allay
English
Alternative forms
- alay (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English alayen, aleyen, aleggen, from Old English āleċġan (“to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down, give up, cease from, abandon; put down, allay, suppress, abolish, conquer, destroy, overcome, refute; lay upon, inflict, impose upon; diminish, take away, refuse, lessen, withhold”), from Proto-Germanic *uzlagjaną (“to lay down”), equivalent to a- + lay. Cognate with German erlegen (“to impose, cause to succumb, kill”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uslagjan, “to lay down”). In Middle English the word was identical to forms of allege and alloy, leading to much overlapping of senses.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈleɪ/
- Rhymes: -eɪ
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Verb
allay (third-person singular simple present allays, present participle allaying, simple past and past participle allayed)
- (transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- Synonyms: appease, assuage, compose, soothe, calm, quiet
- to allay popular excitement
- to allay the tumult of the passions
- 1888, William Morris, Signs of Change […] , London: Reeves and Turner, page 104:
- They were forced to try to allay discontent by palliative measures.
- 1891, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet. A Detective Story, 3rd edition, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co., […], published 1892, OCLC 84167364:
- He had to pretend to be drunk in order to allay the suspicions which might have been aroused by his appearance at the gate.
- 1983, Shen, James C. H., “Dropping the First Shoe”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., →ISBN, page 84:
- Kissinger was obviously doing his best to allay our government's growing apprehension in connection with Nixon's forthcoming trip to Peking.
- 2020 February 12, Mark Sweney, “Mobile World Congress axed after firms quit over coronavirus fears”, in The Guardian:
- The trade show’s organisers had attempted to allay concerns by announcing more stringent health and safety measures including a ban on handshakes, and taking attendees’ temperatures.
- (transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
- Synonyms: alleviate, abate
- to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity
- (intransitive, obsolete) To subside, abate, become peaceful.
- 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], OCLC 762018299, Mark iiij]:
- And the wynde alayed, and there folowed a greate calme: and he sayde unto them: why are ye fearfull?
- c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene iv]:
- For raging wind blows up incessant showers,
And when the rage allays the rain begins.
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- (archaic) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
- (archaic, by extension) To make worse by the introduction of inferior elements.
- 1639, Thomas Fuller, The Historie of the Holy Warr:
- Yet far be it from us to condemn all their works to be dross, because debased and allayed with superstitious intents […]
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Translations
to make quiet or put at rest
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to alleviate
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Noun
allay (plural allays)
- Alleviation; abatement; check.
- (obsolete) An alloy.
References
- allay in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Layla
Quechua
Noun
allay
- harvest or digging up of potatoes or tubers
Declension
declension of allay
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | allay | allaykuna |
| accusative | allayta | allaykunata |
| dative | allayman | allaykunaman |
| genitive | allaypa | allaykunap |
| locative | allaypi | allaykunapi |
| terminative | allaykama | allaykunakama |
| ablative | allaymanta | allaykunamanta |
| instrumental | allaywan | allaykunawan |
| comitative | allaynintin | allaykunantin |
| abessive | allayninnaq | allaykunannaq |
| comparative | allayhina | allaykunahina |
| causative | allayrayku | allaykunarayku |
| benefactive | allaypaq | allaykunapaq |
| associative | allaypura | allaykunapura |
| distributive | allayninka | allaykunanka |
| exclusive | allaylla | allaykunalla |
possessive forms of allay
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | allayniy | allayniykuna |
| accusative | allayniyta | allayniykunata |
| dative | allayniyman | allayniykunaman |
| genitive | allayniypa | allayniykunap |
| locative | allayniypi | allayniykunapi |
| terminative | allayniykama | allayniykunakama |
| ablative | allayniymanta | allayniykunamanta |
| instrumental | allayniywan | allayniykunawan |
| comitative | allayniynintin | allayniykunantin |
| abessive | allayniyninnaq | allayniykunannaq |
| comparative | allayniyhina | allayniykunahina |
| causative | allayniyrayku | allayniykunarayku |
| benefactive | allayniypaq | allayniykunapaq |
| associative | allayniypura | allayniykunapura |
| distributive | allayniyninka | allayniykunanka |
| exclusive | allayniylla | allayniykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | allayniyki | allayniykikuna |
| accusative | allayniykita | allayniykikunata |
| dative | allayniykiman | allayniykikunaman |
| genitive | allayniykipa | allayniykikunap |
| locative | allayniykipi | allayniykikunapi |
| terminative | allayniykikama | allayniykikunakama |
| ablative | allayniykimanta | allayniykikunamanta |
| instrumental | allayniykiwan | allayniykikunawan |
| comitative | allayniykintin | allayniykikunantin |
| abessive | allayniykinnaq | allayniykikunannaq |
| comparative | allayniykihina | allayniykikunahina |
| causative | allayniykirayku | allayniykikunarayku |
| benefactive | allayniykipaq | allayniykikunapaq |
