al

See also Appendix:Variations of "al"

Translingual

Symbol

al

1. (metrology) Symbol for the attoliter (attolitre), an SI unit of fluid measure equal to 10⁻¹⁸ liters (litres).

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English

Etymology

From Hindi.

Noun

al (uncountable)

1. The Indian mulberry, especially as used to make dye.

References

• “al” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “al” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "al" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.

Anagrams

• la, La, LA, La., lä

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Anglo-Norman

Contraction

al

1. Contraction of a + le (to the)

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Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition a (“to”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).

Contraction

al m.

1. to the

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Breton

Article

al

1. the

See also

• ar
• an

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse allr (“all”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /al/, [al]

Pronoun

al (neuter alt, plural alle)

1. all
2. any

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Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *al, from Proto-Germanic *allaz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑl
• IPA: /ɑl/

• Audio

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Adverb

al

1. already

   Het is al negen uur. — It's 9 o'clock already.

2. yet

   Heb je al een kip gekocht? — Have you bought a chicken yet?

Derived terms

• althans
• al weer
• alweer

Conjunction

al

1. even

   Al zou ik het willen... — Even if I wanted to...

Synonyms

ook al

Determiner

al

1. all, all of

   al het bier — 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.

Declension

Declension of al

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		al	—
neuter singular	indefinite	al	—
	definite	alle	—	—	—
common singular		alle	—	—	—
plural		alle	—	—	—
partitive		alles	—

Related terms

• alles

Derived terms

• algemeen
• almacht
• altijd
• al sinds
• meestal
• veelal

Anagrams

• la

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA: /al/

• Audio

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Preposition

al

1. to; toward

   Li estas sur lia unua pilgrimo al Mekko.

   He is on his first pilgrimage to Mecca

   Islamanoj preĝas antaŭantaj al Mekko plurfoje ĉiu tago.

   Muslims pray facing toward Mecca several times every day.

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

Contraction of ale, from French aller.

Verb

al

1. To go

Synonyms

• ale

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Ido

Abbreviation

al

1. a la (≡ to the)

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA: /al/

Preposition

al

1. Contraction of a le (“to the”).

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Italian

Etymology

• prep a + article il

Contraction

al

1. at the, to the (+ a masculine noun in singular).

Anagrams

• la, là

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Kurdish

Noun

al m.

1. side

Noun

al f.

1. flag, banner

Synonyms

• (side): alî, la
• (flag): ala

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Luxembourgish

Adjective

al

1. old

Antonyms

• jonk

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch al, from Proto-Germanic *allaz.

Determiner

al

1. all, all of

Adverb

al

1. completely

Conjunction

al

1. even though, no matter whether

Descendants

• Dutch: al

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Middle English

Adverb

al

1. all (entirely, completely)

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Old English

Noun

āl n.

1. fire

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Old French

Alternative forms

• au

Contraction

al

1. contraction of a + le (to the)

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Old High German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /al/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *allaz.

Adjective

al

1. all
2. every, each
3. whole

Descendants

• Middle High German: al
  • German: all

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

Noun

āl m.

1. eel

References

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *allaz.

Adjective

al

1. all

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin illum, from ille.

Article

al (masculine/neuter singular possessive article)

1. of

   el este un prieten al meu - he is a friend of mine.

Related terms

• a (feminine singular)
• ai (masculine plural)
• ale (feminine/neuter plural)

See also

• ăla
• -l

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Saterland Frisian

Adverb

al

1. already

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Spanish

Preposition

al m. sg.

1. (contraction of a el) at the, to the.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse, compare Icelandic elri.

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

al c.

1. alder (tree)

Declension

Declension of al

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	al	alen	alar	alarna
genitive	als	alens	alars	alarnas

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Turkish

Etymology 1

From Old Turkic āl (“red”), from Proto-Turkic *āl, *Āl (“red, scarlet”).

Noun

al

1. red

Adjective

al

1. red

Synonyms

• kızıl
• kırmızı

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *Āl.

Noun

al

1. (dated) trick, trap

Etymology 3

See almak.

Verb

al

1. Imperative form of the verb "almak" (to take)

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Venetian

Preposition

al

1. to the
2. at the

Article

al m. sg.

1. the

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Volapük

Etymology

From German and English all.

Adjective

al

1. each
2. every

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West Frisian

Adverb

al

1. already

Determiner

al

1. all