alla

Alternative forms

• allanig, alloa

Etymology

From Middle High German allein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈlɑː/

Adjective

alla (predicative)

1. (Austria, Vienna) alone

Alternative forms

• vlla (traditional)
• ạlla (Byington/Swanton, obsolete linguistic)
• alla' (Modified traditional, glottal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əl.lá/

Noun

alla

1. child

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈlaː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: al‧la
• Rhymes: -aː

Interjection

alla

1. so be it, go ahead
2. granted, I'll admit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *alla (compare Finnish alla), from older *alna < *ala-na, an archaic locative formed with Proto-Uralic *-na (whence the essive suffix -na) from ala-.

Adverb

alla (not comparable)

1. down, to below

   Ma kukkusin alla.

   I fell down.

Postposition

alla

1. down, to below, to under (+ genitive)

   Mine laua alla!

   Go under the table!

Preposition

alla

1. below (+ genitive)

   See on kasvult alla keskmise.

   It is below average growth.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *alla (compare Estonian all), from older *alna < *ala-na, an archaic locative formed with Proto-Uralic *-na (whence the essive suffix -na) from ala-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlːɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): al‧la

Adverb

alla

1. beneath, underneath, below

Postposition

alla [with genitive and/or possessive form]

1. (static) under, underneath, below, beneath

   Synonym: alapuolella

   Antonyms: päällä, yllä, yläpuolella

   Pallo on pöydän alla.

   The ball is under the table.

2. (temporal) just before, only a short time before

   Vaalien alla on esiintynyt uusia syytöksiä.

   Just before the elections new accusations have arisen.

Further reading

• “alla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.la/

• Audio:

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Verb

alla

1. third-person singular past historic of aller

Romanization

alla

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /alla/, [aɬ.ɬa]

Noun

alla (plural allat)

1. other, another
   • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

     Filmiliarlu taanna nunani allani TV-eqarfinnut soqutinnittunut^{[sic – meaning soqutiginnittunut]} tun iniarneqartussaavoq^{[sic – meaning tuniniarneqartussaavoq]}.

     The finished film will be offered to interested broadcasting companies in other countries.

   • 1998 September 1, “Aatsaat qaamasunik amilinnik takusut”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

     Soorunami siornatigut aviisitigut allatigullu qaamasunik amillit qanoq isikkoqarnersut ilisimareeraluarlugit sunaaffa aatsaat iluamik inuttarsisut.

     While they had, of course, already seen people with light skin in news papers and other things, it turned out that they had not met any in the flesh.

Pronoun

alla

1. feminine accusative singular of allur
2. masculine accusative plural of allur

Particle

alla (dual allak, plural allat)

1. another one, different one

   Alla taamna.

   That one is another one.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

Possibly from Old Irish allguth m (“great noise, shout”), from guth m (“voice, sound”).

Etymology 2

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “allguth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “alla”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.la/
• Rhymes: -alla
• Hyphenation: àl‧la

Contraction

alla

1. Contraction of a la.; to the, at the

Preposition

alla

1. -style, à la

   cotoletta alla milanese ― Milan-style veal cutlet

   cotoletta alla bolognese ― Bologna-style veal cutlet

   cotoletta alla valdostana ― Aosta Valley-style veal cutlet

Noun

alla

1. God

Adjective

alla

1. attributive of allak

Etymology

From the proper noun Alla (“God”), from Arabic الله (allāh). The Arabic is not used as a common noun, for which related إلٰه (ʔilāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.la/

• Audio (Gozo):

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• Homophone: Alla

Noun

alla f (plural allat)

1. a god

Interjection

alla

1. Oh God! (expressing shock, frustration, or anger)

   Synonyms: ħaqq, ostja, madonna, f’għoxx

   Tini il-mobajl, alla! ― Give me the phone, for heaven's sake!

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈalla/

Adjective

alla

1. attributive form of allat

Preposition

alla

1. Alternative spelling of alle

Adjective

alla

1. nominative plural of al

Adjective

alla

1. inflection of allr:
   1. strong feminine accusative singular
   2. strong masculine accusative plural
   3. weak masculine oblique singular
   4. weak feminine nominative singular
   5. weak neuter singular

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalˌa/

• Audio:

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Pronoun

alla

1. everyone

   Alla fick en kopp kaffe.

   Everyone got a cup of coffee

Determiner

alla

1. plural of all

   Har du plockat upp alla leksakerna från golvet?

   Have you picked up all the toys from the floor?

Further reading

• alla in Svensk ordbok.

Etymology

al +‎ la (from al and ile)

Adverb

alla

1. with the red

Etymology

From the illative singular of Proto-Finnic *ala. Cognate with Ingrian allaa.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑː/, [ˈɑɫːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
• Hyphenation: al‧la

Adverb

alla

1. down, downwards

Postposition

alla (genitive + ~)

1. (lative) (to) under

Preposition

alla (~ + genitive)

1. (lative) (to) under

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “alaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɬa/

Verb

alla

1. Soft mutation of galla.

Mutation