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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

al-

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
al-
IPA
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Alternative form of all-.

prefix

Alternative form of ad- (“to, toward”).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Germanic *ala- Proto-West Germanic *ala- Old English æl- Middle English al- English al- From Middle English al-, from Old English eal-, eall- (“all-”). More at all.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

albeit almighty almost alone already alright also although altogether alway always alwhite

Questions

What does al- mean?
Alternative form of all-.
Where does al- come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce al-

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