але

See also: алё

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈlʲe]

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Conjunction

але́ • (aljé)

1. but (rather)

References

• “але” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Macedonian

Noun

але • (ale) n (plural алиња)

1. (archaic) toilet

   Synonym: нужник (nužnik)

Russian

Interjection

але • (aljó)

1. Alternative spelling of алё (aljó)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ukrainian але (ale), алѣ (alě), from Proto-Slavic *ale. By surface analysis, а (a) +‎ ле (le).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈɫɛ]

• Audio

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Conjunction

але́ • (alé)

1. but (rather)

Further reading

• Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1842) “але”, in Словарь Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Dictionary of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida]‎^[1] (in Russian), Kharkiv: University Printing House, page 3
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “але”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka