alates

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English

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Noun

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alates

  1. plural of alate

Anagrams

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Estonian

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Etymology

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Des-form of algama (to start), lit. "starting from".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑtes/, [ˈɑlɑtˑes]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑtes
  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧tes

Preposition

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alates (+ elative)

  1. since, from
    Ta töötab meil alates sügisest.
    He has been working with us since autumn.

Postposition

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(elative +) alates

  1. since, from
    Ta töötab meil sügisest alates.
    He has been working with us since autumn.

References

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  • alates in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • alates”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009