al-

See also: ał-, ال, and Appendix:Variations of "al"

English

Etymology

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

Prefix

al-

1. (no longer productive) Alternative form of all-

Derived terms

• albeit
• almighty
• almost
• alone
• already
• alright
• also
• although
• altogether
• alway
• always
• alwhite

 

Anagrams

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

Dutch

Etymology

From al.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

al-

1. all-; pan-; omni-

   alwetend ― omniscient

Esperanto

Etymology

From the preposition al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [al]
• Hyphenation: al

Prefix

al-

1. 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”)

2. 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”)

3. 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”)

4. 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-

1. sub-, under-

   Synonyms: mellék-, másodlagos, alárendelt

   Antonyms: fel-, felső

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

   világ (“world”) → alvilág (“underworld”)

2. vice, deputy (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-

Hungarian nouns prefixed with al-

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-

1. Alternative form of ad-

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑl/

Prefix

al-

1. Alternative form of æl-

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• all-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ala-, cognate with Old English æl-. The spelling all- is influenced by the adjective allr (“all, whole”).

Prefix

al-

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