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See also: Appendix:Variations of "all"

English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-all

  1. Obsolete spelling of -al
    ‎line + ‎-all → ‎lineall
    ‎base + ‎-all → ‎basall
    ‎cranium + ‎-all → ‎craniall
Usage notes

If the root word contained l, the variant -ar was often used instead. Sometimes both forms were found: linear, lineall.

Etymology 2

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Suffix

-all

  1. A suffix deriving nouns from verbs, indicating an agent which can act on everything.
    catch-all
    cure-all

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āculum.

Suffix

-all m (noun-forming suffix, plural -alls)

  1. indicates an object with which or a place where something is done
    ‎amagat + ‎-all → ‎amagatall
    ‎fregar + ‎-all → ‎fregall
  2. Indicates the result of an action
    ‎encetar + ‎-all → ‎encetall
  3. indicates a collection or large number of something

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -all

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

From -a- (linking vowel) +‎ -ll (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-all

  1. (instantaneous suffix, rare) Added to a verb to form a new verb expressing instantaneous action. It is no longer productive in this sense.
    fuvall (“to blow (wind)”)
  2. (verb-forming suffix) Added to an adjective to form a verb meaning "to consider/find/think as". In this sense, it is still productive.
    ‎sok (“many”) + ‎-all → ‎sokall (“to find something too much”)

Usage notes

  • (all senses) Variants:
    -ll is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á.
    ‎drága (“expensive”) + ‎-ll → ‎drágáll (“to find something expensive”)
    -oll is added to a few back-vowel words
    ‎nagy (“big”) + ‎-oll → ‎nagyoll (“to find something too big”)
    -all is added to most back-vowel words
    ‎sok (“many”) + ‎-all → ‎sokall (“to find something too much”)
    -ell is added to front-vowel words
    ‎kevés (“few”) + ‎-ell → ‎kevesell (“to find something too little or insufficient”)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -all

See also

Middle English

Suffix

-all

  1. Alternative form of -al
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