alles
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- allz, allias
Etymology
From Middle High German alles, allez, from Old High German allez, allaz, neuter form of al, all (“all”). Cognate with German alles, Dutch alles, West Frisian alles, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 (allata).
Pronoun
alles n (masculine allar, feminine alla, plural alle)
- (Sette Comuni, Luserna) all
References
- “alla” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
- “alles” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch
Etymology
Genitive of al. May have been influenced by German alles.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑləs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: al‧les
Pronoun
alles
- (indefinite) Everything
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from ala.
Adverb
alles
- yet, not before, still, quite recently, already
- Kas alles ei parandatud seda?
- Wasn't it repaired quite recently?
- Kas alles ei parandatud seda?
German
Etymology
From Middle High German alles, allez, from Old High German allez, allaz, neuter form of al, all (“all”), equivalent to all + -es. Compare Low German allns (Allns), Dutch alles, West Frisian alles, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 (allata).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaləs/
Audio (file)
Pronoun
alles m (neuter alles, feminine alle, plural alle)
- (indefinite) in singular without a noun (usually alles): everything
- (indefinite) in singular with a noun: all (the) (+ singular noun)
- (indefinite) in plural without a noun: everybody, everyone
- (indefinite) in plural with a noun: all (the) (+ pl. noun)
Examples:
- Menschen aus aller Welt = people from all over the world (die Welt, pl. die Welten)
- Alles ist gut. = Everything is fine/okay.
- Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. = I wish you all the best.
- Jetzt ist er aller Verantwortung frei. = Now he is free of all the responsibility.
- Alle waren total verständnisvoll. = Everybody's been so understanding.
Inflection
Declension of aller | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
nominative | aller | alle | alles | alle |
genitive | alles allen | aller | alles allen | aller |
dative | allem | aller | allem | allen |
accusative | allen | alle | alles | alle |
Usage note: the genitive forms in -n are only used when it modifies a noun (also in the genitive) which has a -s ending in the genitive.
Derived terms
- alles in allem
- vor allem
- alles Gute
- alles Gute zum Geburtstag
Further reading
- alles in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈales/, [ˈɑləs]
Pronoun
alles
- everything
Middle Dutch
Determiner
alles
- inflection of al:
- masculine genitive singular
- neuter genitive singular
Middle English
Etymology
From all + -es (genitive/adverbial ending).
Adverb
alles
- totally; altogether
- all told; in all
- in some way; somehow; at all; after all
Usage notes
- Also used as a weak emphatic.
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronoun
alles
- genitive of alle
Old High German
Adverb
alles
- else
- thoroughly