"ala" meaning in Old Spanish

See ala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ˈala/ Forms: alas [plural]
Etymology: A contraction of a (“to, toward, in, at”) + la (“the”); the feminine singular definite article. Head templates: {{head|osp|contractions|plural|alas}} ala (plural alas)
  1. (followed by a singular feminine noun) to the, toward the Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-ala-osp-contraction-NqBAMnlg
  2. (followed by a singular feminine noun) in the, at the Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-ala-osp-contraction-R3KIpBBz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: al
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈala/ Forms: alas [plural]
Etymology: From Latin āla. Etymology templates: {{inh|osp|la|ala|āla}} Latin āla Head templates: {{head|osp|noun|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} ala f, {{osp-noun|f}} ala f (plural alas)
  1. wing (limb) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ala-osp-noun-JRfiSaxu Categories (other): Old Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy Disambiguation of Old Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 0 97 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "lad",
      "word": "ala"
    },
    {
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin āla.",
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "expansion": "ala f (plural alas)",
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  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "3 0 97",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 100",
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          "name": "Anatomy",
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              42,
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            ],
            [
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I saw its wings torn off and fall to the ground so that it stood on its feet like a man.",
          "ref": "c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 67v. a:",
          "text": "la p̃mera ſemeiaua leon e auie alas de aguila ueye q̃ meſauan ſus alas e cayen atierra e ſobre ſos piedes como om̃e se leuãtaua",
          "translation": "The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I saw its wings torn off and fall to the ground so that it stood on its feet like a man.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈala/"
    }
  ],
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}

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        {
          "ref": "c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2v. b. Loth ouo miedo de ſeer en segor esubio alas mõtãnas cõ sus .ij. fijas. estido ẽ una cueua cõ sus .ij. fijas. edixo la maior ala menor. nr̃o padre es uyeio eno nos podremos caſar. com es derecho. [Loth ovo miedo de seer en segor, esubió a las montañas con sus duas fujas. Estido en una cueva con sus duas fijas. E dixo la mayor a la menor: \"nuestro padre es viejo e non nos podremos casar, com es derecho\".]",
          "text": "Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar, so he moved to the mountains with his two daughters. There he lived in a cave with his two daughters; then the elder [daughter] said to the younger: \"Our father is old, and [here] we cannot marry as is the custom.\"",
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        "to the, toward the"
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        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the"
        ],
        [
          "toward",
          "toward"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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          "english": "These angels to whom Abraham spoke came to Sodom, and Lot was sitting at the gateway of the city. And he saw them and got up to meet them.",
          "ref": "c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2v. a:",
          "text": "eſtos angeles cõ q̃ fablo abraã. vinieron a ſodoma e loth ſedia ala puerta de la cibdat. e violos & leuãtos cõtra ellõ.",
          "translation": "These angels to whom Abraham spoke came to Sodom, and Lot was sitting at the gateway of the city. And he saw them and got up to meet them.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "in the, at the"
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          "in",
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          "the",
          "the"
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        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
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          "the",
          "the"
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin āla.",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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              42,
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          "ref": "c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 67v. a:",
          "text": "la p̃mera ſemeiaua leon e auie alas de aguila ueye q̃ meſauan ſus alas e cayen atierra e ſobre ſos piedes como om̃e se leuãtaua",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈala/"
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  "word": "ala"
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          "ref": "c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2v. b. Loth ouo miedo de ſeer en segor esubio alas mõtãnas cõ sus .ij. fijas. estido ẽ una cueua cõ sus .ij. fijas. edixo la maior ala menor. nr̃o padre es uyeio eno nos podremos caſar. com es derecho. [Loth ovo miedo de seer en segor, esubió a las montañas con sus duas fujas. Estido en una cueva con sus duas fijas. E dixo la mayor a la menor: \"nuestro padre es viejo e non nos podremos casar, com es derecho\".]",
          "text": "Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar, so he moved to the mountains with his two daughters. There he lived in a cave with his two daughters; then the elder [daughter] said to the younger: \"Our father is old, and [here] we cannot marry as is the custom.\"",
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        "to the, toward the"
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          "the",
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          "ref": "c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2v. a:",
          "text": "eſtos angeles cõ q̃ fablo abraã. vinieron a ſodoma e loth ſedia ala puerta de la cibdat. e violos & leuãtos cõtra ellõ.",
          "translation": "These angels to whom Abraham spoke came to Sodom, and Lot was sitting at the gateway of the city. And he saw them and got up to meet them.",
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