale → German: Ale → Portuguese: ale ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === E-la, ael, Lae, LEA, Lea, LAE, lea, EAL, ELA, Ela == Afar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈle/ [ʔʌˈlɛ] Hyphenation: a‧le === Interjection === alé signifies surprise; wow! ==== References ==== Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis) == Ambonese Malay == === Pronoun === ale thou == Bambara == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [àle] === Pronoun === ale him == Basque == === Pronunciation === === Noun === ale grain ==== Declension ==== == Buol == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qazay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aɽe] === Noun === ale chin == Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech ale, from Proto-Slavic *ale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈalɛ] Rhymes: -alɛ === Conjunction === ale but Synonym: avšak ==== See also ==== jenže === Further reading === “ale”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “ale”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “ale”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English ale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eːl/ Hyphenation: ale Rhymes: -eːl === Noun === ale m or n (uncountable, no diminutive) ale == Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *halmëh. Cognate to Finnish halme and Livvi halmeh. From either Proto-Germanic *halmaz or a Baltic language, compare Latvian salms and Lithuanian želmuo. === Noun === ale (genitive ale, partitive alet) slash-and-burn (the technique) the forest cut down to create new land in slash-and-burn the land created through slash-and-burn ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology 1 === Clipping of alennusmyynti (“sale”). Coined by Aarni Penttilä. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɑle/, [ˈɑ̝le̞] Rhymes: -ɑle Syllabification(key): a‧le Hyphenation(key): ale ==== Noun ==== ale (informal) sale (selling of goods at bargain prices) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Further reading ===== “1. ale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === From English ale. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈei̯l/, [ˈe̞i̯l] Rhymes: -eil Syllabification(key): ale Hyphenation(key): ale ==== Noun ==== ale ale (type of beer) ===== Declension ===== 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. ===== Further reading ===== “2. ale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Anagrams === Lea == French == === Etymology === From English ale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛl/ === Noun === ale f (plural ales) ale === Further reading === “ale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Friulian == === Etymology === From Latin āla. === Noun === ale f (plural alis) wing == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French aller (“go”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.le/ === Verb === ale to go Synonym: al === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[5], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 5 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.le/ Rhymes: -ale Hyphenation: à‧le === Noun === ale f (poetic) plural of ala: wings === See also === ali == Kashubian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.lɛ/ Rhymes: -alɛ Syllabification: a‧le === Conjunction === ale but === Noun === ale n (indeclinable) (colloquial) but === Particle === ale used at the beginning of a sentence; similar in meaning to the English "hey, not so fast", especially when used multiple times === Further reading === 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[6], volume 1, page 19 “ale”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022 == Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.ɫɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.le] ==== Verb ==== ale second-person singular present active imperative of alō === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.ɫɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.le] ==== Noun ==== āle vocative singular of ālus == Lower Sorbian == === Etymology === From Proto-Slavic *ale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalɛ/, [ˈalə] === Conjunction === ale but === Further reading === 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 == Lule Sami == === Verb === ale second-person singular imperative of ij == Lutuv == === Noun === ale elephant (Elephas maximus) == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From French aller. === Verb === ale (medial form al) to go === Interjection === ale come on, let's go === References === Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, pages 101-102 == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === from Old Dutch *alo, from Proto-West Germanic *alu. === Noun === āle n ale ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: aal Limburgish: aal === Further reading === Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ale”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Alternative forms === ail === Etymology === From Old English ealu, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːl(ə)/ === Noun === ale (plural ales) ale (unhopped alcoholic beverage made from malted grain) ==== Usage notes ==== In Middle English, ale typically refers to an alcoholic beverage made with malted grain, but not flavoured with hops; if such a beverage is flavoured with hops, it is called ber. ==== Related terms ==== bridale ==== Descendants ==== English: ale (see there for further descendants) Geordie: yel Scots: yill, ale, aill, ayll ⇒ Yola: aalhouse ==== References ==== “āle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Mwotlap == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alɛ/ === Etymology === From Proto-North-Central-Vanuatu *lau, From Proto-Oceanic *laur. === Locative === ale on the coast, seen from inland; on the beach. === Noun === ale (rare) the coast, the seashore – as a spatial reference. === References === François, Alexandre. 2026. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS (Pdf version). → entry ale. == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === aal (Föhr-Amrum) aale (Goesharde) åle (Mooring) ali (Sylt) === Etymology === From Old Frisian al, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”). === Determiner === ale (Wiedingharde) all == Northern Sami == === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈale/ === Verb === ale second-person singular imperative of ii == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === 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) alternative form of ala === Anagrams === ela, lea == Old Czech == === Alternative forms === aľe (alternative writing) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ale. First attested in the 14th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈalɛ/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈalɛ/ === Particle === ale Used to express disapproval or wish to change the subject. Used to introduce a follow-up. Used to present contradictory content; but Used when the speaker wishes the listener addresses the previous statement. Expresses the speaker's disbelief. of course namely === Conjunction === ale but then, in that case not until unless except nevertheless whereas === Interjection === ale used at the beginning of a sentence; similar in meaning to the English "hey, not so fast", especially when used multiple times The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: expresses a warning. ==== Descendants ==== Czech: ale === References === === Further reading === 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 == Old English == === Verb === āle first-person singular present indicative of alan == Old Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ale. