alday
alday adverb: for the whole day; all day.
Adverb
alday (not comparable)
- For the whole day; all day.
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Proper noun capitalized: Alday
Alday (plural Aldays)
- A surname.
Forms of alday
| plural | Aldays |
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Origin of alday
Inherited from Middle English alday (“all day”), compound of al + day. Equivalent to all + day.
Borrowed from Spanish Alday, a Castilianized habitational surname from Basque Aldai.
Questions about alday
- What does alday mean?
- Alday means for the whole day; all day.
- What part of speech is alday?
- Alday can be an adverb or a proper noun.
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