Alien

Etymology

From Latin alia, meaning "other".

Noun

1. (1340) A person, animal, plant or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
2. (____) A foreigner who is not a subject of the country in which he lives.
3. (1935) Any life form of non-Earth origin.

Translations

• Albanian: i huaj
• Catalan: estrany m (1), estranya f (1), foraster m (1,2), forastera f (1,2), estranger m (2), estrangera f (2), extraterrestre (3)
• Finnish: muukalainen (2), ulkomaalainen (2), vierasmaalainen (2)
• French: étranger m, étrangère f (1,2), extraterrestre (3)
• German: Fremdling m (1), Fremder m (1,2), Fremde f (1,2), Außerirdischer m (3), Außerirdische f (3)
• Romanian: străin , alien m străină , alienă f (1,2), extraterestru (3)
• Spanish: desconocido m (1), desconocida f (1); extranjero m (2), extranjera f (2); extraterrestre (3); alienígena (3)
• Swedish: främling (1), utomjording (utomjordling ) (3)

Adjective

1. (1330) Pertaining to an alien
2. (1382) Being exceedingly unfamiliar with or removed from a concept.

Translations

• Albanian: i huaj
• Catalan: estrany m (2), estranya f (2), aliè m (2), aliena f (2)
• Finnish: vieras
• French: étranger m, étrangère f (1), contraire à (2)
• German: außerirdisch (1), fremd (1,2), fremdartig (2)
• Romanian: străin , alien m străină , alienă f (1,2), extraterestru m extraterestră (3)
• Spanish: extraterrestre (1), alienígena (1), extraño m (2), extraña f (2)
• Swedish: främmande (2)

References

Wikipedia article on aliens