але

See also: алё and алє

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian але́ (alé), from Proto-Slavic *ale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈlʲe]

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• Rhymes: -e
• Hyphenation: але

Conjunction

але́ • (aljé)

1. but (rather)

Particle

але́ • (aljé)

1. yes

   Synonym: (more common) так (tak)

Derived terms

particles

• але́ ж і (aljé ž i)

Further reading

• “але” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• "але" in Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984) at Verbum

Eastern Mari

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈʎe/
• Rhymes: -e
• Hyphenation: але

Adverb

але • (aĺe) (not comparable)

1. still, yet, not yet

   авай але паша гыч пӧртылын огыл

   avaj aĺe paša gyč pörtylyn ogyl

   mother hasn't come back from work yet

2. really, perhaps

   - тудо вет марлан кайыш - але?

   - tudo vet marlan kajyš - aĺe?

   - she is married - really?

Conjunction

але • (aĺe)

1. or

   кинош але театрыш каена?

   kinoš aĺe teatryš kajena?

   should we go to the cinema or to the theater?

2. or, that is, i.e.

   юж коштмаш, але мардеж, пӱртӱсыштӧ кугу верым налын шога

   juž koštmaš, aĺe mardež, pürtüsyštö kugu verym nalyn šoga

   the movement of air, or wind, plays an important role in nature

Particle

але • (aĺe)

1. emphatic particle

   але изи улмем годымак авам ойлен ыле

   aĺe izi ulmem godymak avam ojĺen yĺe

   my mother told me when I was young

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023), “але”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Macedonian

Noun

але • (ale) n (plural алиња)

1. (archaic) toilet

   Synonym: нужник (nužnik)

Russian

Interjection

але • (aljó)

1. alternative spelling of алё (aljó)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• а́ле (ále) — the stress before Soviet russification

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Ukrainian але (ale), алѣ (ali), from Proto-Slavic *ale. By surface analysis, а (a) +‎ ле (le).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈɫɛ]

• Audio:

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Conjunction

але́ • (alé)

1. but (rather)

Further reading

• Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1842), “але”, in Словарь Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Dictionary of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida]‎^[1] (in Russian), Kharkiv: University Printing House, page 3
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “але”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka