alien

• alyaunte (15th–16th centuries)

From Middle English alien, a borrowing from Old French alien, aliene, from Latin aliēnus (“belonging to someone else”, later “exotic, foreign”), from Latin alius (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Related to English else.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.li.ən/

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alien (plural aliens)

1. A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
   • 2023 March 21 (last accessed), NOBANIS: European Network on Invasive Species‎^[1]:

     An animated film intended to inform travellers about the dangers that alien species present to Arctic ecosystems is being released today. The message is that it is important to ensure that nobody accidentally brings alien species with them as stowaways in their clothing, baggage or equipment.

2. (sometimes derogatory) A person in a country not their own.
   • 1773, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the laws of England: in four books, 5th edition, volume 1, page 372:

     An alien born may purchase lands, or other estates: but not for his own use; for the king is thereupon entitled to them.

   • 1831, John Marshall, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, U.S. Government:

     The counsel have shown conclusively that they are not a state of the union, and have insisted that individually they are aliens, not owing allegiance to the United States.

   • 1987, “Englishman in New York”, in …Nothing Like the Sun, performed by Sting:

     I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
     I'm an Englishman in New York

   • 2004, Wesley Campbell, Stephen Court, Be a hero: the battle for mercy and social justice, Destiny Image Publishers, page 74:

     Aliens are aliens because of persecution or war or hardship or famine.

3. Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.
   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Hello from the Reds:

     You might not have much use for me. You spend too much time with the damn aliens, pretending your time in the gangs back on Earth never happened. I know you weren't happy when I found you at the Citadel a couple years back.
     But I'm glad you're on this. I hope you find whoever took my people on Freedom's Progress and kick their scaly asses. I'm glad it's a human finding these bastards.

4. One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ephesians 2:12, column 2:

     […] aliens from the common wealth of Iſrael […]

   • 1928, Philip Mauro, “The Character of the Sermon on the Mount”, in The Gospel of the Kingdom, with an Examination of Modern Dispensationalism‎^[2] (Religion), Boston: Hamilton Brothers, →OCLC, page 182:

     The One Who, in this marvellous utterance, brings those who were by nature aliens and enemies of God into intimate and holy relations with God the Father, is the very One Who had to come to offer that Sacrifice without which such relationship would have been forever an impossibility; without which there would have been nothing for the best of men but death and judgment and the lake of fire.

• (person, etc. from outside): fremd (rare, chiefly dialectal), guest, stranger
• (foreigner): outlander; see also Thesaurus:foreigner
• (life form of extraterrestrial origin): See also Thesaurus:extraterrestrial

alien (comparative more alien, superlative most alien)

1. Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.

   alien subjects, enemies, property, or shores

2. Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.

   principles alien to our religion

   • 1850, William Wordsworth, The Prelude:

     An alien sound of melancholy.

3. Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature.
   • 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 8:

     It had a peculiar alien tallness, a peculiar alien flattened head, peculiar slitty little alien eyes[.]

• allotrious

alien (third-person singular simple present aliens, present participle aliening, simple past and past participle aliened)

2. (transitive) To estrange; to alienate.
3. (law) To transfer the ownership of something.

• aliene

• linea, laine, elain, anile, Aline, liane, Eilan, Elian, Elina, aline, A-line, Elain, Nelia

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈli.ən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈli.en]

alien

1. third-person plural present indicative of aliar

Borrowed from English alien (“stranger, foreigner”), from Middle English alien, from Old French alien, from Latin aliēnus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.li.ən/

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• Hyphenation: ali‧en

alien m (plural aliens)

1. an alien, an extraterrestrial

   Synonyms: buitenaards wezen, ruimtewezen

< English alien, from Ridley Scott's film Alien from 1979.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlien/, [ˈɑ̝lie̞n]
• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯lien/, [ˈe̞i̯lie̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlien
• Syllabification^(key): a‧li‧en

alien

1. alien, extraterrestial (extraterrestrial creature, especially a dangerous one)

