alā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ala"

Latvian

Noun

alā f

  1. locative singular of ala

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑː/, [ˈɑlɑː]

Etymology 1

Verb

alā

  1. second-person singular imperative of ä’b (negative verb)
    • Renāte Blumberga, Tapio Mäkeläinen, Karl Pajusalu (2013), Lībieši: vēsture, valoda un kultūra, Rīga: Līvõ Kultūr sidām, →ISBN
      alā andõ!
      don't give!
      alā lik!
      don't move!

Etymology 2

Derived from Proto-Finnic *ala. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

alā

  1. downwards
    • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “alā”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
      alā andõ
      to give up
      alā eitõ
      to submit
      li alā!
      go downstairs!

Postposition

alā

  1. down, downwards
    • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “alā”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[2] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
      rōntõz sadīz lōdanalā
      the book fell under the table

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “alā”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[3] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
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