else

Senso (English)

Adj

Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

Adv

Otherwise, if not.

Conj

For otherwise; or else.

Synonyms

other

otherwise

another

or

more

also

different

further

differently

additional

if not

too

on

🔛

besides

if not so

again

🔁

nonsimilar

another one

anymore

beyond

either

elsewhere

most

no more

nor

or else

other than

remaining

rest of

still

another thing

the more

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɛls/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from inglese medio: ells

Inherited from inglese antico: elles

Cognate with Old Frisian: elles

Cognate with tedesco antico alto: elles

Cognate with danese: eller

Cognate with danese: ellers

Cognate with svedese: eljes

Cognate with norvegese: elles

Cognate with gotico: 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃

Cognate with latino: alius

Cognate with greco antico: ἄλλος

Cognate with greco: αλλιώς

In summary

From Middle English ells, elles, from Old English elles (“other, otherwise, different”), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas, from Proto-Germanic *aljas (“of another, of something else”), genitive of *aljaz (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos, from *h₂el- (“other”).
Cognate with Old Frisian elles (“other”), Old High German elles, ellies (“other”), Danish eller (“or”), Danish ellers (“otherwise”), Swedish eljes, eljest (“or else, otherwise”), Norwegian elles (“else, otherwise”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 (aljis, “other”), Latin alius (“other, another”), Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos), Arcadocypriot αἶλος (aîlos), modern Greek αλλιώς (alliós, “otherwise, else”).

Frasi

Why else would he tell his main rival to prepare for a run ?

Perché altrimenti avrebbe detto al suo principale rivale di prepararsi per una corsa?

Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else .

Non dimenticare che tutto ciò con cui ti occupi è solo una cosa e nient'altro.