al-

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

English

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

al-

(no longer productive) Alternative form of all-

Derived terms

Terms derived from al-

Etymology 2

From Latin al-, variant of ad- used with words starting with L.

Prefix

al-

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Variant of ad- used before the letter L.

References

“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.

Anagrams

L. A., L.A., LA, La, La-, La., la, lä

Dutch

Prefix

al-

all-; pan-.

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ëla. Cognates include Finnish ala-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɒl]
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Prefix

al-

sub-, under-
építmény (“structure”) → alépítmény (“substructure”)
(noun prefix) vice, deputy (used with a rank of a person in office)
elnök (“president”) → alelnök (“vice president”)

Derived terms

(With endings) alá, alatt, alul, alsó, alább

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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-

Alternative form of ad-

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