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al

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TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

al

  1. (metrology) Symbol for the attoliter (attolitre), an SI unit of fluid measure equal to 10−18 liters (litres).

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Hindi आल (āl)

NounEdit

al (usually uncountable, plural als)

  1. The Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye.

TranslationsEdit

Indian mulberry — see Indian mulberry

ReferencesEdit

AnagramsEdit

AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch al.

AdverbEdit

al

  1. already

AdjectiveEdit

al (attributive alle, not comparable)

  1. all; every

AsturianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From a contraction of the preposition a (“to”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).

ContractionEdit

al m

  1. to the

BretonEdit

ArticleEdit

al

  1. the

See alsoEdit

CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

ContractionEdit

al

  1. Contraction of a el. At the; to the.
    Vaig al zoo.
    I go to the zoo.

Usage notesEdit

When el contracts to l' before a vowel, al is not used. For example, Ens veurem a l'aeroport.

Further readingEdit

DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse allr (“all”).

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

al (neuter alt, plural alle)

  1. all
  2. any

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch *al, from Proto-Germanic *allaz.

DeterminerEdit

al

  1. all, all of
    Heb je al het bier opgedronken?
    Did you drink all the beer?
    Van Gogh produceerde al zijn werk gedurende een periode van slechts tien jaar.
    Van Gogh produced all of his work during a period of only ten years.
    Alle olie is uit de tanker gelekt.
    All the oil has leaked out of the tanker.
    Niet alle mensen zijn zo gemeen.
    Not all people are that mean.

InflectionEdit

Inflection of al
uninflected al
inflected alle
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial —
indefinite m./f. sing. alle
n. sing. al
plural alle
definite alle
partitive —

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

AdverbEdit

al

  1. already
    Het is al negen uur.
    It's 9 o'clock already.
  2. yet
    Heb je al een kip gekocht?
    Have you bought a chicken yet?

Derived termsEdit

ConjunctionEdit

al

  1. even
    Al zou ik het willen...
    Even if I wanted to...

SynonymsEdit

AnagramsEdit

EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

al

  1. to; toward
    Li estas sur sia unua pilgrimo al Mekko.
    He is on his first pilgrimage to Mecca.
    Islamanoj preĝas antaŭantaj al Mekko plurfoje ĉiutage.
    Muslims pray facing toward Mecca several times every day.
  2. to; indicates indirect object
    Ŝi donis la libron al siaj gepatroj.
    She gave the book to her (own) parents.

Haitian CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

Contraction of ale, from French aller.

VerbEdit

al

  1. To go

SynonymsEdit

IcelandicEdit

NounEdit

al

  1. indefinite accusative singular of alur
  2. indefinite dative singular of alur

IdoEdit

PrepositionEdit

al

  1. Contraction of a la (“to the”).

Usage notesEdit

This is optional, you can also use a l'...

InterlinguaEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

al

  1. Contraction of a le (“to the”).

InterlingueEdit

ContractionEdit

al

  1. Contraction of a li.

IstriotEdit

ContractionEdit

al

  1. Contraction of a (“at”) + el (“the”)
    • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 40:
      Che mai pioûn biela duon i’iê veisto al mondo,
      That I haven’t ever seen a more beautiful woman in the world,

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

  • a (preposition) +‎ il (article)

ContractionEdit

al

  1. at the, to the (+ a masculine noun in singular)

AnagramsEdit

KurdishEdit

NounEdit

al m

  1. side

NounEdit

al f

  1. flag, banner

SynonymsEdit

LadinEdit

ContractionEdit

al

  1. at or to the (+ a masculine singular noun)

LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old High German ald, northern variant of alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, English old, Dutch oud, West Frisian âld.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

al (masculine alen, neuter aalt, comparative méi al or eeler, superlative am eelsten)

  1. old, aged
    Vun ale Mënsche kann ee villes léieren.
    There’s a lot to learn from old people.
  2. (of food) stale
    Dat aalt Brout kënne mer de Vulle ginn.
    We can give the stale bread to the birds.

