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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German alles, allez, from Old High German allez, allaz, neuter form of al, all (“all”). Cognate with German alles, Dutch alles, West Frisian alles, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 (allata).
Pronoun
alles n (masculine allar, feminine alla, plural alle)
- (Sette Comuni, Luserna) all
References
- “alla” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch alles, genitive of al. The use as a case-neutral form may have been reinforced by German alles, from a merger of Middle High German alles (genitive) and allez (nominative and accusative). Note, however, that Dutch iets (“something”) and niets (“nothing”) are also genitives, as is German nichts. Moreover, the form alles is also used in western German dialects where it cannot go back to a nominative/accusative form, e.g. Luxembourgish alles.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑləs/
- Hyphenation: al‧les
Pronoun
alles
- (indefinite) everything
Derived terms
Descendants
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from ala.
Adverb
alles (not comparable)
- yet, not before, still, quite recently, already
Kas alles ei parandatud seda?- Wasn't it repaired quite recently?
German
Etymology
From Middle High German alles, allez, from Old High German allez, allaz, neuter form of al, all (“all”), equivalent to all + -es. Compare Low German allns (Allns), Dutch alles, West Frisian alles, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 (allata).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
alles n
- (indefinite) everything; all
Alles ist gut.- All is well.
- (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
- Synonym: (more properly standard) alle
- Ihr seid alles Idioten. ― You're all idiots.
- Die Politiker haben alles keine Ahnung. ― The politicians all don’t have a clue.
- (chiefly colloquial, appositional) Used with an interrogative to express that the answer probably covers more than one item, like dialectal English all.
- Wer war alles schon mal in Spanien? ― Who all has ever been to Spain?
- Wo seid ihr alles gewesen? ― Where all did you go?
Usage notes
- The informal use with plurals is only possible when the pronoun does not immediately follow its referent. Thus Ihr seid alle(s) Idioten are both used, but in the case of direct postposition only Ihr alle seid Idioten is possible.
Derived terms
Determiner
alles
- form of all
Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben.- All the money in the world I'd give for you.
Ich wünsche dir alles Gute.- I wish you all the best.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alles” in Duden online
- “alles” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Pronoun
alles
- everything
Middle Dutch
Determiner
alles
- masculine/neuter genitive singular of al
Middle English
Etymology
From all + -es (genitive/adverbial ending).
Adverb
alles
- totally; altogether
- all told; in all
- in some way; somehow; at all; after all
Usage notes
- Also used as a weak emphatic.
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronoun
alles
- genitive of alle
Old English
Pronunciation
Pronoun
alles
- Alternative form of ealles
Old High German
Adverb
alles
- else
- thoroughly