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ le. First attested in 1398. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /alʲɛ/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /alʲɛ/ === Conjunction === ale (attested in Lesser Poland, Greater Poland) Introduces a contrastive clause; but Synonym: lecz (attested in Lesser Poland) Adds to the previous context; but, however (attested in Lesser Poland) Connects non-equivalent sentences; but because at least ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Particle === ale at least The meaning of this term is uncertain. === Descendants === Polish: ale Silesian: ale === References === 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) Bożena Sieradzka-Baziur, et al., editors (2011–2015), “ale”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN == Polish == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Polish ale. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ le. For the particle use, compare Hungarian de. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -alɛ Syllabification: a‧le Homophones: Ale, alę, Alę ==== Conjunction ==== ale but (contrastive conjunction) Synonyms: chociaż, jednak, lecz, niemniej, tylko, mimo że Grałem dobrze, ale przegrałem. ― I played well, but I lost. (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! ===== Usage notes ===== In the Masurian dialect (Szczytno County), this word can appear in the middle of a statement, as opposed to the beginning. ===== Alternative forms ===== hale (Kuyavia, Wieleń, Zagórze) ==== Particle ==== ale (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! (Far Masovian, Przasnysz, Near Masovian, Czersk) used at the beginning of a sentence when telling a story 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! (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. (Southern Borderlands, Drohobych, sometimes repeated) is that so? (Northern Borderlands, Lithuania) synonym of tak (“yes”) (Zagórze) synonym of skąd! ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== ale n (indeclinable) (colloquial) but Żadnych ale! ― No buts! === Etymology 2 === Unadapted borrowing from English ale. First attested in the 19th century. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɛjl/ Rhymes: -ɛjl Syllabification: ale ==== Noun ==== ale n or m inan (indeclinable) ale (beer produced by warm fermentation) Hypernym: piwo angielskie ale ― English ale === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== ale f dative/locative singular of ała === Trivia === 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. === References === === Further reading === “ale I”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[23] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “ale II”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[24] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “ale III”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[25] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “ale”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[26] (in Polish) 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], 8 June 2022 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 Jan Karłowicz (1900), “ale”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 1: A do E, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 10 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 Józefa Kobylińska (2001), “ale”, in Marian Kucała, editor, Słownik gwary gorczańskiej (zagórzańskiej)‎[27] (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, →ISBN, page 1 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English ale. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ale f (plural ales) ale (a type of English beer) === Verb === ale inflection of alar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “ale”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.le/ === Article === ale of (feminine/neuter plural possessive article) sunt ale mele aici? ― are mine here? ==== See also ==== al (masculine/neuter singular) a (feminine singular) ai (masculine plural) == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ali, *ale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /âle/ Hyphenation: a‧le === Conjunction === ȁle (Cyrillic spelling а̏ле) (Kajkavian) but Alternative form: ȁli (Kajkavian) however Alternative form: ȁli == Silesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish ale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.lɛ/ Rhymes: -alɛ Syllabification: a‧le === Conjunction === ale but Synonyms: atoli, jednak, lecz, za to ==== Alternative forms ==== nale (Cieszyn) === Particle === ale used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis === Interjection === ale expresses contradiction === Further reading === ale in silling.org == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English ale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeil/ [ˈei̯l] Rhymes: -eil === Noun === ale f (plural ales) ale (intoxicating liquor) ==== Usage notes ==== 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. === Further reading === “ale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Related to al (“alder”). ==== Noun ==== ale n alderwood, alder (wood from an alder tree) Synonyms: alträ, alvirke ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English ale. ==== Noun ==== ale c ale (type of beer) ===== Declension ===== === References === “ale”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “ale”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “ale”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === ali === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly from Sanskrit आली (ālī, “female friend”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔale/ [ˈʔaː.lɛ] Rhymes: -ale Syllabification: a‧le === Noun === ale (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒ) (colloquial) term of address for a woman aunt Synonyms: tita, tiya, tiyang, tiyahin, inain, (slang) tsang stepmother Synonyms: inang-panguman, inain, madrastra, tiya, tiyang, tiyahin ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “ale”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026. == Tarantino == === Noun === ale wing (of a bird etc) == Ternate == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈa.le] === Verb === ale (transitive) to coil ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh == Upper Sorbian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalɛ/ Rhymes: -alɛ Hyphenation: ale Syllabification: a‧le === Conjunction === ale but Synonym: tola (coordinating, with a negative in the preceding clause) rather, but (instead) === Further reading === “ale”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026 “ale” in Soblex == West Makian == === Etymology === Compare Sawai wole, ole (“bait”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.l̪e/ === Noun === ale bait === References === James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎[28], Pacific linguistics == Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /à.lè/ ==== Noun ==== àlè concubine, side chick Synonym: wáhàrì ===== Derived terms ===== ọmọ àlè (“bastard, illegitimate child”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /à.lè/ ==== Noun ==== àlè (Ondo) in-law Synonym: àna