ál
See also: Appendix:Variations of "al"
Hungarian
Etymology
Probably borrowed from a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaːl]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ál
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
ál (not comparable)
- (rare) false, fake, sham, phoney, make-believe, bogus, pseudo-, counterfeit
Declension
Though uncommon,[2] it might be used and inflected as an adjective.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ál | álak |
| accusative | ált | álakat |
| dative | álnak | álaknak |
| instrumental | állal | álakkal |
| causal-final | álért | álakért |
| translative | állá | álakká |
| terminative | álig | álakig |
| essive-formal | álként | álakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | álban | álakban |
| superessive | álon | álakon |
| adessive | álnál | álaknál |
| illative | álba | álakba |
| sublative | álra | álakra |
| allative | álhoz | álakhoz |
| elative | álból | álakból |
| delative | álról | álakról |
| ablative | áltól | álaktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
álé | álaké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
áléi | álakéi |
Derived terms
References
- ^ ál in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
- ^ 2. (ritk) hamis, külsődleges, ill. színlelt, tettetett ("rare: false, superficial, or feigned, pretended")
Further reading
- ál in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- ál in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Anagrams
Icelandic
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Al | |
| Previous: magnesín (Mg) | |
| Next: kísill (Si) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /auːl/
- Rhymes: -auːl
Etymology 1
Noun
ál n (genitive singular áls, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ál | álið |
| accusative | ál | álið |
| dative | áli | álinu |
| genitive | áls | álsins |
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ál
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ál (“brood, litter, clutch”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *aglos (compare Welsh ael).
Pronunciation
Noun
ál m (genitive singular áil, nominative plural álta)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ál | n-ál | hál | t-ál |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 15
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 145, page 58
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ál”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 23
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ál”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin alid, variant form of aliud, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.
Pronoun
ál
Further reading
- “ál”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024