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Translingual
Symbol
al
( metrology ) Symbol for attoliter ( attolitre ) , an SI unit of fluid measure equal to 10−18 liters ( litres ) .
English
Etymology 1
From Hindi आल ( āl ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
al (usually uncountable , plural als )
The Indian mulberry , Morinda citrifolia , especially as used to make dye .
Translations
Etymology 2
Multiple parts of speech
al
Archaic form of all .
c. 1522 (date written), Thomas More , “A Treatyce (Vnfynyshed) vppon These Wordes of Holye Scrypture, Memorare Nouissima, & Ineternum non Peccabis, Remember the Last Thynges, and Thou shalt Neuer Synne. ”, in Wyllyam Rastell [i.e. , William Rastell ], editor, The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, , London: Iohn Cawod , Iohn Waly, and Richarde Tottell , published 30 April 1557 , →OCLC , book I, page 80 , column 1:Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart.
References
“al”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language , 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin , 2000 , →ISBN .
“al ”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged , Dictionary.com, LLC , 1995–present.
"al " in WordNet 2.0 , Princeton University, 2003.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch al , from Middle Dutch al , from Old Dutch al , from Proto-West Germanic *all .
Pronunciation
Adverb
al
already
Adjective
al (attributive alle , not comparable )
all ; every
Conjunction
al
even though , although
Asturian
Contraction
al m sg
Contraction of a el ( “ to the ” ) .
Azerbaijani
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *āl .
Adjective
al (comparative daha al , superlative ən al )
dark red , blood red , crimson
Synonym: qırmızı
Etymology 2
Verb
al
second-person singular imperative of almaq
Further reading
Basque
Etymology
A grammaticalization of ahal .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Particle
al
Used to form yes/no questions.
Esan al diozu? ― Did you tell her?
Usage notes
It is placed before the verb.
References
Further reading
“al ”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy ], Euskaltzaindia
“al ”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary ], Euskaltzaindia , 1987–2005
Breton
Article
al
the
See also
Catalan
Pronunciation
Contraction
al m sg
Contraction of a el ( “ at the ; to the” ) .
Vaig al zoo. ― I go to the zoo.
Usage notes
When el contracts to l' before a vowel, al is not used:
Ens veurem a l' aeroport. ― We'll meet at the airport.
Further reading
Crimean Tatar
Adjective
al
vermeil
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse allr ( “ all ” ) .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
al (neuter alt , plural alle )
all
any
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch al , from Old Dutch al , from Proto-West Germanic *all .
Pronunciation
Determiner
al
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.
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Afrikaans: al
Jersey Dutch: ā , āl , ālle ( from the inflected form )
Negerhollands: al , alda
→ Aukan: ala
→ Sranan Tongo: ala
Adverb
al
already
Het is al negen uur. ― It's 9 o'clock already .
yet
Heb je al een kip gekocht? ― Have you bought a chicken yet ?
( obsolete , today only in fixed phrases and compounds) emphatic modifier of adverbs
Derived terms
Descendants
Conjunction
al
even if
Synonym: ook al
Al zou ik het willen... ― Even if I wanted to...
Anagrams
Emilian
Etymology
From Latin ille ( “ that ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /al/
Hyphenation: al
Pronoun
al (personal )
( nominative case ) he
( accusative case ) him
Becomes l- before a vowel.
Becomes -el when acting as an enclitic (after a consonant).
Becomes -l when acting as an enclitic (after a vowel).
Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)
Epigraphic Mayan
Verb
al
to speak
Esperanto
Etymology
Likely from Italian al , Catalan al , and Spanish al .
Pronunciation
Preposition
al
to ; toward
to ( indicates indirect object )
Ŝi donis la libron al siaj gepatroj. ― She gave the book to her (own) parents.
Gagauz
Adjective
al
vermeil
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese al , from Vulgar Latin *ale , from Latin aliud , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos .
Pronoun
al
( obsolete ) everything , the rest
Synonym: o resto
( obsolete ) other , another
Synonym: outro
Etymology 2
From Leonese al .
Contraction
al
Contraction of a el ( “ to the (king) ” )
Usage notes
Used exclusively preceding the word rei ( “ king ” ) , when referring to the current King of the land.