| associative | allayniykipura | allayniykikunapura |
| distributive | allayniykinka | allayniykikunanka |
| exclusive | allayniykilla | allayniykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | allaynin | allayninkuna |
| accusative | allayninta | allayninkunata |
| dative | allayninman | allayninkunaman |
| genitive | allayninpa | allayninkunap |
| locative | allayninpi | allayninkunapi |
| terminative | allayninkama | allayninkunakama |
| ablative | allayninmanta | allayninkunamanta |
| instrumental | allayninwan | allayninkunawan |
| comitative | allayninintin | allayninkunantin |
| abessive | allayninninnaq | allayninkunannaq |
| comparative | allayninhina | allayninkunahina |
| causative | allayninrayku | allayninkunarayku |
| benefactive | allayninpaq | allayninkunapaq |
| associative | allayninpura | allayninkunapura |
| distributive | allaynininka | allayninkunanka |
| exclusive | allayninlla | allayninkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | allayninchik | allayninchikkuna |
| accusative | allayninchikta | allayninchikkunata |
| dative | allayninchikman | allayninchikkunaman |
| genitive | allayninchikpa | allayninchikkunap |
| locative | allayninchikpi | allayninchikkunapi |
| terminative | allayninchikkama | allayninchikkunakama |
| ablative | allayninchikmanta | allayninchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | allayninchikwan | allayninchikkunawan |
| comitative | allayninchiknintin | allayninchikkunantin |
| abessive | allayninchikninnaq | allayninchikkunannaq |
| comparative | allayninchikhina | allayninchikkunahina |
| causative | allayninchikrayku | allayninchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | allayninchikpaq | allayninchikkunapaq |
| associative | allayninchikpura | allayninchikkunapura |
| distributive | allayninchikninka | allayninchikkunanka |
| exclusive | allayninchiklla | allayninchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | allayniyku | allayniykukuna |
| accusative | allayniykuta | allayniykukunata |
| dative | allayniykuman | allayniykukunaman |
| genitive | allayniykupa | allayniykukunap |
| locative | allayniykupi | allayniykukunapi |
| terminative | allayniykukama | allayniykukunakama |
| ablative | allayniykumanta | allayniykukunamanta |
| instrumental | allayniykuwan | allayniykukunawan |
| comitative | allayniykuntin | allayniykukunantin |
| abessive | allayniykunnaq | allayniykukunannaq |
| comparative | allayniykuhina | allayniykukunahina |
| causative | allayniykurayku | allayniykukunarayku |
| benefactive | allayniykupaq | allayniykukunapaq |
| associative | allayniykupura | allayniykukunapura |
| distributive | allayniykunka | allayniykukunanka |
| exclusive | allayniykulla | allayniykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | allayniykichik | allayniykichikkuna |
| accusative | allayniykichikta | allayniykichikkunata |
| dative | allayniykichikman | allayniykichikkunaman |
| genitive | allayniykichikpa | allayniykichikkunap |
| locative | allayniykichikpi | allayniykichikkunapi |
| terminative | allayniykichikkama | allayniykichikkunakama |
| ablative | allayniykichikmanta | allayniykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | allayniykichikwan | allayniykichikkunawan |
| comitative | allayniykichiknintin | allayniykichikkunantin |
| abessive | allayniykichikninnaq | allayniykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | allayniykichikhina | allayniykichikkunahina |
| causative | allayniykichikrayku | allayniykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | allayniykichikpaq | allayniykichikkunapaq |
| associative | allayniykichikpura | allayniykichikkunapura |
| distributive | allayniykichikninka | allayniykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | allayniykichiklla | allayniykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | allayninku | allayninkukuna |
| accusative | allayninkuta | allayninkukunata |
| dative | allayninkuman | allayninkukunaman |
| genitive | allayninkupa | allayninkukunap |
| locative | allayninkupi | allayninkukunapi |
| terminative | allayninkukama | allayninkukunakama |
| ablative | allayninkumanta | allayninkukunamanta |
| instrumental | allayninkuwan | allayninkukunawan |
| comitative | allayninkuntin | allayninkukunantin |
| abessive | allayninkunnaq | allayninkukunannaq |
| comparative | allayninkuhina | allayninkukunahina |
| causative | allayninkurayku | allayninkukunarayku |
| benefactive | allayninkupaq | allayninkukunapaq |
| associative | allayninkupura | allayninkukunapura |
| distributive | allayninkunka | allayninkukunanka |
| exclusive | allayninkulla | allayninkukunalla |
Verb
allay
- (transitive) to dig, dig up, dig out, excavate; to harvest tubers
Conjugation
Conjugation of allay
| infinitive | allay | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agentive | allaq | |||||||
| present participle | allaspa | |||||||
| past participle | allasqa | |||||||
| future participle | allana | |||||||
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive | 1st person exclusive | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| present | allani | allanki | allan | allanchik | allayku | allankichik | allanku | |
| past (experienced) | allarqani | allarqanki | allarqan | allarqanchik | allarqaniku | allarqankichik | allarqanku | |
| past (reported) | allasqani | allasqanki | allasqan | allasqanchik | allasqaniku | allasqankichik | allasqanku | |
| future | allasaq | allanki | allanqa | allasunchik | allasaqku | allankichik | allanqaku | |
| imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| affirmative | allay | allachun | allaychik | allachunku | ||||
| negative | ama allaychu | ama allachunchu | ama allaychikchu | ama allachunkuchu | ||||
See also
- aymuray
- pallay