al-
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English al-, from Old English eal-, eall- (“all-”). More at all.
PrefixEdit
al-
- (no longer productive) Alternative form of all-
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DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From al.
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al-
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the preposition al.
PronunciationEdit
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al-
- denotes a physical approach in any direction
- denotes the direction or purpose of a movement or physical action
- denotes an assignment or destiny
- denotes an addition or completion
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HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Uralic *ëla. Cognates include Finnish ala-.
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al-
- sub-, under-
- Synonyms: mellék-, másodlagos, alárendelt
- Antonyms: fel-, felső
- építmény (“structure”) → alépítmény (“substructure”)
- világ (“world”) → alvilág (“underworld”)
- vice, deputy (used with a rank of a person in office)
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LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
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-.
PrefixEdit
al-
- Alternative form of ad-