altso

Faroese

Etymology

From German also, influenced by alt. False friend of English also.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al̥tso/

Adverb

altso

1. thus
2. so
3. that is to say

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tso (neuter imperfective stem of the root -TSOII, “to be yellow”).

Verb

altso

1. (with prepounded dah): there is a yellow dot, speck, or flag

See also

Navajo Color Themes			there is a colored dot/spot/flag
Colors	Theme
white	∅ / d	-GAII	algai
gray	∅ / d	-BAʼ	albá
black	∅ / d	-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ	alzhin
red	∅ / d	-CHIIʼ	alchííʼ
yellow	∅ / d	-TSOII	altso
green              blue	∅ / l / d	-TŁʼIIZH	adootłʼizh

References

• Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical Lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 614

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• altså
• asså (colloquial or dialectal)
• (filler intensifier): ass (colloquial, especially city slang) (only in the end of a sentence)

Etymology

From German also, influenced by alt. False friend of English also, although being etymologically related to it. Compare also Swedish alltså.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑltsʊ/, /ˈɑltsɔ/

Adverb

altso

1. thus

   Dei hadde ikkje vore der den dagen. Altso kunne dei ikkje ha gjort det.

   They hadn't been there that day. Thus they could not have done it.

2. so

   Altso, som sagt er det OK.

   So, as already said, it's OK.

3. that is, that is to say

   Kan du ta med den der... tingen? Altso, den som ligg i sekken

   Can you take that... "thing" with you? I mean, the one in the bag

Interjection

altso

1. (filler word, intensifier, often in the end of a sentence) though

   Synonyms: då, no

   No må me fara altso

   We must go now though

   Neimen altso!.. Igjen?

   Gee... Not again!

References

• “altso” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.