alates

English

Noun

alates

1. plural of alate

Anagrams

• Estala

Estonian

Etymology

Des-form of algama (“to start”), lit. "starting from".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑtes/, [ˈɑlɑtˑes]

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• Rhymes: -ɑlɑtes
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧tes

Preposition

alates (+ elative)

1. since, from

   Ta töötab meil alates sügisest.

   He has been working with us since autumn.

Postposition

(elative +) alates

1. since, from

   Ta töötab meil sügisest alates.

   He has been working with us since autumn.

References

• alates in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “alates”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009