alate

English

Etymology 1

Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪˌleɪt/ enPR: āʹlāt'

Adjective

alate (comparative more alate, superlative most alate)

  1. (entomology, botany) Having winglike extensions or parts; winged.
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Noun

alate (plural alates)

  1. A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.

Etymology 2

a- +‎ late.

Adverb

alate (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) recently; lately; of late.
    There hath been alate such tales spread abroad. — Latimer.

Italian

Verb

alate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of alare
  2. second-person plural imperative of alare
  3. feminine plural of alato

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Latin

Adjective

ālāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of ālātus
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