aller-

See also: aller and Aller

Danish

Prefix

aller-

1. (used with superlatives, not lexicalising) very

   Det er det allersørgeligste, jeg nogensinde har hørt.

   That is the very saddest thing I have ever heard.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch aller-, alder-, the genitive plural of alle (“all”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.lər/

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Prefix

aller- (+ superlative adjective)

1. very; of them all

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German

Etymology

From aller, the genitive form of alle (“all”), from Middle High German al, from Old High German al, from Proto-Germanic *allaz. Compare English all-.

Prefix

1. (intensifying prefix) very; of them all

   die größte Stadt (the biggest city) → die allergrößte Stadt (the very biggest city)

   • 1988, Cornelia Funke, Igraine Ohnefurcht, page 84:

     Ich will aber mal die allerallerbeste Ritterin werden.

Usage notes

The prefix is sometimes reduplicated, escalating the intensification.

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with aller-

• allerbest (allerallerbest), allergrößt, allerliebst, allermeist

See also

• allerhand, allerhöchstens
• herzallerliebst