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Al
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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
ăl
ăl
Romanian
Determiner
ăl m, n (feminine singular a, masculine plural ăi, feminine and neuter plural ale)
- (uncommon, informal, popular) that
Synonyms
Article
ăl
- (uncommon, informal, popular) the
Declension
declension of ăl
Synonyms
Usage notes
Found mostly only in popular and/or regional speech, and not well-regulated in its use. (The variant ăla is used more commonly). Used in the pre-position before a noun as a demostrative adjective and occasionally as an article. Also rarely used as a post-position pronoun.
- ăl om ― that man