al

• aL

al

1. (metrology) Symbol for attoliter (attolitre), an SI unit of fluid measure equal to 10⁻¹⁸ liters (litres).

From Hindi आल (āl).

• IPA^(key): /æl/, /ɑːl/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -æl, -ɑːl

al (usually uncountable, plural als)

1. The Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:al.

• “al”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “al”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "al" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

• L. A., L.A., LA, La, La-, La., la, lä

From Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch al, from Proto-West Germanic *all.

• IPA^(key): /al/

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al

1. already

al (attributive alle, not comparable)

1. all; every

al

1. even though, although

al m sg

1. Contraction of a el (“to the”).

From Proto-Turkic *āl.

al (comparative daha al, superlative ən al)

1. dark red, blood red, crimson

   Synonym: qırmızı

al

1. second-person singular imperative of almaq

• “al” in Obastan.com.

A grammaticalization of ahal.[1]

• IPA^(key): /al/, [al]

al

1. Used to form yes/no questions.

   Esan al diozu? ― Did you tell her?

It is placed before the verb.

• "al" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “al” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

al

1. the

• ar
• an

• (Central) IPA^(key): /əl/, [əɫ]
  • Homophone: el
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /al/

al m sg

1. Contraction of a el (“at the; to the”).

   Vaig al zoo. ― I go to the zoo.

When el contracts to l' before a vowel, al is not used:

Ens veurem a l'aeroport. ― We'll meet at the airport.

• “al” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From Old Norse allr (“all”).

• IPA^(key): /al/, [al]

al (neuter alt, plural alle)

1. all
2. any

From Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch al, from Proto-West Germanic *all.

• IPA^(key): /ɑl/

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• Hyphenation: al
• Rhymes: -ɑl

al

1. all, all of

   Heb je al het bier opgedronken? ― Did you drink all the beer?

   Van Gogh produceerde al zijn werk gedurende een periode van slechts tien jaar. ― Van Gogh produced all of his work during a period of only ten years.

   Alle olie is uit de tanker gelekt. ― All the oil has leaked out of the tanker.

   Niet alle mensen zijn zo gemeen. ― Not all people are that mean.

• alles

• Afrikaans: al
• Jersey Dutch: ā, āl, ālle (from the inflected form)
• Negerhollands: al, alda
• → Aukan: ala
• → Sranan Tongo: ala

al

1. already

   Het is al negen uur. ― It's 9 o'clock already.

2. yet

   Heb je al een kip gekocht? ― Have you bought a chicken yet?

• Petjo: al

al

1. even if

   Al zou ik het willen... ― Even if I wanted to...

   Synonym: ook al

• la

From Latin ille (“that”).

• IPA^(key): /al/
• Hyphenation: al

al (personal)

1. (nominative case) he
2. (accusative case) him

• Becomes l- before a vowel.
• Becomes -el when acting as an enclitic (after a consonant).
• Becomes -l when acting as an enclitic (after a vowel).

Likely from Italian al, Catalan al, and Spanish al.

• IPA^(key): [al]
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• Hyphenation: al

al

1. to; toward
2. to (indicates indirect object)

   Ŝi donis la libron al siaj gepatroj. ― She gave the book to her (own) parents.

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese al, from Vulgar Latin *ale, from Latin aliud, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

al

1. (obsolete) everything, the rest

   Synonym: o resto

2. (obsolete) other, another

   Synonym: outro

From Leonese al.

al

1. Contraction of a el (“to the (king)”)

Used exclusively preceding the word rei (“king”), when referring to the current King of the land.

• “al” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “al” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.

Contraction of French ale, from French aller.

• IPA^(key): /al/

al

1. to go

   Synonym: ale

• IPA^(key): /a˥˥/

al

1. showing surpise, or admiration

   Al! Aqqoq aqda/aqma!

   Oh! What a great man/woman!

   Al, zaqqul al!

   Oh, how beautiful it is!

al

1. indication completion of action

   zaq al ― finished eating

2. used with negative sentence

   Maq beq sso al

   Never mind

From Proto-Uralic *ëla (“space, area under something, under(neath), the lower (part)”). (Spelled *ala in Uralonet.) Originally it was a noun; today it is used in compound words, see al-.[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒl]

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al

1. (archaic, rare) lower part of something

• al in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• al in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

al

1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of alur

• IPA^(key): /al/

al

1. Contraction of a la (“to the”).

This is optional, you can also use a l'...

