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English

Noun

alus

  1. plural of alu

Anagrams

Balinese

Etymology

Cognate to Malay halus (fine, soft, small)

Adjective

alus (Balinese script ᬳᬮᬸᬲ᭄)

  1. fine, soft, small
  2. cultured, refined, elegant, graceful
  3. (grammar) alus (the highest register in Balinese)

Estonian

Etymology

From ala- + -us.

Noun

alus (genitive aluse, partitive alust)

  1. base, bottom (something on which an object stands or is attached to)
    Samba alus on graniidist.The base of the statue is made of granite.
  2. foundation, base, fundamental (in an abstract sense)
    Programmeerimise alused.Fundamentals of programming.
  3. watercraft, vessel
  4. (grammar) subject
  5. (chemistry) base
    Tugevaid aluseid nimetatakse leelisteks.Strong bases are called alkali.

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation), singular ...

Derived terms

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *alus. Equivalent to ala- (under) + -us.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlus/, [ˈɑ̝lus̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlus
  • Syllabification(key): a‧lus
  • Hyphenation(key): alus

Noun

alus

  1. (in compounds) underlay, base, under- (anything underlaid)
    Synonyms: alunen, alusta, (dialectal) alu-
    Antonyms: päällys, (dialectal) pääly-
    aluskerrosunderlayer
    alushousutunderpants
    aluspatjabed base (literally, “undermattress”)
  2. the space under(neath) something
  3. vessel, craft, ship (vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space)
    Synonym: laiva (ship)
  4. the time before a holiday, the period leading up to a holiday, etc.
  5. (grammar, dated) subject
    Synonyms: subjekti, tekijä

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

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Ingrian

Etymology 1

From ala- (under-) + -us. Akin to Finnish alus and Estonian alus.

Pronunciation

Noun

alus

  1. vessel, ship
    • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
      Ennen meil oli paljo alusmeehiä. Ken oli rikas - katsot, i alus oli.
      Before, we had a lot of sailors. Whoever was rich - you take one look, and [he has] a ship.
  2. lining (of a garment)
  3. bedding (base on which one sleeps)
Declension
More information Declension of (type 2/petos, no gradation), singular ...
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

alus

  1. inessive singular of alku

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 14
  • Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 20
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Javanese

Romanization

alus

  1. romanization of ꦲꦭꦸꦱ꧀

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄλος (Álos).

Pronunciation

Noun

ālus f (genitive ālī); second declension

  1. garlic
  2. species of comfrey plant

Declension

Second-declension noun.

More information singular, plural ...

Synonyms

  • (garlic, species of comfrey plant): ālum

References

  • alus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • alus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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Latvian

Lithuanian

Old Javanese

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