al

See also: Appendix:Variations of "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).

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Hindi आल ‎(āl)

NounEdit

al ‎(usually uncountable, plural als)

1. The Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye.
   • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:al.

TranslationsEdit

Indian mulberry — see Indian mulberry

ReferencesEdit

• “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.
• "al" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

AnagramsEdit

• la, La, LA, La., lä

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AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch al.

AdverbEdit

al

1. already

AdjectiveEdit

al ‎(attributive alle, not comparable)

1. all; every

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AsturianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

ContractionEdit

al m

1. to the

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BretonEdit

ArticleEdit

al

1. the

See alsoEdit

• ar
• an

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CatalanEdit

ContractionEdit

al

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

   Vaig al zoo.
   I go to the zoo.

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DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse allr ‎(“all”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /al/, [al]

PronounEdit

al ‎(neuter alt, plural alle)

1. all
2. any

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ɑl
• IPA^(key): /ɑl/

• Audio

  (file)

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

• algemeen
• almacht
• altijd

Related termsEdit

• alles

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

• althans
• al sinds
• al weer/alweer
• alweer
• meestal
• veelal

ConjunctionEdit

al

1. even

   Al zou ik het willen...‎

   Even if I wanted to...

SynonymsEdit

• ook al

AnagramsEdit

• la

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EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /al/

• Audio

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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.

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Haitian CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

Contraction of ale, from French aller.

VerbEdit

al

1. To go

SynonymsEdit

• ale

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IcelandicEdit

NounEdit

al

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

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IdoEdit

PrepositionEdit

al

1. Contraction of a la ‎(“to the”).

Usage notesEdit

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

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InterlinguaEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /al/

PrepositionEdit

al

1. Contraction of a le ‎(“to the”).

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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,

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

• prep a + article il

ContractionEdit

al

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

AnagramsEdit

• la, là

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KurdishEdit

NounEdit

al m

1. side

NounEdit

al f

1. flag, banner

SynonymsEdit

• (side): alî, la
• (flag): ala

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LadinEdit

ContractionEdit

al

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

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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

• IPA^(key): /aːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

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

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

AntonymsEdit

• (old): jonk
• (stale): frësch

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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

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Mauritian CreoleEdit

VerbEdit

al

1. Medial form of ale

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Middle DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /al/

DeterminerEdit

al

1. all, all of

AdverbEdit

al

1. completely

ConjunctionEdit

al

1. even though, no matter whether

DescendantsEdit

• Dutch: al

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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.”

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NovialEdit

ContractionEdit

al

1. contraction of a + li

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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

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Old EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *ailą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- ‎(“to burn, kindle”).

NounEdit

āl n

1. fire

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Old FrenchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• au

ContractionEdit

al

1. contraction of a + le (to the)

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Old High GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /al/

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Germanic *allaz.

AdjectiveEdit

al

1. all
2. every, each
3. whole

DescendantsEdit

• Middle High German: al
  • German: all

Etymology 2Edit

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

NounEdit

āl m

1. eel

DescendantsEdit

• German: Aal

ReferencesEdit

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

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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

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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

• Swedish: ål

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PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From German Aal.

NounEdit

al m

1. (Silesian dialect) eel

SynonymsEdit

• węgorz

External linksEdit

• al in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɫ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw/
• Hyphenation: al

PronounEdit

al

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

SynonymsEdit

• (the rest): o resto
• (other): outro

Related termsEdit

• alheio

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin illum, from ille.

ArticleEdit

al (masculine/neuter singular possessive article)

1. of

   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

• ăla
• -l

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Saterland FrisianEdit

AdverbEdit

al

1. already

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SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Audio (Latin America)

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• Rhymes: -al

ContractionEdit

al

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

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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

• audio

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NounEdit

al c

1. alder (tree)

DeclensionEdit

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

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TurkishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Turkic āl (“red”), from Proto-Turkic *āl, *Āl ‎(“red, crimson”). Related to alev and almak.

AdjectiveEdit

al ‎(comparative daha al, superlative en al)

1. dark red, blood red, crimson

See alsoEdit

• kırmızı (red)
• kızıl (light red)

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 (çıkma)	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

• Greek: άλικος ‎(álikos, “crimson”)

See alsoEdit

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

• alma

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VenetianEdit

PrepositionEdit

al

1. to the
2. at the

ArticleEdit

al m sg

1. (Belluno) Alternative form of el

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VepsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Related to Finnish alla.

PostpositionEdit

al

1. under, underneath (stationary location)

Related termsEdit

• alle
• alpäi

ReferencesEdit

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

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VolapükEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from German all and English all.

AdjectiveEdit

al

1. each
2. every

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WatubelaEdit

NounEdit

al

1. water

ReferencesEdit

• Papers from the Fourth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics: FOCAL II (1986)
• Blust, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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West FrisianEdit

AdverbEdit

al

1. already

DeterminerEdit

al

1. all