allra

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Icelandic

Pronoun

allra

  1. masculine/feminine/neuter genitive plural of allur

Old Norse

Adjective

allra

  1. genitive plural of allr

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: aller
  • Norwegian Bokmål: aller
  • Old Swedish: aldra

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish aldra, the genitive plural of all, from Old Norse allr. Originally "of all" or "among all".

Pronunciation

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Adverb

allra

  1. the very, to the highest degree, most of all (used before a superlative)
    Du är allra bäst
    You are the very best
    Den röda är allra störst
    The red one is the very largest
    • 1962, Gullan Bornemark (lyrics and music), “Min ponny [My pony]”, in Gumman i lådan ["Jill in the box" (see gubben i lådan and gumma)]:
      På fyra ben går den som jag gillar allra bäst. Gillar, gillar, gillar allra mest. Jag sitter på hans rygg för det är min lilla häst. Är min lilla häst.
      On four legs walks the one that I like the very most . Like the, like the, like the very most. I sit on his back because it is my little horse. Is my little horse.

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