alius
- (declension-1, declension-2, determiner) other, another, any other
- (declension-1, declension-2, determiner) else
- (declension-1, declension-2, determiner) different
- (declension-1, declension-2, determiner) the one ... the other; one ... another
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈa.li.ʊs]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *aljos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos) (Modern Greek άλλος (állos)), αἶλος (aîlos) (Arcadocypriot), Old Armenian այլ (ayl), Proto-Celtic *alyos, Proto-Germanic *aljaz (Modern English else). Other forms from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- include Latin ille, ūls.
Related words
another man
rest of
in different ways
another one
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