Ale

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Czech 2.1 Conjunction 3 Finnish 3.1 Pronunctiation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 4 German 4.1 Noun 5 Italian 5.1 Noun 6 Polish 6.1 Conjunction 7 Tokipona 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 Synonym 7.2 Adjective

English

Etymology

AS. ealu, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan. öl, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. olû beer. Compare with Ir. ol drink, drinking.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ˈeɪ.l̩/

Noun

ale (uncountable and countable; plural: ales)

1. An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

   Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors.

2. A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.

Synonyms

• yill

Derived terms

• alehouse

Translations

• Chinese: 強麥酒, 强麦酒
• Dutch: aal n
• French: bière anglaise f
• German: Ale n
• Greek: αγγλική μπύρα f
• Italian: birra inglese f
• Japanese: エール (eeru)
• Korean: 에일
• Portuguese: cerveja inglêsa f
• Russian: эль m (el')
• Spanish: cerveza inglesa f

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Czech

Conjunction

ale

1. but

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Finnish

Pronunctiation

IPA: /ˈɑle/

Etymology

Shortened from alennusmyynti, "selling of goods at bargain prices".

Noun

ale

1. (colloquial) Selling of goods at bargain prices: sale

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German

Noun

Ale n

1. Ale

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Italian

Noun

plural of ala f (poetic)

1. Wings

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Polish

Conjunction

ale

1. but

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Tokipona

Noun

1. everything, anything
2. life
3. universe

Synonym

• ali

Adjective

1. all, every
2. complete
3. whole