alate

English

Etymology 1

Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪˌleɪt/ enPR: āʹlāt'

Adjective

alate (comparative more alate, superlative most alate)

1. (entomology, botany) Having winglike extensions or parts; winged.

Synonyms

• alated

Derived terms

• alation
• bialate
• dealate
• exalate
• subalate
• trialate

Noun

alate (plural alates)

1. A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.

Etymology 2

a- +‎ late.

Adverb

alate (not comparable)

1. (archaic) recently; lately; of late.
   • 1552, Hugh Latimer, the first sermon upon the Lord's Prayer

     There hath been alate such tales spread abroad.

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Italian

Verb

alate

1. second-person plural present indicative of alare
2. second-person plural imperative of alare
3. feminine plural of alato

Anagrams

• altea, talea

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Latin

Adjective

ālāte

1. vocative masculine singular of ālātus