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Alle
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alle allé -alle
Translingual
right|thumb|Alle alle species (sole species)
Etymology
From mul la-new - la alca alle, probably so named from confusion with the long-tailed duck.The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, James A. Joblin, 2010 Compare sv alfågel long-tailed duck, dialectal sv allegubbe male long-tailed duck,"ALLE-GUBBE", Johan Ernst Rietz, Svenskt Dialekt-Lexikon: Ordbok Öfver Svenska Allmogespråket, B.A. Cronholm, 1867, page 7 is hávella long-tailed duck, fo ógvella long-tailed duck, formations representing gem-pro *allijǭ long-tailed duck. Related are sv alke auk, and fi alli long-tailed duck.
Proper noun
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genus family Alcidae little auk or dovekie of the single species Alle alle species
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Alle alle species sole species
Derived terms
Alle alle species
References
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German
Etymology
de prg Alna, from prg alna to flow.
Pronunciation
de De-Alle.ogg
Proper noun
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de river voi/Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship c/Poland Łyna