al-

See also ał-, ال, and Appendix:Variations of "al"

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English al-, from Old English eal-, eall- (“all-”). More at all.

Prefix

al-

1. (no longer productive) Alternative form of all-.

Derived terms

almighty almost alone

already alright altogether

alway always alwite

Etymology 2

From Latin al-, variant of ad- used with words starting with L.

Prefix

al-

1. Variant of ad- used before the letter L.

References

• “al-” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “al-” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

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Dutch

Prefix

al-

1. all-; pan-.

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ala

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɒl/

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Prefix

al-

1. sub-, under-
2. vice, deputy (used with a rank of a person in office)

   elnök (“president”) → alelnök (“vice president”)

Derived terms

• (With endings) alá, alatt, alul, alsó
• (With nouns) alelnök, alvilág, aljegyző, alpolgármester

See also

• Category:Hungarian words prefixed with al-

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Latin

Etymology

Euphonic alteration of ad-, assimilating the D into the initial L of the word the prefix is applied to. See also ac-, af-, ag-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-.

Prefix

al-

1. Variant of ad- used before the letter L.