alles
See also: allés
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German alles, allez, from Old High German allez, allaz, neuter form of al, all (“all”). Cognate with German alles, Dutch alles, West Frisian alles, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 (allata).
References
- “alla” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
- “alles” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑləs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: al‧les
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from ala.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German alles, allez, from Old High German allez, allaz, neuter form of al, all (“all”), equivalent to all + -es. Compare Low German allns (Allns), Dutch alles, West Frisian alles, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 (allata).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaləs/
Audio (file)
Pronoun
alles m (neuter alles, feminine alle, plural alle)
- (indefinite) in singular without a noun (usually alles): everything
- (indefinite) in singular with a noun: all (the) (+ singular noun)
- (indefinite) in plural without a noun: everybody, everyone
- (indefinite) in plural with a noun: all (the) (+ pl. noun)
Examples:
- Menschen aus aller Welt = people from all over the world (die Welt, pl. die Welten)
- Alles ist gut. = Everything is fine/okay.
- Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. = I wish you all the best.
- Jetzt ist er aller Verantwortung frei. = Now he is free of all the responsibility.
- Alle waren total verständnisvoll. = Everybody's been so understanding.
Inflection
Declension of aller | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
nominative | aller | alle | alles | alle |
genitive | alles allen |
aller | alles allen |
aller |
dative | allem | aller | allem | allen |
accusative | allen | alle | alles | alle |
Usage note: the genitive forms in -n are only used when it modifies a noun (also in the genitive) which has a -s ending in the genitive.
Derived terms
- alles in allem
- vor allem
- alles Gute
- alles Gute zum Geburtstag
Middle Dutch
Middle English
Usage notes
- Also used as a weak emphatic.
Norwegian Bokmål
Old High German
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