# à la
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from French à la.

### Preposition

à la
* Alternative form of a la

### Anagrams

* AAL, Aal, aal

## Danish
### Alternative forms

* a la

### Etymology

Borrowed from French à la.

### Preposition

à la
* a la

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a la/
* Audio:(file)

### Preposition

à la
* Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see à,‎ la.
* a la, in the style or manner of (with a feminine singular adjective or a proper noun)
    à la françaisein the French style
    à la Hugoin the style of Hugo

#### Descendants

* → English: a la, à la
* → Norwegian Bokmål: à la, a la

#### See also

* à l’
* au
* aux

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from French à la.

### Preposition

à la
* à la

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* a la

### Etymology

From French à la (“in the style or manner of”), short for à la mode (“in fashion”), first part from French à (“to, on, in”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French a (“to, towards, belonging to”), from Latin ad (“to, towards, up to, at”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”). Last part from French la (“the”), from Middle French la (“the”), from Old French la (“the”), from Latin illam (“that, those”), which is the accusative singular feminine of ille (“that, those”), from Old Latin olle (“he, that”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ol-no- or *h₂l̥-no-, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alːa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -alːa
* Hyphenation: à‧la
* Homophones: Allah, a la

### Preposition

à la
* à la (in the style or manner of)
** 1899, Jonas Lie, Faste Forland, page 12:Fastes skjødesløse paaklædning – aldeles a la den gamleFaste's careless attire - completely a la the old one
** 1931 November 14, A-magasinet:i «à la», som betyr «à la manière de», d.v.s. som det er brukt der og der hos den og den person, ligger ikke alene en historisk erindring, men deri skjuler sig ofte hemmeligheten ved [mat]rettenes egenartetheti «à la», which means «à la manière de», i.e. as it is used there and there in this and that person, lies not only a historical memory, but often hides the secret of the peculiarity of [food] dishes
** 2005, Knut Borge, Tore Skoglund, Alt for Norge og vel så det:ymter noen om belønning a la permisjon til jul?does anyone claim rewards a la leave for Christmas?
** 2008, Jon Michelet, Brev fra de troende:boka spiller opp mot det klassiske krim-mysteriet, a la Agatha Christiethe book plays against the classic crime mystery, a la Agatha Christie
    biff à la Lindström
       steak à la Lindström
    taklampen vår er noe à la den dere har
       our ceiling light is akin to the one you have

#### Derived terms

* à la carte
* à la carte-servering
* à la grecque
* à la mode

### References

* “à la” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “à_la” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “à la” in Store norske leksikon

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* a la (alternative spelling)

### Etymology

From French à la.

### Preposition

à la
* a la, in the style of, manner of

### References

* “à la” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* aal, ala, a la

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* a la

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French à la.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈla/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Preposition

à la
* a la (in the style or manner of) [with nominative ‘what’]
    Synonyms: na, niby

### Further reading

* à la in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* à la in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Swedish
### Etymology

From French à la (“in the style or manner of”).

### Preposition

à la
* à la (in the style or manner of)
    biff à la Lindström
       steak à la Lindström

#### Derived terms

* à la carte
* à la russe
* ris à la Malta

### References

* “à la” in Svensk ordbok