References
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Contraction of French ale , from French aller .
Pronunciation
Verb
al
to go
Synonym: ale
Hani
Pronunciation
Interjection
al
showing surpise, or admiration
Al ! Aqqoq aqda/aqma!Oh ! What a great man/woman!
Al , zaqqul al !Oh , how beautiful it is!
Particle
al
indication completion of action
zaq al ― finished eating
used with negative sentence
Hungarian
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *ëla ( “ space, area under something, under(neath), the lower (part) ” ) . (Spelled *ala in Uralonet.) Originally it was a noun; today it is used in compound words, see al- .[ 1] Cognate with Finnish ala , ala- , Erzya ало ( alo ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
al
( archaic , rare ) lower part of something
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
al in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
al in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language ] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó , 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024) .
Icelandic
Noun
al
indefinite accusative / dative singular of alur
Ido
Pronunciation
Preposition
al
Contraction of a la ( “ to the ” ) .
Usage notes
This is optional, you can also use a l' ...
Ingrian
Spatial inflection of al
↗︎○
allative
alle
○
adessive
al
○↘︎
ablative
alt
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *alla . Cognates include Finnish alla and Estonian all .
In the sense "near", semantic loan from Russian под ( pod ) .
Pronunciation
Adverb
al
( of location ) under , underneath
1937 , D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa) , Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 53 :Präkkää jää i paukkaa, vesi ono al . The ice crackles and bangs, Water is under it .
1937 , V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart , Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:Kons șommela vesi seisohtaijaa, ni klaziputelin pohjaa jääpi kaks sloijaa: al — liiva, a sen pääl — savi. When the cloudy water settles down, two layers will remain on the bottom of the glass bottle: beneath - sand, and above it - clay.
Postposition
al (+ genitive )
( of location ) under , underneath
1936 , V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka , Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 135 :Aitan al ellää kärppä. Under the storehouse lives a stoat.
1936 , D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa) , Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11 :Jään al hänel ei oo kylmä. Under the ice they aren't cold.
( of location ) near , around
1936 , L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa) , Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 77 :Talvi Moskovan al on pitkä, melkeen 5 kuuta. Winter around Moscow is long, almost 5 months.
Antonyms
( antonym(s) of “ under ” ) : pääl ( “ on top; above ” )
References
V. I. Junus (1936 ) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka , Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 135
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971 ) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja , Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 10
Arvo Laanest (1997 ) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik , Eesti Keele Instituut, page 18
Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014 ) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку , →ISBN , page 33
Interlingua
Pronunciation
Preposition
al
Contraction of a le ( “ to the ” ) .
Istriot
Contraction
al
Contraction of a el ( “ at 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,
Italian
all' ( before a vowel )
allo ( before a cluster of two consonants other than cl, cr, pl, pr, fl, fr, tr )
Pronunciation
Contraction
al
Contraction of a il ( “ to the, at the ” ) .
Preposition
al m (feminine all' or alla )
( cooking , in the singular ) with ( an ingredient )
Synonym: con
risotto al pecorino ― rice with pecorino cheese
risotto allo zafferano ― rice with saffron
pasta all' aglio ― pasta with garlic
Anagrams
K'iche'
Adjective
al
heavy
Ladin
Contraction
al m sg
Contraction of a l ( “ at /to the ” ) .
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German ald , northern variant of alt , from Proto-Germanic *aldaz . Cognate with German alt , English old , Dutch oud , West Frisian âld .
Pronunciation
Adjective
al (masculine alen , neuter aalt , comparative méi al or eeler , superlative am eelsten )
old , aged
Antonym: jonk
Vun ale Mënsche kann ee villes léieren. ― There’s a lot to learn from old people.
( of food ) stale
Antonym: frësch
Dat aalt Brout kënne mer de Vulle ginn. ― We can give the stale bread to the birds.
Declension
Mandinka
Pronoun
al
you ( personal pronoun )
See also
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
Mauritian Creole
Verb
al
Medial form of ale
Michoacán Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *aatl , from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa .
Noun
al
water
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch al , from Proto-Germanic *allaz .
