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

Anagrams

Dutch

Prefix

al-

  1. all-; pan-.

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɒl]
  • Audio(file)

Prefix

al-

  1. sub-, under-
    építmény (“structure”) → alépítmény (“substructure”)
    világ (“world”) → alvilág (“underworld”)
  2. vice, deputy (used with a rank of a person in office)
    elnök (“president”) → alelnök (“vice president”)

Derived terms
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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-
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