al

Symbol

al

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

Etymology

From Hindi आल (āl)

Noun

al (usually uncountable, plural als)

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

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.
• "al" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

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

Etymology

From Dutch al.

Adverb

al

1. already

Adjective

al (attributive alle, not comparable)

1. all; every

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition a (“to”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).

Contraction

al m

1. to the

Article

al

1. the

Pronunciation

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

Contraction

al

1. Contraction of a el. At the; to the.

   Vaig al zoo.

   I go to the zoo.

Etymology

From Old Norse allr (“all”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al/, [al]

Pronoun

al (neuter alt, plural alle)

1. all
2. any

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑl
• IPA^(key): /ɑl/

• Audio

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Determiner

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.

Adverb

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?

Conjunction

al

1. even

   Al zou ik het willen...

   Even if I wanted to...

Anagrams

• la

Etymology

From Latin ille (“that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al/
• Hyphenation: al

Pronoun

al (personal)

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

Alternative forms

• 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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al/

• Audio

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Preposition

al

1. to; toward

   Li estas sur sia unua pilgrimo al Mekko.

   He is on his first pilgrimage to Mecca.

   Islamanoj preĝas antaŭantaj al Mekko plurfoje ĉiutage.

   Muslims pray facing toward Mecca several times every day.

2. to (indicates indirect object)

   Ŝi donis la libron al siaj gepatroj.

   She gave the book to her (own) parents.

Etymology

Contraction of French ale, from French aller.

Verb

al

1. to go

   Synonym: ale

Noun

al

1. indefinite accusative singular of alur
2. indefinite dative singular of alur

Preposition

al

1. Contraction of a la.

Usage notes

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al/

Preposition

al

1. Contraction of a le.

Contraction

al

1. Contraction of a li.

Contraction

al

1. Contraction of a (“at”) + el (“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,

Etymology

• a (preposition) +‎ il (article)

Contraction

al

1. at the, to the (+ a masculine noun in singular)

Anagrams

• la, là

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Noun

al m

1. side

Noun

al f

1. flag, banner

Etymology

a +‎ l

Contraction

al

1. at or to the (+ a masculine singular noun)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

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.

2. (of food) stale

   Dat aalt Brout kënne mer de Vulle ginn.

   We can give the stale bread to the birds.

Pronoun

al

1. you (personal pronoun)

Verb

al

1. Medial form of ale

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al/

Determiner

al

1. all, all of

Adverb

al

1. completely

Conjunction

al

1. even though, no matter whether

Further reading

• “al (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “al (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “al (V)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “al (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
• “al (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
• “al (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Adverb

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)

Determiner

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.

Contraction

al

1. contraction of a + li

Alternative forms

• ol

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *allaz (“grown-up”).

Adjective

al

1. all

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːl/

Noun

āl n

1. fire

References

Alternative forms

• au

Contraction

al

1. contraction of a + le (to the)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *allaz.

Etymology 2

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

References

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *allaz.

Etymology 2

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

Etymology

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

Noun

āl m

1. eel

Etymology

From German Aal.

Noun

al m anim

1. (Silesia dialect) eel

Further reading

• al in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɫ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw/
• Hyphenation: al

Pronoun

al

1. (obsolete) everything, the rest
2. (obsolete) other, another

Etymology

From Latin illum, from ille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al/

Article

al

1. of (masculine/neuter singular possessive article)

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

Adverb

al

1. already

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal/

• Audio (Latin America)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -al

Contraction

al

1. (contraction of a el) at the, to the.

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

al c

1. alder (tree)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āl, *Āl (“red, crimson”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (āl). Related to alev and almak.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *Āl.

Etymology 3

See almak.

Preposition

al

1. to the
2. at the

Article

al m sg

1. (Belluno) Alternative form of el

Etymology

Related to Finnish alla.

Postposition

al

1. under, underneath (stationary location)

References

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

Etymology

Borrowed from German all and English all.

Adjective

al

1. each
2. every

Noun

al

1. water

References

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

Adverb

al

1. already

Determiner

al

1. all