Pronunciation
Determiner
al
all , all of
Adverb
al
completely
Conjunction
al
even though , no matter whether
Descendants
Further reading
“al (II) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
“al (III) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
“al (V) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “al (I) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page I
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “al (II) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page II
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “al (IV) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page IV
Middle English
Adverb
al
Alternative form of all
14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer , The Canterbury Tales . General Prologue:
And smale foweles maken melodye, That slepen al the nyght with open eye- (So priketh hem Nature in hir corages); And many little birds make melody That sleep through all the night with open eye (So Nature pricks them on to ramp and rage)
Determiner
al
Alternative form of all
1407 , The Testimony of William Thorpe , pages 40–41 :And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. And with this he was named, as I believe worthily, an excellent ruly and innocent man in all his living.
Mokilese
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *jalan ( “ path, road ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *zalan ( “ path, way ” )
Noun
al (third person singularly possessed aloa , construct alen )
line
road , path , way
Verb
al
( intransitive ) to line , draw lines
Derived terms
References
External links
Northern Kurdish
Central Kurdish
لا ( la )
Southern Kurdish
لا ( la )
Etymology
Doublet of yar , see alî for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
al f (Arabic spelling ئال )
(archaic, dialectal ) side
Declension
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From ala ( “ to foster, breed ” ) .
Noun
al n (definite singular alet , indefinite plural al , definite plural ala )
nourishing , fostering
a young (farm) animal that one has bred
breeding
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
al
imperative of ala
References
“al” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Occitan
Pronunciation
Contraction
al m sg
Contraction of a lo ( “ to the; at the ” ) .
Oirata
Noun
al
war
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *all . Cognates include Old High German al and Old Saxon al .
Adjective
al
all , every
11th century , Hebban olla vogala :Hebban olla vogala nestas hagunnan All birds have started to build their nests
whole , entire
10th century , Wachtendonck Psalms :An allero erthon fuor luit. Over the entire world the sound spread.
Inflection
Declension of al (a-stem)
Adverb
al
completely , wholly
ca. 1100 , Leiden Willeram :Sin buch is elphondbeinin, al underskeithet mit saphiris. His stomach is of ivory, wholly decorated with sapphires.
Conjunction
al
even though
ca. 1200 , Rhinelandic Rhyming Bible :Ire beider sculde waren grozlich, al newæren sie nieht gelich. Both their debts were great, even though they weren't equal.
Descendants
Further reading
“al (II) ”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek , 2012
“al (III) ”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek , 2012
“al (IV) ”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek , 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ail , from Proto-Germanic *ailą , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-lom , from *h₂eydʰ- ( “ to burn, kindle ” ) .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
āl n
fire
Declension
Strong a -stem:
Derived terms
References
^ Guus Kroonen (2013 ) “*ailida-”, in Alexander Lubotsky , editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11 ) , Leiden, Boston: Brill , →ISBN , page 11
Old French
Contraction
al
Contraction of a le ( “ to the ” ) .
Old High German
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *all , from Proto-Germanic *allaz .
Pronunciation
Adjective
al
all
every , each
whole
Descendants
Middle High German: al
Alemannic German: älli
German: all
Luxembourgish: all
Yiddish: אַלע ( ale )
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *āl , whence also Old English ǣl , Old Norse áll .
Pronunciation
Noun
āl m
eel
Declension
Declension of āl (masculine a-stem)
Descendants
References
Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer
Old Norse
Noun
al
indefinite accusative / dative singular of alr
Verb
al
second-person singular active imperative of ala
Old Saxon
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *all , from Proto-Germanic *allaz .
Pronunciation
Adjective
al
all
entire
any
Declension
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
Descendants
Middle Low German: al , alle
German Low German: all , alle ( Münsterländisch; Sauerländisch ) , olle ( Paderbornisch )
Adverb
al
entirely , thoroughly
exactly , absolutely , already , quite
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz . Cognate with Old English ǣl , Dutch aal , Old High German āl (German Aal ), Old Norse áll (Danish and Swedish ål ).
Pronunciation
Noun
āl m
eel
Declension
Declension of āl (masculine a-stem)
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse áll , from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz .
Pronunciation
Noun
āl m
eel
Declension
Declension of āler (strong a -stem)
Descendants
Picard
Etymology 1
From Old French .
