al

§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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§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 the citations page.

§TranslationsEdit

§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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§EtymologyEdit

From Dutch al.

§AdverbEdit

al

1. already

§AdjectiveEdit

al (attributive alle, not comparable)

1. all; every

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§EtymologyEdit

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

§ContractionEdit

al m

1. to the

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§ArticleEdit

al

1. the

§See alsoEdit

• ar
• an

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§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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§EtymologyEdit

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

§PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ɑl
• IPA^(key): /ɑl/

• Audio

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§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.

§DeclensionEdit

§Related termsEdit

• alles

§Derived termsEdit

• algemeen
• almacht
• altijd

§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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§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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§EtymologyEdit

Contraction of ale, from French aller.

§VerbEdit

al

1. To go

§SynonymsEdit

• ale

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§AbbreviationEdit

al

1. a la (≡ to the)

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§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /al/

§PrepositionEdit

al

1. Contraction of a le (“to the”).

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§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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§EtymologyEdit

• prep a + article il

§ContractionEdit

al

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

§AnagramsEdit

• la, là

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§NounEdit

al m

1. side

§NounEdit

al f

1. flag, banner

§SynonymsEdit

• (side): alî, la
• (flag): ala

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§ContractionEdit

al

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

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§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, feminine al, neuter aalt)

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.

§AntonymsEdit

• (old): jonk
• (stale): frësch

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§PronounEdit

al

1. you (personal pronoun)

§See alsoEdit

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§VerbEdit

al

1. Medial form of ale

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§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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§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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§ContractionEdit

al

1. contraction of a + li

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§EtymologyEdit

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

§AdjectiveEdit

al

1. all

§DeclensionEdit

§DescendantsEdit

• Dutch: al

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§NounEdit

āl n

1. fire

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§Alternative formsEdit

• au

§ContractionEdit

al

1. contraction of a + le (to the)

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§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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§Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Germanic *allaz.

§AdjectiveEdit

al

1. all

§DeclensionEdit

§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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§EtymologyEdit

From German Aal.

§NounEdit

al

1. (Silesian dialect) eel

§SynonymsEdit

• węgorz

§External linksEdit

• “al” in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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§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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§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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§AdverbEdit

al

1. already

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§PronunciationEdit

• Audio (Latin America)

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• Rhymes: -al

§PrepositionEdit

al m

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

§ConjunctionEdit

al

1. (in front of the infinitive of a verb) as soon as, when, upon.

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§EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse, compare Icelandic elri.

§PronunciationEdit

• audio

  (file)

§NounEdit

al c

1. alder (tree)

§DeclensionEdit

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§Etymology 1Edit

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

§AdjectiveEdit

al (comparative daha al, superlative en al)

1. red

§SynonymsEdit

• kızıl
• kırmızı

§NounEdit

al (definite accusative alı, plural allar)

1. red

§DeclensionEdit

§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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§PrepositionEdit

al

1. to the
2. at the

§ArticleEdit

al m sg

1. (Belluno) alternative form of el

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§EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from German and English all.

§AdjectiveEdit

al

1. each
2. every

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§NounEdit

al

1. water

§ReferencesEdit

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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§AdverbEdit

al

1. already

§DeterminerEdit

al

1. all