al-

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

English

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old English eal-, eall- (“all-”). More at all.

Prefix

al-

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

Derived terms

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From al.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

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]
  • (file)
  • 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

Hungarian adjectives prefixed with al-
Hungarian nouns prefixed with al-

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

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 Norse

Alternative forms

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
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