See alaaf on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kölsch Alaaf, from al aff (\"above all else\"). First attested as Al aff colnisch Land in 1635, though not as a Carnival greeting.",
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{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "interjection"
},
"expansion": "alaaf",
"name": "head"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"alaaf"
]
}
],
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Brabantian Dutch",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Dutch greetings",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "nl",
"name": "Carnaval",
"orig": "nl:Carnaval",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
63,
68
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
76,
81
]
],
"english": "You shouldn't teach about Carnaval in class. Carnaval should be celebrated. Alaaf.",
"ref": "2000, Harrie Rook, “CARNAVAL”, in nl.onderwijs.algemeen (Usenet):",
"text": "Over carnaval moet je geen les geven. Carnaval moet je vieren. Alaaf.",
"translation": "You shouldn't teach about Carnaval in class. Carnaval should be celebrated. Alaaf.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A greeting used during carnaval."
],
"id": "en-alaaf-nl-intj-atfERSn2",
"links": [
[
"carnaval",
"carnaval#Dutch"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Brabant, Limburg) A greeting used during carnaval."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "salaai"
}
],
"tags": [
"Brabant",
"Limburg"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/aːˈlaːf/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɑˈlaːf/"
},
{
"audio": "Nl-alaaf.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e5/Nl-alaaf.ogg/Nl-alaaf.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Nl-alaaf.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aːf"
}
],
"word": "alaaf"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kölsch Alaaf, from al aff (\"above all else\"). First attested as Al aff colnisch Land in 1635, though not as a Carnival greeting.",
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{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "interjection"
},
"expansion": "alaaf",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Northern German",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "de",
"name": "Carnival",
"orig": "de:Carnival",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A greeting used during Carnival."
],
"id": "en-alaaf-de-intj-jbDGB6Fz",
"links": [
[
"Carnival",
"Carnival#English"
]
],
"qualifier": "chiefly Cologne and Northern Germany",
"raw_glosses": [
"(chiefly Cologne and Northern Germany) A greeting used during Carnival."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "chiefly Dusseldorf, Mainz and Southern Germany",
"word": "helau"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/aːˈlaːf/"
},
{
"audio": "De-alaaf.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6c/De-alaaf.ogg/De-alaaf.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/De-alaaf.ogg"
},
{
"audio": "De-alaaf2.ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/De-alaaf2.ogg",
"tags": [
"Germany",
"Berlin"
]
}
],
"word": "alaaf"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kölsch Alaaf, from al aff (\"above all else\"). First attested as Al aff colnisch Land in 1635, though not as a Carnival greeting.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "interjection"
},
"expansion": "alaaf",
"name": "head"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"alaaf"
]
}
],
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Brabantian Dutch",
"Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
"Dutch greetings",
"Dutch interjections",
"Dutch lemmas",
"Dutch terms with quotations",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Dutch/aːf",
"Rhymes:Dutch/aːf/2 syllables",
"nl:Carnaval"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
63,
68
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
76,
81
]
],
"english": "You shouldn't teach about Carnaval in class. Carnaval should be celebrated. Alaaf.",
"ref": "2000, Harrie Rook, “CARNAVAL”, in nl.onderwijs.algemeen (Usenet):",
"text": "Over carnaval moet je geen les geven. Carnaval moet je vieren. Alaaf.",
"translation": "You shouldn't teach about Carnaval in class. Carnaval should be celebrated. Alaaf.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A greeting used during carnaval."
],
"links": [
[
"carnaval",
"carnaval#Dutch"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Brabant, Limburg) A greeting used during carnaval."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "salaai"
}
],
"tags": [
"Brabant",
"Limburg"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/aːˈlaːf/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɑˈlaːf/"
},
{
"audio": "Nl-alaaf.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e5/Nl-alaaf.ogg/Nl-alaaf.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Nl-alaaf.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aːf"
}
],
"word": "alaaf"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kölsch Alaaf, from al aff (\"above all else\"). First attested as Al aff colnisch Land in 1635, though not as a Carnival greeting.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "interjection"
},
"expansion": "alaaf",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"German entries with incorrect language header",
"German interjections",
"German lemmas",
"Northern German",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"de:Carnival"
],
"glosses": [
"A greeting used during Carnival."
],
"links": [
[
"Carnival",
"Carnival#English"
]
],
"qualifier": "chiefly Cologne and Northern Germany",
"raw_glosses": [
"(chiefly Cologne and Northern Germany) A greeting used during Carnival."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/aːˈlaːf/"
},
{
"audio": "De-alaaf.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6c/De-alaaf.ogg/De-alaaf.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/De-alaaf.ogg"
},
{
"audio": "De-alaaf2.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a9/De-alaaf2.ogg/De-alaaf2.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/De-alaaf2.ogg",
"tags": [
"Germany",
"Berlin"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "chiefly Dusseldorf, Mainz and Southern Germany",
"word": "helau"
}
],
"word": "alaaf"
}
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