ailleurs

French

Etymology

From Middle French ailleurs, from Old French aillors, aillurs (“elsewhere”), probably from Latin aliōrsum, or from a Vulgar Latin *aliore, from in *aliore loco. Or possibly connected to Latin aliubī, from alibī. Compare with Romanian aiurea and Portuguese alhures.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.jœʁ/
Audio (d'ailleurs) (file)
Rhymes: -œʁ
(Louisiana) IPA^(key): /aljɔr/, /aljœr/

Adverb

ailleurs

elsewhere

Derived terms

Derived terms

Further reading

“ailleurs” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French aillors.

Adverb

ailleurs

elsewhere

Descendants

French: ailleurs

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