alén

See also: alen, Alen, ålen, and Alén

Galician

Alternative forms

• além (reintegrationist)

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

• Alemparte
• Alén
• alén de
• alén mar
• Lendorrío

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “alen”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alen”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “alen” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “alén” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.