allt

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See also: állt

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • ald (alternative spelling)
  • att (common variant; often both forms alongside in the same dialect)

Etymology

From all (“all”) with a fossiled neuter ending -t. Compare Dutch al.

Pronunciation

Adverb

allt

  1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) already
    Ich hann allt drissig Minutte op dich jewaat!
    I’ve already waited for you for thirty minutes!

Synonyms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Adjective

allt

  1. everything, neuter of allur

Pronoun

allt

  1. inflection of allur:
    1. neuter nominative singular
    2. neuter accusative singular

Irish

Noun

allt

  1. Obsolete spelling of alt.

Verb

allt

  1. Obsolete spelling of alt.

Mutation

Mutated forms of allt
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
allt n-allt hallt t-allt

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

Adjective

allt

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of allr

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish alt, from Old Irish alt (“shore, cliff”), from Proto-Celtic *altos (“cliff”).

Cognates in the Celtic languages include Irish alt (“height, glenside, cliff”), Cornish als (“cliff”), and Breton aot (“shore”). MacBain suggests the Scottish Gaelic form and meaning has a Pictish origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

allt m (genitive singular uillt, plural uillt)

  1. steep-sided stream
    Tha an t-allt a' ruith.
    The stream is flowing.

Derived terms

  • alltan (“burn, brook, stream”)
  • leth-allt (“stream with one steep side, not two”)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “allt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “allt”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

allt

  1. everything, all
    Allt gick åt helvete.
    Everything went terrible.
    (literally, “Everything went to hell.”)

Derived terms

See also

  • alla (“everyone”)

Determiner

allt

  1. neuter singular of all
    Har du druckit upp allt vatten?
    Did you drink all the water?

Usage notes

Alla is used with countable plural nouns. All and allt are used with countable mass nouns of common and neuter gender, respectively.

Adverb

allt (not comparable)

  1. increasingly, more and more
    Det har blivit allt svårare att hitta god kebabsås i Säffle
    It has become increasingly difficult to find good kebab sauce in Säffle
  2. sure (for sure)
    Han är allt bra tokig, den där trollkarlen
    He sure is a kooky one, that wizard

References

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh allt, from Proto-Brythonic *alt, from Proto-Celtic *altos (compare Middle Irish alt (“height, cliff”), Irish ailt (“steep-sided ravine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

allt f (plural elltydd or aillt)

  1. hillside, slope
  2. wood, small forest

Mutation

Mutated forms of allt
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
allt unchanged unchanged hallt

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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