else

Betekenis

Adj

Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

Adv

Otherwise, if not.

Conj

For otherwise; or else.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɛls/

Etymologie

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”).

Zinnen

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

Waarom zou hij anders zijn belangrijkste rivaal vertellen om zich voor te bereiden op een run?