"als" meaning in Dutch

See als in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ɑ(l)s/, [ɑ(ɫ)s] Audio: Nl-als.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑls Etymology: From Middle Dutch alse, an unstressed form of also (modern alzo). The sense "whether" is possibly a semantic loan from Sranan Tongo efu (“if, when; if, whether”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|alse}} Middle Dutch alse, {{m|dum|also}} also, {{m|nl|alzo}} alzo, {{sl|nl|srn|efu||if, when; if, whether|nocap=1}} semantic loan from Sranan Tongo efu (“if, when; if, whether”) Head templates: {{head|nl|conjunction}} als
  1. (subordinating) if, when Tags: subordinating Synonyms: indien
    Sense id: en-als-nl-conj-9bFBT3~9
  2. when, as soon as Synonyms: wanneer
    Sense id: en-als-nl-conj-RfwKITMO Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup, Dutch prepositions Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 51 0 4 3 41 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 43 1 5 3 46 Disambiguation of Dutch prepositions: 3 24 0 24 21 27
  3. (Suriname, proscribed in the Netherlands) if, whether Tags: Suriname, proscribed Synonyms: of
    Sense id: en-als-nl-conj-7FMZqRH4 Categories (other): Netherlands Dutch, Surinamese Dutch

Preposition

IPA: /ɑ(l)s/, [ɑ(ɫ)s] Audio: Nl-als.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑls Etymology: From Middle Dutch alse, an unstressed form of also (modern alzo). The sense "whether" is possibly a semantic loan from Sranan Tongo efu (“if, when; if, whether”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|alse}} Middle Dutch alse, {{m|dum|also}} also, {{m|nl|alzo}} alzo, {{sl|nl|srn|efu||if, when; if, whether|nocap=1}} semantic loan from Sranan Tongo efu (“if, when; if, whether”) Head templates: {{head|nl|preposition}} als
  1. like, as [+nominative]
    Sense id: en-als-nl-prep-6ygAZc6e Categories (other): Dutch prepositions Disambiguation of Dutch prepositions: 3 24 0 24 21 27
  2. even ... als: as ... as [+nominative]
    Sense id: en-als-nl-prep-7hQremab Categories (other): Dutch prepositions Disambiguation of Dutch prepositions: 3 24 0 24 21 27
  3. (nonstandard) than [+nominative] Tags: nonstandard Synonyms: dan Synonyms (colloquial form in the Netherlands): as
    Sense id: en-als-nl-prep-DAmVu6VZ Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup, Dutch prepositions Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 51 0 4 3 41 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 43 1 5 3 46 Disambiguation of Dutch prepositions: 3 24 0 24 21 27 Disambiguation of 'colloquial form in the Netherlands': 9 12 0 23 15 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: als ook, evenals

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for als meaning in Dutch (8.2kB)

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            "1": "brc",
            "2": "asi"
          },
          "expansion": "Berbice Creole Dutch: asi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: asi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvd",
            "2": "als"
          },
          "expansion": "Javindo: als",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Javindo: als"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-jdt",
            "2": "ās"
          },
          "expansion": "Jersey Dutch: ās",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jersey Dutch: ās"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "a",
            "3": "es",
            "4": "as"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: a, es, as",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: a, es, as"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pey",
            "2": "als"
          },
          "expansion": "Petjo: als",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Petjo: als"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "skw",
            "2": "as"
          },
          "expansion": "Skepi Creole Dutch: as",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Skepi Creole Dutch: as"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "alse"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch alse",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "also"
      },
      "expansion": "also",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "alzo"
      },
      "expansion": "alzo",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "srn",
        "3": "efu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "if, when; if, whether",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "semantic loan from Sranan Tongo efu (“if, when; if, whether”)",
      "name": "sl"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch alse, an unstressed form of also (modern alzo). The sense \"whether\" is possibly a semantic loan from Sranan Tongo efu (“if, when; if, whether”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "als",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "als"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He cried like a baby.",
          "text": "Hij huilde als een kind.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "like, as [+nominative]",
        "like, as"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "as",
          "as"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "like, as [+nominative]"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is as tall as me.",
          "text": "Hij is even groot als ik.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "even ... als: as ... as [+nominative]",
        "even ... als: as ... as"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "as",
          "as"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "even ... als: as ... as [+nominative]"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch nonstandard terms",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is bigger than you.",
          "text": "Hij is groter als jij.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "than [+nominative]",
        "than"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "than",
          "than"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard) than [+nominative]"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ(l)s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɑ(ɫ)s]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑls"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-als.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/11/Nl-als.ogg/Nl-als.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Nl-als.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "colloquial form in the Netherlands",
      "word": "as"
    }
  ],
  "word": "als"
}

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