German

Proper noun

Aller f

1. a river in Germany

Dutch

Determiner

aller

1. of all; genitive of al

   Tot op heden is Van Beethoven nog steeds één van de beroemdste en meest invloedrijke musici aller tijden.‎

   To this day, Beethoven is still one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time.

French

Etymology

A suppletive verb. Latin vādō ‎(“go”) supplies the present tense forms and īre, present active infinitive of eō, supplies the future and conditional.

The all- forms derive from Middle French aller, from Old French aler, alier (with subjunctive aill- and other forms with all-), from Vulgar Latin alāre (attested in the 7th century Reichenau Glosses). This has traditionally been explained as deriving from Latin ambulāre via or together with ambler (compare Old Provençal amblar, Italian ambiare, Romanian umbla), but this explanation is phonologically problematic. However, ambler is more likely a borrowing from Old Provençal. Several theories have been put forth since the 17th century to explain how ambulare could have become aller.^[1] Since at least the 18th century, some have suggested that aller derives not from Latin but from Celtic,^[2][3]Gaulish *aliu, from Proto-Celtic zero grade *ɸal-. Compare Welsh elwyf ‎(“I may go”), Cornish ellev ‎(“I may go”), from full grade *ɸel- (see mynd for more). It is also possible to combine the two theories by proposing that the contraction of ambulare was reinforced by similar sounding forms in Celtic. Franco-Provençal alar and Friulan lâ ‎(“to go”) (compare lin ‎(“we go”), lât ‎(“gone”)) are from the same source, whatever it may be.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.le/

Verb

aller

1. (intransitive) to go

   Nous devons aller à l’école. — “We must go to school.”

   J’irai au magasin. — “I will go to the store.”

2. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; forms a near-future tense

   Il allait visiter sa famille. — “He was going to visit his family.”

   Je vais aller au magasin. — “I will go to the store.”

3. to be (feeling)

   J'espère que tu vas bien. — “I hope you are well.”

   Tout ira bien - “All will be well.”

4. to go well with (clothes, colors, etc.)

Conjugation

The verb aller has a unique and highly irregular conjugation. The second-person singular imperative va additionally combines with y to form vas-y instead of the expected va-y.

Derived terms

• ça va ?
• comment vas-tu ?, comment allez-vous ?
• s'en aller
• y aller

See also

• arriver ‎(“to arrive”)
• courir ‎(“to run”)
• flâner ‎(“to stroll”)
• longer ‎(“to walk along”)
• marcher ‎(“to walk”)
• promener ‎(“to walk”)
• venir ‎(“to come”)

Noun

aller m ‎(plural allers)

1. Outward trip; journey out; trip away (implying not returning)

Derived terms

• aller-retour

References

1. ↑ 1939, D. A. Paton, On the origin of aller, in Studies in French Language and Mediaeval Literature, page 301: The opinion that ambulare is the origin of aller has been and is held by so many eminent etymologists that it is with some diffidence I venture to suggest another source. [...] By these suggestions I am not attempting to prove that aller and ambler are of different origin, but only to show that such a theory is not only possible, but probable. The real and to my mind insuperable objection to ambulare as the source of aller is the phonetic question, and here we find that the supporters of ambulare, in explaining its unique development, arrive at their common conclusion by entirely different routes. Ducange would take aller as coming from ambler. Schuchardt's reasoning is as follows: – ambulare to *ammulare to *amlare to aller. [...] More recently, Meyer-Lübke's view is that ambulare was simply contracted to *allare, the contraction being particularly natural in the imperative mood. Gammillscheg also points out that ambulate, used in the army as a word of command, would easily be shortened to *alate.
2. ↑ 1773, Charles Vallancey, A Grammar of the Iberno-Celtic, Or Irish Language, page 84: aill, go thou [...] from hence aller the French verb, to go
3. ↑ 1873, Louis A. Languellier, H. M. Monsanto, A pratical course with the French language, page 487: "words which [...] belong to the ancient Gallic or Celtic speech [...include] aller, to go"

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalɐ/

Adjective

aller

1. nominative singular masculine of all
2. dative singular feminine of all
3. genitive singular feminine of all
4. genitive plural of all

Middle French

Alternative forms

• aler

Etymology

From Old French aler.

Verb

aller

1. to go

Conjugation

• Like Modern French aller, highly irregular.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: aller

Norman

Alternative forms

• allaer (continental Normandy)
• allaïr (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French aler, alier, from Vulgar Latin *alare (see French aller for further etymology).

Pronunciation

Verb

aller

1. (Jersey) to go

Antonyms

• v'nîn ‎(“to come”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse allra

Adverb

aller

1. of all, very

   aller første - very first

   aller siste - very last

Derived terms

• aller mest

References

• “aller” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse allra

Adverb

aller

1. of all

Derived terms

• aller mest

References

• “aller” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Verb

aller

1. Alternative form of aler

Saterland Frisian

Adjective

aller

1. older

Scots

Alternative forms

• allar

Etymology

From Old English alor, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare Swedish al, Saterland Frisian ällerboom), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos

Pronunciation

• Central Scots
  • (West Central Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlər/
• Southern Scots
  • (Hawick) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːlʌɹ/

Noun

aller ‎(plural allers)

1. alder.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɬɛr/

Verb

aller

1. Soft mutation of galler.