   Synonym: avaruusolento

Inflection of alien (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		alien	alienit
genitive		alienin	alienien alieneiden alieneitten
partitive		alienia	alieneita alieneja
illative		alieniin	alieneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		alien	alienit
accusative	nom.	alien	alienit
	gen.	alienin
genitive		alienin	alienien alieneiden alieneitten
partitive		alienia	alieneita alieneja
inessive		alienissa	alieneissa
elative		alienista	alieneista
illative		alieniin	alieneihin
adessive		alienilla	alieneilla
ablative		alienilta	alieneilta
allative		alienille	alieneille
essive		alienina	alieneina
translative		alieniksi	alieneiksi
abessive		alienitta	alieneitta
instructive		—	alienein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of alien (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alienini alienini accusative nom. alienini alienini gen. alienini genitive alienini alienieni alieneideni alieneitteni partitive alieniani alieneitani alienejani inessive alienissani alieneissani elative alienistani alieneistani illative alieniini alieneihini adessive alienillani alieneillani ablative alieniltani alieneiltani allative alienilleni alieneilleni essive alieninani alieneinani translative alienikseni alieneikseni abessive alienittani alieneittani instructive — — comitative — alieneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alienisi alienisi accusative nom. alienisi alienisi gen. alienisi genitive alienisi alieniesi alieneidesi alieneittesi partitive alieniasi alieneitasi alienejasi inessive alienissasi alieneissasi elative alienistasi alieneistasi illative alieniisi alieneihisi adessive alienillasi alieneillasi ablative alieniltasi alieneiltasi allative alienillesi alieneillesi essive alieninasi alieneinasi translative alieniksesi alieneiksesi abessive alienittasi alieneittasi instructive — — comitative — alieneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alienimme alienimme accusative nom. alienimme alienimme gen. alienimme genitive alienimme alieniemme alieneidemme alieneittemme partitive alieniamme alieneitamme alienejamme inessive alienissamme alieneissamme elative alienistamme alieneistamme illative alieniimme alieneihimme adessive alienillamme alieneillamme ablative alieniltamme alieneiltamme allative alienillemme alieneillemme essive alieninamme alieneinamme translative alieniksemme alieneiksemme abessive alienittamme alieneittamme instructive — — comitative — alieneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alieninne alieninne accusative nom. alieninne alieninne gen. alieninne genitive alieninne alienienne alieneidenne alieneittenne partitive alienianne alieneitanne alienejanne inessive alienissanne alieneissanne elative alienistanne alieneistanne illative alieniinne alieneihinne adessive alienillanne alieneillanne ablative alieniltanne alieneiltanne allative alienillenne alieneillenne essive alieninanne alieneinanne translative alieniksenne alieneiksenne abessive alienittanne alieneittanne instructive — — comitative — alieneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative alieninsa alieninsa accusative nom. alieninsa alieninsa gen. alieninsa genitive alieninsa alieniensa alieneidensa alieneittensa partitive alieniaan alieniansa alieneitaan alienejaan alieneitansa alienejansa inessive alienissaan alienissansa alieneissaan alieneissansa elative alienistaan alienistansa alieneistaan alieneistansa illative alieniinsa alieneihinsa adessive alienillaan alienillansa alieneillaan alieneillansa ablative alieniltaan alieniltansa alieneiltaan alieneiltansa allative alienilleen alienillensa alieneilleen alieneillensa essive alieninaan alieninansa alieneinaan alieneinansa translative alienikseen alieniksensa alieneikseen alieneiksensa abessive alienittaan alienittansa alieneittaan alieneittansa instructive — — comitative — alieneineen alieneinensa