From Proto-Finnic *alla. Cognates include Finnish alla and Estonian all.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlːɑ/, [ˈɑɫː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑl/, [ˈɑɫ]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ, -ɑl
• Hyphenation: al
• Homophone: alle

al

1. (of location) under, underneath
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. I. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:

     Kons șommela vesi seisohtaijaa, ni klaziputelin pohjaa jääpi kaks sloijaa: al — liiva, a sen pääl — savi.

     When the cloudy water settles down, two layers will remain on the bottom of the glass bottle: beneath - sand, and above it - clay.

al (+ genitive)

1. (of location) under, underneath
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 135:

     Aitan al ellää kärppä.

     Under the storehouse lives a stoat.

   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:

     Jään al hänel ei oo kylmä.

     Under the ice they aren't cold.

• pääl (“on top; above”)

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 135
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 10
• Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 33

• IPA^(key): /al/

al

1. Contraction of a le (“to the”).

al

1. Contraction of a el (“at the”).
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 40:

     Che mai pioûn biela duon i’iê veisto al mondo,

     That I haven’t ever seen a more beautiful woman in the world,

• IPA^(key): /al/
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: al

al

1. Contraction of a il (“to the, at the”).

al or allo or all' m (feminine all' or alla)

1. (cooking, in the singular) with (an ingredient)

   Synonym: con

   risotto al pecorino ― rice with pecorino cheese

   risotto allo zafferano ― rice with saffron

   pasta all'aglio ― pasta with garlic

• -la, La, la, là

al m sg

1. Contraction of a l (“at/to the”).

From Old High German ald, northern variant of alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, English old, Dutch oud, West Frisian âld.

• IPA^(key): /aːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

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al (masculine alen, neuter aalt, comparative méi al or eeler, superlative am eelsten)

1. old, aged

   Vun ale Mënsche kann ee villes léieren. ― There’s a lot to learn from old people.

   Antonym: jonk

2. (of food) stale

   Dat aalt Brout kënne mer de Vulle ginn. ― We can give the stale bread to the birds.

   Antonym: frësch

al

1. you (personal pronoun)

al

1. Medial form of ale

al

1. water

From Old Dutch al, from Proto-Germanic *allaz.

• IPA^(key): /al/

al

1. all, all of

al

1. completely

al

1. even though, no matter whether

• Dutch: al
  • Afrikaans: al
• Limburgish: al

• “al (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “al (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “al (V)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “al (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “al (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “al (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV

al

1. Alternative form of all
   • 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue:

     And smale foweles maken melodye,

     That slepen al the nyght with open eye-

     (So priketh hem Nature in hir corages);

     And many little birds make melody

     That sleep through all the night with open eye

     (So Nature pricks them on to ramp and rage)

al

1. Alternative form of all
   • 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41

     And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge.

     And with this he was named, as I believe worthily, an excellent ruly and innocent man in all his living.

• ala m

Related to Turkish al (“dark red, crimson”).

• IPA^(key): /ɑːl/
• Rhymes: -al

al f (Arabic spelling ئال‎)

1. (war) flag, banner

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “al”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5

From ala (“to foster, breed”).

al n (definite singular alet, indefinite plural al, definite plural ala)

1. nourishing, fostering
2. a young (farm) animal that one has bred
3. breeding

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

al

1. imperative of ala

• “al” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• Audio (Languedocien)

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al m sg

1. Contraction of a lo (“to the; at the”).

• ol

From Proto-West Germanic *all. Cognates include Old High German al and Old Saxon al.

al

1. all, every
   • 11th century, Hebban olla vogala:

     Hebban olla vogala nestas hagunnan

     All birds have started to build their nests

2. whole, entire
   • 10th century, Wachtendonck Psalms:

     An allero erthon fuor luit.

     Over the entire world the sound spread.

al

1. completely, wholly
   • ca. 1100, Leiden Willeram:

     Sin buch is elphondbeinin, al underskeithet mit saphiris.

     His stomach is of ivory, wholly decorated with sapphires.

al

1. even though
   • ca. 1200, Rhinelandic Rhyming Bible:

     Ire beider sculde waren grozlich, al newæren sie nieht gelich.

     Both their debts were great, even though they weren't equal.

• Middle Dutch: al
  • Dutch: al
    • Afrikaans: al
  • Limburgish: al

• “al (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
• “al (III)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
• “al (IV)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

From Proto-West Germanic *ail, from Proto-Germanic *ailą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-lom, from *h₂eydʰ- (“to burn, kindle”).[1]

• IPA^(key): /ɑːl/

āl n

1. fire

• au

al

1. Contraction of a le (“to the”).

From Proto-West Germanic *all.

