al-

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Prefix 1.3 References 2 Dutch 2.1 Prefix 3 Hungarian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Prefix 3.3.1 Derived terms 3.4 See also 4 Latin 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Prefix

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin al-, variant of ad- used with words starting with L.

[edit] Prefix

al-

1. Variant of ad- used before the letter L.

[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.

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Prefix

al-

1. all-; pan-.

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ala

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• IPA: /ˈɒl/
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al-

1. sub-, under-
2. vice, deputy (used with a rank of a person in office)

   elnök (“‘president’”) → alelnök (“‘vice president’”)

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With endings

• alá
• alatt
• alul
• alsó

With nouns

• alelnök
• alvilág
• aljegyző
• alpolgármester

[edit] See also

• Category:Hungarian words prefixed with al-

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

Euphonic alteration of ad-, assimilating the D into the initial L of the word the prefix is applied to. See also ac-, af-, ag-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-.

[edit] Prefix

al-

1. Variant of ad- used before the letter L.