A-lag

• a-lag

A- +‎ lag, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite  , from Proto-Sinaitic  , from Egyptian 𓃾.

Last part from Old Norse lag (“layer; companionship”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.lɑːɡ/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːɡ
• Hyphenation: A-‧lag
• Homophone: a-lag

A-lag n (definite singular A-laget, indefinite plural A-lag, definite plural A-laga or A-lagene)

1. Alternative letter-case form of a-lag

• “A-lag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “A-lag” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

• a-lag, gala, laga