aleluia

Basque

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin allelūia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ‎ (“Praise Yah”).

Interjection

aleluia

  1. (Christianity) hallelujah! (exclamation of praise to God)

Noun

aleluia inan

  1. (Christianity, music) hallelujah; alleluia (a liturgical song to praise God)

Declension

Further reading

  • "aleluia" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “aleluia” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aleluia, from Ecclesiastical Latin allelūia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ‎ (“Praise Yah”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.leˈluj.ɐ/ [a.leˈluɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.leˈluj.a/ [a.leˈluɪ̯.a]

Interjection

aleluia!

  1. (Christianity) hallelujah! (exclamation of praise to God)
  2. (informal) finally! at last! about time (expresses that something took too long to occur)

Noun

aleluia f (plural aleluias)

  1. (Christianity, music) hallelujah; alleluia (a song of praise to God)
  2. (Roman Catholicism) the part of the mass during which verses of praise to God are read
  3. wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella, a white-flowered woodland plant)
    Synonyms: acetosela, azedinha, trevo-azedo
  4. Senna multijuga, an ornamental tree of Brazil
    Synonyms: cobi, canudeiro
  5. alate (winged form of an insect, especially of a termite)

Noun

aleluia m (plural aleluias)

  1. hallelujah (an exclamation of hallelujah)

Romanian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic алелоуиꙗ (aleluija), from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούια (allēloúia), from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ‎ (“Praise Jah!”).

Interjection

aleluia

  1. hallelujah
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