allt

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

• IPA^(key): /alt/
• Homophone: alt

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

• schun

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al̥t/

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

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
allt	n-allt	hallt	t-allt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈauɫ̪t/

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]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “allt”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], 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.”)

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

• allt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• allt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• allt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• tall

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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /aːɬd/, [aːɬt]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /aɬd/, [aɬt]
• Rhymes: -aɬd

Noun

allt f (plural elltydd or aillt)

1. hillside, slope
2. wood, small forest

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
allt	unchanged	unchanged	hallt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.