aliai

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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An adverb formed on the basis of Proto-Indo-European *h₂olyos,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-[2] (intriguingly, however, this word is not discussed by Derksen).[3] For the suffix, compare visái (entirely). Related to Proto-Celtic *olyos (all) and, with a different suffix, Proto-Germanic *allaz (all).[4]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɐˈlʲæɪ/

Adverb

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aliái

  1. (in combination with a singular noun) every, every last
    Jìs gaudýte gáudė aliái žõdį, ką̃ kalbė́jau. - He grasped at every last word I said.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*alla-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 23
  2. ^ Albertas Rosinas (1994) Dėl įvardžių alvienas resp. ãliái vienas kilmės [Regarding the origin of alvienas and aliai vienas]. Baltistica, no. 29, volume 2, pages 188-191.
  3. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kazimieras Būga (1961) “aliái”, in Rinktiniai raštai [Selected writings], volume 3, Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla, page 398

Further reading

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  • aliai”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • aliai”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024

Portuguese

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Verb

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aliai

  1. second-person plural imperative of aliar