à la
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French à la.
Preposition
à la
- Alternative form of a la
Anagrams
- AAL, Aal, aal
Danish
Alternative forms
- a la
Etymology
Borrowed from French à la.
Preposition
à la
- a la
French
Etymology
à + la.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a la/
Audio (file)
Preposition
à la
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see à, la.
- a la, in the style or manner of (with a feminine singular adjective or a proper noun)
- à la française
- in the French style
- à la Hugo
- in the style of Hugo
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: à la, a la
See also
- à l'
- au
- aux
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French à la.
Preposition
à la
- a la
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- a la
Etymology
From French à la (“in the style or manner of”), short for à la mode (“in fashion”), first part from French à (“to, on, in”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French a (“to, towards, belonging to”), from Latin ad (“to, towards, up to, at”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”). Last part from French la (“the”), from Middle French la (“the”), from Old French la (“the”), from Latin illam (“that, those”), which is the accusative singular feminine of ille (“that, those”), from Old Latin olle (“he, that”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ol-no- or *h₂l̥-no-, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alːa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alːa
- Hyphenation: à‧la
- Homophones: Allah, a la
Preposition
à la
- à la (in the style or manner of)
- 1899, Jonas Lie, Faste Forland, page 12:
- Fastes skjødesløse paaklædning – aldeles a la den gamle
- Faste's careless attire - completely a la the old one
- 1931 November 14, A-magasinet:
- i «à la», som betyr «à la manière de», d.v.s. som det er brukt der og der hos den og den person, ligger ikke alene en historisk erindring, men deri skjuler sig ofte hemmeligheten ved [mat]rettenes egenartethet
- i «à la», which means «à la manière de», i.e. as it is used there and there in this and that person, lies not only a historical memory, but often hides the secret of the peculiarity of [food] dishes
- 2005, Knut Borge and Tore Skoglund, Alt for Norge og vel så det:
- ymter noen om belønning a la permisjon til jul?
- does anyone claim rewards a la leave for Christmas?
- 2008, Jon Michelet, Brev fra de troende:
- boka spiller opp mot det klassiske krim-mysteriet, a la Agatha Christie
- the book plays against the classic crime mystery, a la Agatha Christie
- biff à la Lindström
- steak à la Lindström
- taklampen vår er noe à la den dere har
- our ceiling light is akin to the one you have
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Derived terms
- à la carte
- à la carte-servering
- à la grecque
- à la mode
References
- la “à la” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “à_la” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “à la” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- a la (alternative spelling)
Etymology
From French à la.
Preposition
à la
- a la, in the style of, manner of
References
- la “à la” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- aal, ala, a la
Polish
Alternative forms
- a la
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French à la.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈla/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ala
Preposition
à la
- a la [+nominatinve = a la what]
- Synonyms: na, niby
Further reading
- à la in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- à la in Polish dictionaries at PWN