DeclensionEdit

declension of al
masculine feminine neuter plural
accusative alen al aalt al
nominative alen al aalt al
dative alen aler alen alen

AntonymsEdit

MandinkaEdit

PronounEdit

al

  1. you (personal pronoun)

See alsoEdit

Mandinka personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person nte, n, m ntolu, ntelu, n
2nd person ite, i altolu, altelu, al
3rd person ate, a itolu, itelu, y

Mauritian CreoleEdit

VerbEdit

al

  1. Medial form of ale

Middle DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch al, from Proto-Germanic *allaz.

PronunciationEdit

DeterminerEdit

al

  1. all, all of

AdverbEdit

al

  1. completely

ConjunctionEdit

al

  1. even though, no matter whether

DescendantsEdit

  • Dutch: al
  • Limburgish: al

Further readingEdit

  • “al (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “al (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “al (V)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “al (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “al (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “al (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle EnglishEdit

AdverbEdit

al

  1. all (entirely, completely)

DeterminerEdit

al

  1. all
    • 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
      And I seide, “Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. And herfore grete men of kunnynge and other also drowen myche to him, and comownede ofte with him. And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir… Maister Ion Aston taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende. Also Filip of Repintoun whilis he was a chanoun of Leycetre, Nycol Herforde, dane Geffrey of Pikeringe, monke of Biland and a maistir dyuynyte, and Ioon Purueye, and manye other whiche weren holden rightwise men and prudent, taughten and wroten bisili this forseide lore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto. And with alle these men I was ofte homli and I comownede with hem long tyme and fele, and so bifore alle othir men I chees wilfulli to be enformed bi hem and of hem, and speciali of Wiclef himsilf, as of the moost vertuous and goodlich wise man that I herde of owhere either knew. And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.”

NovialEdit

ContractionEdit

al

  1. contraction of a + li

Old DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *allaz (“grown-up”).

AdjectiveEdit

al

  1. all

DeclensionEdit

Declension of al
Strong declension
masculine neuter feminine
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative al alle al alle al allu
accusative allan alle al alle alla allu
genitive allis allro allis allro allro allrō
dative allon allon allon allon allro allon
Weak declension
masculine neuter feminine
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative allo allu alla allu alla allu
accusative allin allin alla allin allin allin
genitive allin allno allin allno allin allno
dative allin allon allin allon allin allon


DescendantsEdit

  • Dutch: al

Old EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *ailą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-lom, from *h₂eydʰ- (“to burn, kindle”).[1]

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

āl n

  1. fire

DeclensionEdit

Declension of al (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative āl āl
accusative āl āl
genitive āles āla
dative āle ālum

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*ailida-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 11

Old FrenchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

ContractionEdit

al

  1. contraction of a + le (to the)

Old High GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Germanic *allaz.

AdjectiveEdit

al

  1. all
  2. every, each
  3. whole
DescendantsEdit
  • Middle High German: al

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz, whence also Old English ǣl, Old Norse áll.

NounEdit

āl m

  1. eel
DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Old SaxonEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Germanic *allaz.

AdjectiveEdit

al

  1. all
DeclensionEdit
Declension of al
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative al alle al allu al alle
accusative allana alle al allu alla alle
genitive alles allarō alles allarō allaro allarō
dative allumu allum allumu allum allaro allum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative allo allu alla allu alla allu
accusative allun allun alla allun allun allun
genitive allun allonō allun allonō allun allonō
dative allun allum allun allum allun allum


Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz. Cognate with Old English ǣl, Dutch aal, Old High German āl (German Aal), Old Norse áll (Danish and Swedish ål).

NounEdit

āl m

  1. eel

Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse áll, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

NounEdit

āl m

  1. eel

DeclensionEdit

Declension of āl (a-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative āl ālin āla(r) ālani(r), -ane(r)
accusative āl ālin āla ālana
dative āli, -e ālinum, -enom ālum, -om ālumin, -omen
genitive āls ālsins āla ālanna

DescendantsEdit

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From German Aal.

NounEdit

al m

  1. (Silesian dialect) eel

SynonymsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • al in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese al, from Vulgar Latin *ale, from Latin aliud, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

al

  1. (obsolete) everything, the rest
  2. (obsolete) other, another

SynonymsEdit

Related termsEdit

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin illum, from ille.