Inflection of alien (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		alien	alienit
genitive		alienin	alienien alieneiden alieneitten
partitive		alieniä	alieneitä alienejä
illative		alieniin	alieneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		alien	alienit
accusative	nom.	alien	alienit
	gen.	alienin
genitive		alienin	alienien alieneiden alieneitten
partitive		alieniä	alieneitä alienejä
inessive		alienissä	alieneissä
elative		alienistä	alieneistä
illative		alieniin	alieneihin
adessive		alienillä	alieneillä
ablative		alieniltä	alieneiltä
allative		alienille	alieneille
essive		alieninä	alieneinä
translative		alieniksi	alieneiksi
abessive		alienittä	alieneittä
instructive		—	alienein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of alien (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alienini alienini accusative nom. alienini alienini gen. alienini genitive alienini alienieni alieneideni alieneitteni partitive alieniäni alieneitäni alienejäni inessive alienissäni alieneissäni elative alienistäni alieneistäni illative alieniini alieneihini adessive alienilläni alieneilläni ablative alieniltäni alieneiltäni allative alienilleni alieneilleni essive alieninäni alieneinäni translative alienikseni alieneikseni abessive alienittäni alieneittäni instructive — — comitative — alieneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alienisi alienisi accusative nom. alienisi alienisi gen. alienisi genitive alienisi alieniesi alieneidesi alieneittesi partitive alieniäsi alieneitäsi alienejäsi inessive alienissäsi alieneissäsi elative alienistäsi alieneistäsi illative alieniisi alieneihisi adessive alienilläsi alieneilläsi ablative alieniltäsi alieneiltäsi allative alienillesi alieneillesi essive alieninäsi alieneinäsi translative alieniksesi alieneiksesi abessive alienittäsi alieneittäsi instructive — — comitative — alieneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alienimme alienimme accusative nom. alienimme alienimme gen. alienimme genitive alienimme alieniemme alieneidemme alieneittemme partitive alieniämme alieneitämme alienejämme inessive alienissämme alieneissämme elative alienistämme alieneistämme illative alieniimme alieneihimme adessive alienillämme alieneillämme ablative alieniltämme alieneiltämme allative alienillemme alieneillemme essive alieninämme alieneinämme translative alieniksemme alieneiksemme abessive alienittämme alieneittämme instructive — — comitative — alieneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alieninne alieninne accusative nom. alieninne alieninne gen. alieninne genitive alieninne alienienne alieneidenne alieneittenne partitive alieniänne alieneitänne alienejänne inessive alienissänne alieneissänne elative alienistänne alieneistänne illative alieniinne alieneihinne adessive alienillänne alieneillänne ablative alieniltänne alieneiltänne allative alienillenne alieneillenne essive alieninänne alieneinänne translative alieniksenne alieneiksenne abessive alienittänne alieneittänne instructive — — comitative — alieneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative alieninsä alieninsä accusative nom. alieninsä alieninsä gen. alieninsä genitive alieninsä alieniensä alieneidensä alieneittensä partitive alieniään alieniänsä alieneitään alienejään alieneitänsä alienejänsä inessive alienissään alienissänsä alieneissään alieneissänsä elative alienistään alienistänsä alieneistään alieneistänsä illative alieniinsä alieneihinsä adessive alienillään alienillänsä alieneillään alieneillänsä ablative alieniltään alieniltänsä alieneiltään alieneiltänsä allative alienilleen alienillensä alieneilleen alieneillensä essive alieninään alieninänsä alieneinään alieneinänsä translative alienikseen alieniksensä alieneikseen alieneiksensä abessive alienittään alienittänsä alieneittään alieneittänsä instructive — — comitative — alieneineen alieneinensä

Borrowed from English alien (“stranger, foreigner”), from Middle English alien, from Old French alien, from Latin aliēnus.

• IPA^(key): /a.ljɛn/

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alien m (plural aliens)

1. alien (extraterrestrial)

From Old French alien, aliene, from Latin aliēnus. Some forms (chiefly nominal) show assimilation to the suffix -ant.

• alyon, alean, alyen, aliand, aliaund, aliant, alyant

• IPA^(key): /aːliˈɛːn/, /ˈaːliɛn/, /ˈaːliən/
• (with assimilation) IPA^(key): /ˈaːliant/, /ˈaːliau̯nt/

alien (plural aliens)

1. An outsider or foreign person, especially if resident in one's nation.
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎^[3], published c. 1410, Joon 10:5, page 49v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

     But þei ſuen not an alien · but fleen from hym .· foꝛ þei han not knowen þe vois of aliens

     But they don't follow a stranger; they'll flee from them instead, because they don't recognise strangers' voices.

2. One who is alien in some other way (e.g. religion, family)
3. (rare) An unlawful occupier or possessor of land.

• English: alien
• Scots: alien, awlien

• “āliē̆n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.

alien (plural and weak singular aliene)

1. Outside, alien, foreign; from or relating to another nation.
2. Religiously outside; heretical, erring; of false religion or morals.
3. Distant, isolated, secure, away (from something)
4. (rare) Under the authority of other nation's religious institutions.
5. (rare) Not relating to or of oneself; not natural (to one's body).
6. (rare) Bizarre, weird, exotic.

• English: alien
• Scots: alien, awlien

• “āliēn, ālien, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.

From Old French alier.

alien

1. Alternative form of allien

From Latin aliēnus.

alien m (oblique and nominative feminine singular aliene)

1. alien; foreign; non-native
   • 11th century, La Vie de Saint Alexis, BNF manuscript 19525

     alienes terres

     foreign lands

alien oblique singular, m (oblique plural aliens, nominative singular aliens, nominative plural alien)

1. alien (a non-native)

• → Middle English: alien, alyon, alean, alyen, aliand, aliaund, aliant, alyant
  • English: alien
  • Scots: alien, awlien

• álien

Unadapted borrowing from English alien (“extraterrestrial life form”). Doublet of alheio.

alien m (plural aliens)

1. alien; extraterrestrial life form

   Synonyms: alienígena, ET, extraterrestre