Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alate

/ˈeɪˌleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: alate
IPA: /ˈeɪˌleɪt/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged.

noun

A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.

adv

recently; lately; of late.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Beetles fly, many ants send forth massive swarms of reproductive alate females and males, arachnids and insect predators emerge from their hidden refugia, and termite swarm."
"There hathe bene alate ſuche tales ſpreade abroade, and moſt vntruly, ſuch falſe taletellers ſhal haue a greuous puniſhement of the Lord whan he ſhall come to rewarde euerye one according vnto his deſertes."

Etymology

From Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ālātus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈeɪˌleɪt/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more alate (comparative) most alate (superlative) alates (plural)

Derived Forms

alately alation bialate dealate exalate quadrialate subalate trialate

Synonyms

alated

Questions

How do you pronounce alate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪˌleɪt/.
What does alate mean?: Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged.
Where does alate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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