else

Significado (Inglês)

Adj

Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

Adv

Otherwise, if not.

Conj

For otherwise; or else.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɛls/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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”).

Frases

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

Por que mais ele diria ao seu principal rival para se preparar para uma corrida?