Pronoun
al
she
Etymology 2
From Old French , from Latin allium .
Noun
al
garlic
Polabian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German al .
Adverb
al
already
1725, Johann Parum Schultze, Die Wendländische Bauernchronik
jong al no zartjü Ją al no carťėv He is already at the cemetery.
References
The template Template:R:pox:SejDp does not use the parameter(s): 3=1 Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning. Lehr-Spławiński, T. , Polański, K. (1962 ) “al ”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language ] (in Polish), number 1 (A – ďüzd ), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 17
Polański, Kazimierz , James Allen Sehnert (1967 ) “al”, in Polabian-English Dictionary , The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 34
Olesch, Reinhold (1962 ) “al ”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language ] (in German), volumes 1: A – O , Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN , page 3
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese al , from Vulgar Latin *ale , from Latin aliud , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
al
( obsolete ) everything , the rest
Synonym: o resto
( obsolete ) other , another
Synonym: outro
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin illum , from ille .
Pronunciation
Article
al m or n sg (feminine singular a , masculine plural ai , feminine/neuter plural ale )
of ( masculine/neuter singular possessive or genitive article )
el este un prieten al meu ― he is a friend of mine.
See also
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian all , from Proto-West Germanic *all . Cognates include West Frisian al and Dutch al .
Pronunciation
Adverb
al
already
References
Marron C. Fort (2015 ) “al ”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht , Buske, →ISBN
Silesian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Aal .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈal/
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: al
Noun
al m animal
eel
Further reading
Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008 ) “al”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects ], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN , page 25
South Efate
Pronunciation
Noun
al
Sun
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /al/
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: al
Contraction
al
Contraction of a el ( “ at the , to the” ) .
See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Sumau
Noun
al
a tree species of the family Combretaceae , Terminalia impediens
Further reading
Coode, M. J. E. (1969 ) “Four new species of Terminalia L. (Combretaceae) from Melanesia”, in Kew Bulletin , volume 23 , number 2, →DOI , page 308
Sumerian
Romanization
al
Romanization of 𒀠 ( al )
Swedish
Etymology
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 .
Pronunciation
Noun
al c
alder (tree)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Tatar
Adjective
al
Latin spelling of ал ( al )
Turkish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish آل ( al ) , from Proto-Turkic *āl ( “ red, crimson ” ) . Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰞 ( āl ) and akin to Proto-Tungusic *pula ( “ red ” ) and Proto-Mongolic *hulaxan ( “ red ” )
Adjective
al
blood red ( specifically the red on the flag of Turkey )
( dated ) dark red
( by extension ) red ( in general )
See also
Noun
al (definite accusative alı , plural allar )
blood red ( specifically the red on the flag of Turkey )
( dated ) dark red
( by extension ) red ( in general )
Declension
See also
References
Tokat, Feyza (2014 ) “On the Common Words in Mongolian and the Turkish Dialects in Turkey”, in The Journal of International Social Research (Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi) , volume 7, number 32 , →ISSN , pages 185-198 .
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *āl ( “ trick, deceit; to deceive ” ) .
Noun
al
( dated ) trick , trap
Synonyms: hile , tuzak
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
al
second-person singular imperative of almak
Turkmen
Adjective
al (comparative ? , superlative iň al )
pink
Venetan
Preposition
al
to the
at the
Article
al m sg
( Belluno ) Alternative form of el
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *alla ; related to Finnish alla .
Postposition
al
under , underneath ( stationary location )
References
Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007 ) “под ”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary ] , Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from German all and English all .
Adjective
al
each
every
Watubela
Noun
al
water
References
West Flemish
Adverb
al
already
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian all , from Proto-West Germanic *all . Cognate with English all .
Determiner
al
all
Inflection
This determiner needs an inflection-table template .
Derived terms
Further reading
“al ”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Adverb
al
already
Further reading
“al ”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola
Pronoun
al
Alternative form of aul
1927 , “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD , page 133 , line 18 :An smithered hays videl, bow, strings an al ; And smashed his fiddle, bow, strings and all ;
References
Kathleen A. Browne (1927 ) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2 , Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133