al-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "al"

English

Etymology 1

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós

Proto-Germanic *allaz

Proto-Germanic *ala-

Proto-West Germanic *ala-

Old English æl-

Middle English al-

English al-

From Middle English al-, from Old English eal-, eall- (“all-”). More at all.

Prefix

al-

(no longer productive) Alternative form of all-.

Derived terms

Anagrams

L. A., L.A., LA, La, La-, La., la, lä

Etymology 2

Assimilated form of ad- before l. From Latin ad-.

Prefix

al-

Alternative form of ad- (“to, toward”).

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From al.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

al-

all-; pan-; omni-
alwetend ― omniscient

Esperanto

Etymology

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Esperanto al

Esperanto al-

From the preposition al.

Prefix

al-

denotes a physical approach in any direction
‎al- + ‎veni (“to come”) → ‎alveni (“to arrive”)

‎al- + ‎porti (“to carry”) → ‎alporti (“to bring”)

‎al- + ‎kuri (“to run”) → ‎alkuri (“to run to”)

‎al- + ‎esti (“to be”) → ‎alesti (“to be present”)
denotes the direction or purpose of a movement or physical action
‎al- + ‎konduki (“to lead”) → ‎alkonduki (“to bring”)

‎al- + ‎rigardi (“to look”) → ‎alrigardi (“to look at”)

‎al- + ‎paroli (“to speak”) → ‎alparoli (“to address”)
denotes an assignment or destiny
‎al- + ‎mezuri (“to measure”) → ‎almezuri (“to adjust”)

‎al- + ‎propra (“own”) → ‎alproprigi (“to assimilate”)

‎al- + ‎fari (“to do”) → ‎alfari (“to adapt”)

‎al- + ‎ĝusta (“correct”) → ‎alĝustigi (“to correct”)
denotes an addition or completion
‎al- + ‎doni (“to give”) → ‎aldoni (“to add”)

‎al- + ‎diri (“to talk”) → ‎aldiri (“to add”)

‎al- + ‎meti (“to place”) → ‎almeti (“to apply”)

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with al-

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ëla. Cognates include Finnish ala-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɒl]
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Rhymes: -ɒl

Prefix

al-

sub-, under-
Synonyms: mellék-, másodlagos, alárendelt

Antonyms: fel-, felső

építmény (“structure”) → alépítmény (“substructure”)

világ (“world”) → alvilág (“underworld”)
vice, deputy, lieutenant (used with a rank of a person in office)
Synonyms: helyettes, megbízott, segéd

Antonyms: fő-, vezető, elsődleges

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

Derived terms

alá, alatt, alul, alább

Hungarian adjectives prefixed with al-

alsó

alperes

Latin

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-.

Prefix

al-

alternative form of ad-

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑl/

Prefix

al-

alternative form of æl-

Old Norse

Alternative forms

all-

Etymology

Contraction of allr (“all, whole”), from Proto-Germanic *ala-, contraction of *allaz (“all, whole”). Cognate with Old English æl-. The spelling all- is influenced by the adjective allr (“all, whole”).

Prefix

al-

used as an intensive in front of adjectives and adverbs; very, extremely

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål: all-
Old Swedish: al-, all-, alz-, allz- (contraction of aller, alder, “all, whole”)
- Swedish: all-, alls- (prefix-form of all, “all, whole”)

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