Meaning

3 senses

  1. A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.

    a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism

  2. The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.

    весло́vesló, крыло́kryló

  3. In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. "Oso", "ojo", "ala", "Ana", "Oto" and "anilina" are palindromes.

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  2. My name is Ton Ala!

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Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
side petal of certain flowers:

Origin

Originated 1730–40, borrowed from Latin āla (“wing”). Doublet of aisle.

Originated 1730–40, borrowed from Latin āla (“wing”). Doublet of aisle.

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Forms

plural: alae
Singularala
Pluralalae

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Word family

2 related words
Relatedalaryalate

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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