See also: aller- and Aller

Translingual

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Etymology

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From French allez, from French aller (go).

Noun

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aller

  1. (fencing) The command to start; used regardless of language of the participants; in the sequence "en garde, prêt, aller".
    Coordinate terms: en garde, prêt

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Dutch

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.lər/
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  • Hyphenation: al‧ler

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aller

  1. of all; (archaic) genitive plural of al
    Tot op heden is Van Beethoven nog steeds één van de beroemdste en meest invloedrijke musici aller tijden.
    To this day, Beethoven is still one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time.

French

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Alternative forms

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  • vader (Acadia, Louisiana)

Etymology

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From Middle French aller, from Old French aler, from Early Medieval Latin alāre, of uncertain origin.

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Verb

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aller

  1. to go [with à ‘to a location’]
    Je vais au magasin.I'm going to the store.
    On y va.Let's go.
  2. to attend (school, church regularly) [with à]
    aller à l’écoleto attend school
  3. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; forms a near-future tense
    Il allait visiter sa famille.He was going to visit his family.
    Je vais aller au magasin.I will go to the store.
  4. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
    J’espère que tu vas bien.I hope you are well.
    Tout ira bienAll will be well.
  5. to go well [with avec ‘with (clothes, colors, etc.)’]
  6. to suit [with à ‘someone’]
    Cette robe te va bien !That dress suits you well!
  7. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) [with à]
    aller au fourto be ovenproof
    aller au micro-ondesto be microwave safe
    aller au lave-vaisselleto be dishwasher proof

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The verb aller has a unique and highly irregular conjugation. The second-person singular imperative va additionally combines with y to form vas-y instead of the expected va-y.

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: ale

Noun

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aller m (plural allers)

  1. outward trip; journey out; trip away
    aller et retourround trip

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German

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Adjective

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aller

  1. inflection of all:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Middle English

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Noun

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aller

  1. Alternative form of aldre

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French aler.

Verb

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aller

  1. to go

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  • Like Modern French aller, highly irregular.
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French aler, from Early Medieval Latin alāre, of uncertain origin.

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aller

  1. (Jersey) to go

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse allra.

Adverb

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aller

  1. of all, very
    aller førstevery first
    aller sistevery last

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse allra.

Adverb

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aller

  1. of all

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Old French

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Verb

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aller

  1. Alternative form of aler

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb is highly irregular and it is suppletive. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Saterland Frisian

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Adjective

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aller

  1. older

Scots

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Etymology

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From Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare Swedish al, Saterland Frisian ällerboom), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle).

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aller (plural allers)

  1. alder.

Welsh

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aller

  1. Soft mutation of galler.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
galler aller ngaller unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.