Ale

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a pint of ale (1)

See also Ale, and alè

English

Etymology

Old English ealu, ealo, from Proto-Germanic *aluþ (cf. Old Norse ǫl, Old Saxon alu-), probably from Scythian (cf. proper name Aloýthagos, Template:Os æluton 'beer'), from Proto-Indo-European *alu (“‘sorcery, intoxication’”).

Pronunciation

• (WEAE) IPA: /ˈeɪ.l̩/

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  Rhymes: -eɪl

Noun

Singular Ale

Plural s

Ale (s)

1. An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

   Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all non-distilled malt liquors.

2. A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.

Synonyms

• (liquor): beer (loosely), yill

Derived terms

• alehouse
• alewife
• pale ale
• real ale

Translations

intoxicating liquor

Arabic: مزر (mizr) Chinese: 強麥酒, 强麦酒 (qiáng mài jiǔ) Danish: lyst øl c. Dutch: donker bier n. Esperanto: elo eo(eo) French: bière anglaise f. German: Ale de(de) n. Greek: αγγλική μπίρα (anglikjí bíra) f., αγγλικός ζύθος (anglikós zíthos) m. Icelandic: öl is(is) n.

Italian: birra inglese f. Japanese: エール (ēru) Korean: 에일 (eil) Old English: ealu ang(ang), beor ang(ang) Polish: ale pl(pl) n. Portuguese: cerveja inglesa f. Russian: эль (el’) m. Spanish: cerveza inglesa f.

Anagrams

• ael,
• ELA
• lea, Lea, LEA

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Basque

Noun

Ale

1. grain

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Czech

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

Ale

1. but

Synonyms

• avšak

See also

• jenže

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɑle/

Etymology 1

Shortened from alennusmyynti (“‘selling of goods at bargain prices’”).

Noun

Ale

1. (colloquial) sale

Declension

Declension of ale (type nalle) singular plural nominative ale alet genitive alen alejen alein1 partitive alea aleja accusative ale alen alet inessive alessa aleissa elative alesta aleista illative aleen aleihin adessive alella aleilla ablative alelta aleilta allative alelle aleille essive alena aleina translative aleksi aleiksi instructive – alein abessive aletta aleitta comitative – aleineen 1) Rare.

Etymology 2

English ale

Noun

Ale

1. ale

Declension

Declension of ale (type nalle) singular plural nominative ale alet genitive alen alejen alein1 partitive alea aleja accusative ale alen alet inessive alessa aleissa elative alesta aleista illative aleen aleihin adessive alella aleilla ablative alelta aleilta allative alelle aleille essive alena aleina translative aleksi aleiksi instructive – alein abessive aletta aleitta comitative – aleineen 1) Rare.

Anagrams

• ael,
• Lea

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French aller (“‘go’”).

Verb

Ale

1. go

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈa.le/
• Hyphenation: à‧le

Noun

Ale f.

1. (poetic) Plural form of ala; wings.

See also

• ali

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈalɛ/ (conjunction, interjection)

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Conjunction

ale

1. but
   • Grałem dobrze, ale przegrałem – I played well, but I lost.

Interjection

ale

1. expressing wonder
   • Ale masz piękną sukienkę! – You have so beautiful dress!

Noun

ale n. (no plural)

1. ale (beer)

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Portuguese

Verb

Ale

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb alar.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of verb alar.
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb alar.
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb alar.

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Romanian

Article

ale (feminine/neuter plural possessive article)

1. of

   sunt lucririle ale mele aici? - are my things here?

See also

• al (masculine/neuter singular)
• a (feminine singular)
• ai (masculine plural)

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