• IPA^(key): /al/

al

1. all
2. every, each
3. whole

• Middle High German: al
  • Alemannic German: älli
  • German: all
  • Luxembourgish: all
  • Yiddish: אַלע‎ (ale)

From Proto-West Germanic *āl, whence also Old English ǣl, Old Norse áll.

• IPA^(key): /aːl/

āl m

1. eel

• Middle High German: āl
  • German: Aal
  • Hunsrik: Ool
  • Luxembourgish: Éil

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

al

1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of alr

al

1. second-person singular active imperative of ala

From Proto-Germanic *allaz.

al

1. all

• Middle Low German: al, alle
  • German Low German: all, alle (Münsterländisch; Sauerländisch), olle (Paderbornisch)

From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz. Cognate with Old English ǣl, Dutch aal, Old High German āl (German Aal), Old Norse áll (Danish and Swedish ål).

āl m

1. eel

From Old Norse áll, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

• IPA^(key): /aːl/

āl m

1. eel

• Swedish: ål

Borrowed from Middle Low German al.

al

1. already
   • 1725, Johann Parum Schultze, Die Wendländische Bauernchronik

     jong al no zartjü

     Ją al no carťėv

     He is already at the cementary.

• Tadeusz Lehr-Spławiński; Kazimierz Polański (1962), “al”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological dictionary of the Polabian Drevani language] (in Polish), volume 1: A — Ďüzd, Wrocław – Warszawa – Kraków: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, page 17
• Kazimierz Polański; James Allen Sehnert (1967), “al”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 34
• Reinhold Olesch (1962), “al”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volume 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 3

From German Aal.

• IPA^(key): /al/
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: al

al m anim

1. (Upper Silesia) eel

   Synonym: węgorz

• al in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• al in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Old Portuguese al, from Vulgar Latin *ale, from Latin aliud, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

• Hyphenation: al

al

1. (obsolete) everything, the rest

   Synonym: o resto

2. (obsolete) other, another

   Synonym: outro

• alheio

From Latin illum, from ille.

• IPA^(key): /al/

al m or n sg (feminine singular a, masculine plural ai, feminine/neuter plural ale)

1. of (masculine/neuter singular possessive or genitive article)

   el este un prieten al meu ― he is a friend of mine.

• ăla
• -l

From Old Frisian all, from Proto-West Germanic *all. Cognates include West Frisian al and Dutch al.

• IPA^(key): /al/
• Hyphenation: al
• Rhymes: -al

al

1. already

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “al”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /al/ [al]

• Audio (Latin America)

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: al

al

1. Contraction of a el (“at the, to the”).

• del

• “al”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “al” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, primera edición, Real Academia Española, 2005.

• la

al

1. a tree species of the family Combretaceae, Terminalia impediens

• Coode, M. J. E. (1969), “Four new species of Terminalia L. (Combretaceae) from Melanesia”, in Kew Bulletin, volume 23, issue 2, DOI:10.2307/4108979, page 308

al

1. Romanization of 𒀠 (al)

From Old Swedish al, from Old Norse ǫlr (compare Icelandic elri, Danish el, Norwegian older), from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare English alder), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos.

• IPA^(key): /ɑːl/

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al c

1. alder (tree)

• l:a, la

al

1. Latin spelling of ал (al)

• IPA^(key): /ɑɫ/

From Ottoman Turkish آل‎ (al), from Proto-Turkic *āl, *Āl (“red, crimson”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰞‎ (āl) and akin to Proto-Tungusic *pula (“red”) and Proto-Mongolic *hulaxan (“red”)

al

1. dark red, blood red, crimson

• kırmızı (“red”)
• kızıl (“light red”)

al (definite accusative alı, plural allar)

1. dark red, blood red, crimson

• Tokat, Feyza (2014), “On the Common Words in Mongolian and the Turkish Dialects in Turkey”, in The Journal of International Social Research (Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi)‎, volume 7, issue 32, ISSN 1307-9581, pages 185-198.

From Proto-Turkic *Āl.

al

1. (dated) trick, trap

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

al

1. second-person singular imperative of almak

al

1. to the
2. at the

al m sg

1. (Belluno) Alternative form of el

From Proto-Finnic *alla; related to Finnish alla.

al

1. under, underneath (stationary location)

• alle
• alpäi

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “под”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Borrowed from German all and English all.

al

1. each
2. every

al

1. water

• Papers from the Fourth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics: FOCAL II (1986)
• Blust, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

From Proto-West Germanic *all. Cognate with English all.

al

1. all

This determiner needs an inflection-table template.

• hielal

• “al”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

al

1. already

• “al”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

al

1. Alternative form of aul
   • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 18:

     An smithered hays videl, bow, strings an al;

     And smashed his fiddle, bow, strings and all;

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133