alén

See also: alen, Alen, ålen, and Alén

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ad (“at”) + illinc (“there”). Cognate with Portuguese além.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈlɛŋ/ [aˈlɛŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋ
  • Hyphenation: a‧lén

Noun

alén m (plural aléns)

  1. the otherworld
  2. the afterlife

Adverb

alén

  1. beyond
  2. further

Derived terms

References
  • “alen” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “alen” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “alen” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “alén” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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