2001 Translation

Sounds Like: AH-lee-us

Translations: other, another, different, a different one

From the root: ALIUS

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: Alius is a Latin adjective meaning 'other', 'another', or 'different'. It is used to refer to a distinct entity or person from one already mentioned or implied. It often implies a difference in kind or nature, rather than just a numerical distinction. It is commonly used in phrases like 'alius... alius...' meaning 'one... another...' or 'some... others...'.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine. This adjective belongs to a special class of pronominal adjectives and inflects differently from typical first/second declension adjectives. Its feminine form is ALIA and its neuter form is ALIUD.

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From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ALIUS.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ALII — others, some, to another, of another, to some, of some
• ALIIS — (to) others, (for) others, (by) others, (with) others, (from) others
• ALIORUM — (of) others, (of) other things
• ALIOS — others, other ones, different ones

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