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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse alin, ǫln, from Proto-Germanic *alinō (“elbow, ell”), cognate with English ell, German Elle. Compare also albue (“elbow”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]alen
- (historical) cubit, ell (a unit of length of varying value, in Denmark 62.8 cm (equal to 2 feet) until 1907)
Dutch
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Finnish
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Noun
[edit]alen m (plural alens)
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[edit]Sranan Tongo
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Etymology
[edit]From English rain. For the initial vowel, compare alata from English or Dutch rat and aleisi from Dutch rijs.
Noun
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- rain
- 1999, Hillary de Bruin, “Liederen uit de praktijk van de duman [Songs from the Winti priest's practice]”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis[1], Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, →ISSN, page 152:
- Blesi sa kon bogobogo, Masra pramis' m'anga yu, Lek'wan alen a sa wiki, Kraf' den di bribi fu tru, Sula fu seigi, wan dei sa was' kon na gron, now wan tu dropu de spiti, ma sibibusi sa kon
- Blessing will come abundantly / the Lord promised to me and you / like a rainshower it will awaken / strengthen those who truly believe / With cataracts of blessing / one day the ground will be awash / now a few droplets are spitting / but torrential rains will come
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