alí

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese ali (13th century), from Latin ad (at) illīc (there).[1] Compare Spanish allí.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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alí

  1. there, then (at that place or time)
    Synonyms: alá, aló
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 717:
      alý hu o mar fazía rremuño
      there where the sea was making a whirlpool

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “allá”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos