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Al
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
Finnish
Noun
äl
Declension
Declension of äl (irregular)
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Livonian
Etymology
Compare Estonian häll.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ælː/
Noun
äl
- 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
- laps äl
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- a swing, swings
Declension
Declension of äl (99)