al

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Abbreviation 2.3 Noun 2.4 References 2.5 Anagrams 3 Asturian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Contraction 4 Breton 4.1 Article 4.1.1 See also 5 Dutch 5.1 Adverb 5.1.1 Derived terms 5.2 Conjunction 5.2.1 Synonyms 5.3 Determiner 5.3.1 Related terms 5.3.2 Derived terms 6 Esperanto 6.1 Preposition 7 Ido 7.1 Abbreviation 8 Italian 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Contraction 9 Korean 9.1 Noun 10 Kurdish 10.1 Noun 10.1.1 Synonyms 11 Old English 11.1 Noun 12 Old High German 12.1 Etymology 12.2 Adjective 13 Romanian 13.1 Article 13.1.1 See also 14 Saterland Frisian 14.1 Adverb 15 Spanish 15.1 Preposition 16 Swedish 16.1 Etymology 16.2 Pronunciation 16.3 Noun 17 Turkish 17.1 Adjective 17.1.1 Synonyms 18 Volapük 18.1 Etymology 18.2 Adjective 19 West Frisian 19.1 Adverb 19.2 Determiner

[edit] Translingual

[edit] 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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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

• (abbreviation) from Latin alius (“‘others’”).
• (noun) From Hindi āl.

[edit] Abbreviation

al

1. assembly language.
2. artificial life.
3. (networking) country code for Albania.

al.

1. other things.
2. other persons.

a.l.

1. autograph letter.

[edit] Noun

al (uncountable)

1. Indian mulberry.

[edit] 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 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: al
• la, La, LA, La., lä

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[edit] Asturian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Contraction

al m.

1. to the

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[edit] Breton

[edit] Article

al

1. the

[edit] See also

• ar
• an

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] 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?

[edit] Derived terms

• althans
• al weer
• alweer

[edit] Conjunction

al

1. even

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

[edit] Synonyms

ook al

[edit] Determiner

al (declined alle)

1. all, all of

   al het bier (all of the beers).

   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.

[edit] Related terms

• alles

[edit] Derived terms

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

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Preposition

al

1. to; toward

   Li estas sur lia unua pilgrimo al Mekko.

   He is on his first pilgrimage to Mecca

   Islamanoj preĝas antaŭanta al Mekko plurfoje ĉiu tago.

   Muslims pray facing toward Mecca several times every day.

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[edit] Ido

[edit] Abbreviation

al

1. a la (≡ to the)

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

• prep a + article il

[edit] Contraction

al

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

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[edit] Korean

[edit] Noun

al (알)

1. egg
2. tiny ball
3. grain
4. (prefix) bare, bald, naked, thorough

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[edit] Kurdish

[edit] Noun

al m.

1. side

al f.

1. flag, banner

[edit] Synonyms

• (side) alî, la
• (flag) ala

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Noun

āl n.

1. fire

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[edit] Old High German

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alnaz.

[edit] Adjective

al

1. all

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Article

al (masculine/neuter singular possessive article)

1. of

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

[edit] See also

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

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[edit] Saterland Frisian

[edit] Adverb

al

1. already

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Preposition

al m. sg.

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

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[edit] Swedish

Inflection for al	Singular		Plural
Common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	al	alen	alar	alarna
Genitive	als	alens	alars	alarnas

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse, compare Icelandic elri.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

al

1. (trees) alder.

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Adjective

al

1. The color red.
2. Imperative form of the verb "almak" (to take)

[edit] Synonyms

• kırmızı

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[edit] Volapük

[edit] Etymology

From German and English all.

[edit] Adjective

al

1. each
2. every

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Adverb

al

1. already

[edit] Determiner

al

1. all