different between als vs disease

English

Etymology 1

Noun

als

1. plural of al

Etymology 2

Adverb

als (not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of also.

Anagrams

• -sal, -sal-, ASL, LAs, LSA, SAL, SLA, Sal, a/s/l, asl, las, sal, sal-

Catalan

Etymology

Contraction of a (“to, at”) els (“the (masculine plural)”)

Contraction

als

1. to the, at the, toward the (masculine plural)

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (Standard Cornish) âls

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *altos, from Proto-Indo-European *h?eltós, from *h?el-. Cognate with Welsh allt, Breton aod, Irish alt, Latin altus, Old High German alt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lz/, /ælz/

Noun

als f (plural alsyow)

1. (Standard Written Form) cliff

Dutch

Alternative forms

• as (The Hague dialect)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch alse, an unstressed form of also (modern alzo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?(l)s/, [?(?)s]
• Hyphenation: als
• Rhymes: -?ls

Conjunction

als

1. (subordinating) if, when

   Synonym: indien

2. when, as soon as

   Synonym: wanneer

3. (Suriname) if, whether

   Synonym: of

Preposition

als

1. like, as [+nominative]

2. even ... als: as ... as [+nominative]

3. (nonstandard) than [+nominative]

Derived terms

• als ook
• evenals

Anagrams

• la's, las, sla

German

Etymology

From Old High German also, als? (“as, like”). Compare English as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /als/, [als], [alts]
• Rhymes: -als, -alts
• Homophone: Alls

Conjunction

als

1. (subordinating, referring to time of occurence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as

2. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than

3. as; like; in the function of; in the form of

4. as if
5. (after negative pronoun) but, other than

Usage notes

• Als in the sense of “than” does not govern case. The case of the standard of comparison depends on its syntactic function:

Sie liebt das Kind mehr als ihr Mann. (nominative) — “She loves the child more than her husband does.”

Sie liebt das Kind mehr als ihren Mann. (accusative) — “She loves the child more than she loves her husband.”

• Als in the sense of “as, like” is claimed by some traditional grammars to require the nominative case: Er verkleidet sich als spanischer Stierkämpfer. (“He dresses himself up as a Spanish bullfighter.”) This may indeed be the most common usage in reflexive constructions, such as in the example given (although als spanischen Stierkämpfer is acceptable). The mechanical use of the nominative, however, is often ungrammatical by any standards of common usage: Sie kannte ihn schon als jungen Mann (“She knew him already as a young man”; the nominative als *junger Mann would be odd and indeed would suggest the meaning that she knew him when she was a young man). Thus, the same general rule applies as given above.

Further reading

• “als” in Duden online
• “als” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Gothic

Romanization

als

1. Romanization of ????????????

Icelandic

Noun

als

1. indefinite genitive singular of alur

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /als/, [?l(t)s]

Conjunction

als

1. as

Occitan

Contraction

als

1. Contraction of a los.

Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a?s]

Alternative forms

• as
• aulx
• aus
• aux

Contraction

als

1. Contraction of a + les (to the)

Swedish

Noun

als

1. indefinite genitive singular of al

Anagrams

• sal

English

Alternative forms

• (uneasiness): dis-ease

Etymology

From Middle English disese, from Anglo-Norman desese, disaise, from Old French desaise, from des- + aise. Equivalent to dis- +? ease. Displaced native Middle English adle, audle (“disease”) (from Old English ?dl (“disease, sickness”), see adle), Middle English cothe, coathe (“disease”) (from Old English coþu (“disease”), see coath).

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?-z?z? IPA^(key): /d??zi?z/
• Rhymes: -i?z

Noun

disease (countable and uncountable, plural diseases)

1. (pathology) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
   • November 22, 1787, James Madison Jr., Federalist No. 10

     The instability, injustice, and confusion, introduced into the public councils, have, in truth, been the mortal diseases under which popular governments have every where perished; [...]
2. (by extension) Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
   • 1955, The Urantia Book, Paper 134:6.7

     War is not man's great and terrible disease; war is a symptom, a result. The real disease is the virus of national sovereignty.

3. Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:disease

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

disease (third-person singular simple present diseases, present participle diseasing, simple past and past participle diseased)

1. (obsolete) To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
2. To infect with a disease.

Anagrams

• Seaside, seaside