PronunciationEdit

ArticleEdit

al

  1. of (masculine/neuter singular possessive article)
    el este un prieten al meu ― he is a friend of mine.

Related termsEdit

  • a (feminine singular)
  • ai (masculine plural)
  • ale (feminine/neuter plural)

See alsoEdit

Saterland FrisianEdit

AdverbEdit

al

  1. already

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio (Latin America)
    		(file)
  • Rhymes: -al

ContractionEdit

al

  1. (contraction of a el) at the, to the.

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish al, from Old Norse ǫlr (compare Icelandic elri, Danish el, Norwegian older), from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare English alder), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

al c

  1. alder (tree)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of al 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative al alen alar alarna
Genitive als alens alars alarnas

TurkishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Turkic *āl, *Āl (“red, crimson”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (āl). Related to alev and almak.

AdjectiveEdit

al (comparative daha al, superlative en al)

  1. dark red, blood red, crimson
See alsoEdit

NounEdit

al (definite accusative alı, plural allar)

  1. dark red, blood red, crimson
DeclensionEdit
declension of al
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) al allar
definite accusative (belirtme) alı alları
dative (yönelme) ala allara
locative (bulunma) alda allarda
ablative (ayrılma) aldan allardan
genitive (tamlayan) alın alların
possessive forms of al
benim (my) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) alım allarım
definite accusative (belirtme) alımı allarımı
dative (yönelme) alıma allarıma
locative (bulunma) alımda allarımda
ablative (çıkma) alımdan allarımdan
genitive (tamlayan) alımın allarımın
senin (your) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) alın alların
definite accusative (belirtme) alını allarını
dative (yönelme) alına allarına
locative (bulunma) alında allarında
ablative (çıkma) alından allarından
genitive (tamlayan) alının allarının
onun (her/his/its) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) alı alları
definite accusative (belirtme) alını allarını
dative (yönelme) alına allarına
locative (bulunma) alında allarında
ablative (çıkma) alından allarından
genitive (tamlayan) alının allarının
bizim (our) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) alımız allarımız
definite accusative (belirtme) alımızı allarımızı
dative (yönelme) alımıza allarımıza
locative (bulunma) alımızda allarımızda
ablative (çıkma) alımızdan allarımızdan
genitive (tamlayan) alımızın allarımızın
sizin (your) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) alınız allarınız
definite accusative (belirtme) alınızı allarınızı
dative (yönelme) alınıza allarınıza
locative (bulunma) alınızda allarınızda
ablative (çıkma) alınızdan allarınızdan
genitive (tamlayan) alınızın allarınızın
onların (their) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) alları alları
definite accusative (belirtme) allarını allarını
dative (yönelme) allarına allarına
locative (bulunma) allarında allarında
ablative (çıkma) allarından allarından
genitive (tamlayan) allarının allarının

DescendantsEdit

See alsoEdit

Colors in Turkish · renkler (layout · text)
     kırmızı, kızıl      yeşil      sarı      bej      beyaz, ak
     kırmızı, al      pembe      turkuaz      limon çürüğü      yavruağzı
     mor      lacivert      turuncu      gri, boz      eflatun
     siyah, kara      mor      kahverengi, boz      gök      mavi,

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Turkic *Āl.

NounEdit

al

  1. (dated) trick, trap

Etymology 3Edit

See almak.

VerbEdit

al

  1. second-person imperative of almak

VerbEdit

al

  1. second-person negative imperative of almamak
AntonymsEdit

VenetianEdit

PrepositionEdit

al

  1. to the
  2. at the

ArticleEdit

al m sg

  1. (Belluno) Alternative form of el

VepsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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Related to Finnish alla.

PostpositionEdit

al

  1. under, underneath (stationary location)

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “под”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

VolapükEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from German all and English all.

AdjectiveEdit

al

  1. each
  2. every

WatubelaEdit

NounEdit

al

  1. water

ReferencesEdit

West FrisianEdit

AdverbEdit

al

  1. already

DeterminerEdit

al

  1. all
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