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Webster 1913 Edition


Al

Al

,
Adj.
All.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Al

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c
onj.
Although; if.
[Obs.]
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Webster 1828 Edition


Al

AL

, in Arabic, an adjective or inseparable prefix. Its use is to render nouns definite, like the English the; as, alkoran, the koran or the book by eminence; alcove, alchimy, alembic, almanac, &c.

AL

, In English, is sometimes a contraction of the Saxon athel, noble or illustrious.
More generally al, in composition is a contraction of ald or alt, old, and it is prefixed to many names, as Alburg.
Al, in the composition of Latin words, is written before l for ad, for the ease of pronunciation; as, in allevo, alludo, for ad levo, ad ludo.

Definition 2024


äl

äl

See also: æl, ael, and Appendix:Variations of "al"

Finnish

Noun

äl

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

Declension


Livonian

Etymology

Compare Estonian häll.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ælː/

Noun

äl

  1. cradle
    • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
      laps äl
      a child's cradle
      sūr äl
      cradle suspended by ropes (lit. "big cradle")
      mäddõn vȯļ dēļist nēļakaņțlimi äl tīedõd
      we had a rectangular cradle made from wooden planks
  2. a swing, swings

Declension


Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛl/

Preposition

äl

  1. toward, towards