alius

== Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *aljos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos) (Modern Greek άλλος (állos)), αἶλος (aîlos) (Arcadocypriot), Old Armenian այլ (ayl), Proto-Celtic *alyos, Proto-Germanic *aljaz (Modern English else). Other forms from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- include Latin ille, uls. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.li.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.li.us] === Determiner === alius (feminine alia, neuter aliud); first/second-declension determiner (pronominal declension or non-pronominal declension) other, another, any other else different (distributively) the one ... the other; one ... another ==== Usage notes ==== When used in pairs, alius ... alius functions like English one ... another, while aliī ... aliī functions like English some ... others In an affirmative sentence, when alius is followed by an the ablative, it typically means "other than". In a negative construction, this is typically construed as "nothing else but" or "nothing other than". ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective (pronominal declension or non-pronominal declension). The regular genitive singular alīus is rare, with alterī̆us typically being used instead. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: ál Old Galician-Portuguese: al Old Spanish: ál === See also === et aliī === References === “alius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “alius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “alius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. alius in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016