aller-
Danish
Prefix
aller-
- (used with superlatives, not lexicalising) very
- Det er det allersørgeligste, jeg nogensinde har hørt.
- That is the very saddest thing I have ever heard.
- Det er det allersørgeligste, jeg nogensinde har hørt.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch aller-, alder-, the genitive plural of alle (“all”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
aller- (+ superlative adjective)
- very; of them all
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
- (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
See also
Categories:
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