alg

See also: Alg, ALG, älg, alg., and Alg.

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Algonquian.

Symbol

alg

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Algonquian languages.

English

Phrase

alg

1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of all good.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• alge

Etymology

Borrowed from German Alge (“alga”), from Latin alga (“alga”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlx/

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• Hyphenation: alg
• Rhymes: -ɑlx

Noun

alg f (plural algen, diminutive algje n)

1. alga

Usage notes

The word is most often used in its plural form.

Synonyms

• wier

Derived terms

• algenbloei
• algenlijm
• blauwalg
• schuimalg
• slijmalg

Anagrams

• gal, lag

Estonian

Etymology

See algama.

Noun

alg (genitive algu or alu, partitive algu)

1. beginning, start

Declension

Declension of alg (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		alg	algud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	algu
genitive			algude
partitive		algu	alge algusid
illative		algu algusse	algudesse algesse
inessive		algus	algudes alges
elative		algust	algudest algest
allative		algule	algudele algele
adessive		algul	algudel algel
ablative		algult	algudelt algelt
translative		alguks	algudeks algeks
terminative		alguni	algudeni
essive		alguna	algudena
abessive		alguta	algudeta
comitative		alguga	algudega

Declension of alg (ÕS type 22e/riik, g-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		alg	alud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	alu
genitive			algude
partitive		algu	alge algusid
illative		algu alusse	algudesse alesse
inessive		alus	algudes ales
elative		alust	algudest alest
allative		alule	algudele alele
adessive		alul	algudel alel
ablative		alult	algudelt alelt
translative		aluks	algudeks aleks
terminative		aluni	algudeni
essive		aluna	algudena
abessive		aluta	algudeta
comitative		aluga	algudega

Synonyms

• algus
• hakatus

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɡ/, [ˈɑlˑɡ̥]

Noun

alg

1. piece of (split) firewood

Declension

Declension of alg (94)

	singular (ikšlu’g)	plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv)	alg	ālgõd
genitive (genitīv)	alg	ālgõd
partitive (partitīv)	algõ	ālgidi
dative (datīv)	algõn	ālgõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	algkõks	ālgõdõks
illative (illatīv)	algõ	ālgiž
inessive (inesīv)	algsõ	ālgis
elative (elatīv)	algstõ	ālgist

References

• Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “alg”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎^[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin alga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alj/
• Rhymes: -alj

Noun

alg c

1. alga

   alger

   algae

Declension

Declension of alg

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	alg	algs
	definite	algen	algens
plural	indefinite	alger	algers
	definite	algerna	algernas

References

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

Anagrams

• gal, lag