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alen

See also: Alen, ålen, alén, ʔalen, and ален

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse alin, ǫln, from Proto-Germanic *alinō (“elbow, ell”), cognate with English ell, German Elle. Compare also albue (“elbow”).

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Noun

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alen

  1. (historical) cubit, ell (a unit of length of varying value, in Denmark 62.8 cm (equal to 2 feet) until 1907)

Dutch

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːlən

Noun

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alen

  1. plural of aal

Finnish

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Noun

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alen

  1. genitive singular of ale

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Occitan

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Noun

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alen m (plural alens)

  1. breath
  2. breathing, respiration
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Old English

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Verb

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alen

  1. past participle of alan

Sranan Tongo

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Alen

Etymology

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From English rain. For the initial vowel, compare alata from English or Dutch rat and aleisi from Dutch rijs.

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  • IPA(key): /aˈleŋ/, /aˈlen/, [a̠ˈlɪ̞ŋ], [ɑ̟ˈle̝ŋ]

Noun

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alen

  1. rain
    • 1999, Hillary de Bruin, “Liederen uit de praktijk van de duman [Songs from the Winti priest's practice]”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis‎[1], Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, →ISSN, page 152:
      Blesi sa kon bogobogo, Masra pramis' m'anga yu, Lek'wan alen a sa wiki, Kraf' den di bribi fu tru, Sula fu seigi, wan dei sa was' kon na gron, now wan tu dropu de spiti, ma sibibusi sa kon
      Blessing will come abundantly / the Lord promised to me and you / like a rainshower it will awaken / strengthen those who truly believe / With cataracts of blessing / one day the ground will be awash / now a few droplets are spitting / but torrential rains will come
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Swedish

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Noun

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alen

  1. definite singular of al
  2. definite singular of ale
  3. Archaic spelling of aln.

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