alle

See also: allé, Alle, and -alle

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Adjective

alle

1. attributive form of al

Danish

Etymology 1

See al (“all”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alə/, [ˈælə]

Pronoun

alle

1. plural of al

Etymology 2

See allé (“avenue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleː/, [æˈleːˀ]

Noun

alle c

1. Alternative spelling of allé

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch alle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.lə/

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• Hyphenation: al‧le

Determiner

alle

1. inflection of al:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Adverb

alle

1. all (every individual of the given class)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• allebei
• alledag
• allemaal
• allerhande
• allerlei

Estonian

Noun

alle

1. illative singular of ale

Finnish

Etymology

The allative singular of the stem ala-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlːeˣ/, [ˈɑ̝lːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːe
• Syllabification^(key): al‧le

Preposition

alle

1. under, less than (+ number)

   Antonym: yli

   Auto maksoi alle 200 000 [kaksisataa tuhatta] euroa.

   The car cost less than 200,000 euros.

Postposition

alle [with genitive and／or possessive form]

1. (to) under, underneath, below, beneath (when something moves under something else)

   Synonym: alapuolelle

   Antonyms: päälle, ylle, yläpuolelle

   Pallo meni pöydän alle. ― The ball went under the table.

Inflection

Declension of ala- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative ala- – superessive alhaalla – genitive – – delative alhaalta – partitive – – sublative alhaalle – accusative – – lative alas – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive alla – distributive – – ablative alta – temp. dist. – – allative alle – prolative ali alitse – essive – – situative allekkain (alakkain) – translative – – oppositive alatusten – abessive – – instructive – – comitative – –

Personal/possessive forms of alle
no possessor	alle
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	alleni	allemme
2nd person	allesi	allenne
3rd person	alleen allensa

Derived terms

• allekkain
• alletusten

 

compounds

• allekirjoittaa
• alleviivata

 

Related terms

• ala-
• alempana
• alempi
• alhainen
• alimmainen
• alimmas
• alin

 

• See the inflection table above.

Further reading

• “alle”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• -ella, Ella

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al/

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Pronoun

alle f

1. (North America) she (third-person singular feminine)

   Synonym: elle

References

• LaFleur, Amanda, "Subject Pronouns and Verb Forms in Cajun French", Department of French Studies, Louisiana State University, 2002.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalə/

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• Rhymes: -alə

Pronoun

alle

1. inflection of all (“all”):
   1. nominative/accusative singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative plural
   • 1981, “Alle gegen Alle”, in Alles ist gut, performed by D.A.F.:

     Links den roten Blitz / Rechts den schwarzen Stern / Alle gegen alle

     On the left the red lightning / On the right the black star / All against everyone

Determiner

alle

1. inflection of all (“all”):
   1. nominative/accusative singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Adjective

alle (indeclinable, predicative only)

1. (colloquial) finished; gone

   Synonyms: aus, (chiefly referring to food) auf, (in context of drinks) leer

   Die Milch ist alle. ― The milk is gone.

   Wir haben gestern das Bier alle gemacht. ― Yesterday we have depleted the beer.

Ingrian

Spatial inflection of alle

↗︎○	allative	alle
○	adessive	al
○↘︎	ablative	alt

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *alëk. Cognates include Finnish alle and Veps alle.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlːe/, [ˈɑɫː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlːe/, [ˈɑɫːe̞]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlːek/, [ˈɑɫːe̞ɡ̊]
• Rhymes: -ɑlː, -ɑlːe
• Hyphenation: al‧le
• Homophone: al

Adverb

alle

1. (of motion) under, underneath

Postposition

alle (+ genitive)

1. (of motion) under, underneath
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 136:

     Kissa mäni aitan alle.

     The cat went underneath the storehouse.

Antonyms

• päälle (“onto”)

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 136
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 13
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 19
• Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 70

Italian

Etymology

a +‎ le

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.le/
• Rhymes: -alle
• Hyphenation: àl‧le

Contraction

alle

1. contraction of a le; to the, at the

Anagrams

• -ella, Ella, ella

Lule Sami

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *ëlē, from Proto-Uralic *wülä.

Adverb

alle

1. west, western

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

alˈle

1. second-person dual imperative of ij

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalːɛ]

Verb

alle (Lontara spelling ᨕᨒᨙ, semi-transitive anngalle)

1. (transitive) to take

Middle Dutch

Determiner

alle

1. inflection of al:
   1. feminine nominative/accusative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Middle English

Adjective

alle

1. plural of all
   • 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41:

     And I seide, "Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. And herfore grete men of kunnynge and other also drowen myche to him, and comownede ofte with him. And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir... Maister Ion Aston taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende. Also Filip of Repintoun whilis he was a chanoun of Leycetre, Nycol Herforde, dane Geffrey of Pikeringe, monke of Biland and a maistir dyuynyte, and Ioon Purueye, and manye other whiche weren holden rightwise men and prudent, taughten and wroten bisili this forseide lore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto. And with alle these men I was ofte homli and I comownede with hem long tyme and fele, and so bifore alle othir men I chees wilfulli to be enformed bi hem and of hem, and speciali of Wiclef himsilf, as of the moost vertuous and goodlich wise man that I herde of owhere either knew. And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende."

     "Sir, in his time master John Wycliffe was held by very many men the greatest clerk that they knew living upon earth. And with this he was named, as I believe worthily, an excellent ruly and innocent man in all his living. And therefore great men of knowledge and others also drew much to him, and communed often with him. And they savored so his teaching that they wrote it busily and made him to rule them thereafter... Master Jon Aston taught and wrote accordingly and very busily, where and when and to who he might, and he used it himself, I think, right perfectly unto his life's end. Also Philip of Repingdon while he was a cannon of Leicester, Nicholas [of] Hereford, Dane Geoffrey of Pickering, monk of Byland and a master [of] divinity, and John Purvey, and many other which were held righteous and prudent men, taught and wrote busily this aforesaid teaching, and conformed themselves thereto. And with all these men I was often familiar and I communed with them a long and profitable time, and so before all other men I chose willfully to be informed by them and of them, and especially of Wycliffe himself, as of the most virtuous and godly wise man that I heard of anywhere or knew. And therefore of Wycliffe especially and of these men I took the teaching which I have taught and purpose to live after, if God wills, to my life's end."

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlə/
• (Standard Eastern) IPA^(key): [ˈɑ̂lːə̌]

Determiner

alle

1. plural of all

Pronoun

alle (genitive alles)

1. everybody, everyone

   Dette gjelder alle. ― This applies to everybody.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²al.lə/, /²aʎ.ʎə/
• IPA^(key): /²ad.lə/ (Dialectal. Eye dialect spelling is adle)
• IPA^(key): /aʎː/ (Dialectal apocope and palatalization. Eye dialect spelling is aill or aillj. Homophone with all)

Adjective

alle

1. plural of all

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈleː/

Noun

alle m (definite singular alleen, indefinite plural allear, definite plural alleane)

1. alternative spelling of allé

References

• “alle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• ella, Ella, lale

Nyunga

Alternative forms

• alla

Preposition

alle

1. that
   • Papers of Daisy Bates, National Library of Australia, MS 365, Section XII, Language: Grammar And Vocabularies, Part 2. B. 3. (a), Southwestern District, Jakbum & Wabbinyet of Albany:

     alle werra (that is no good)

References

• 1839, George Grey, Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Language of Western Australia (Perth gazette and Western Australian journal)

Swedish

Pronoun

alle

1. (dated) a 19th century (-e/-a ending) form of alla

   alle man till pumparna

   all men to the pumps

Anagrams

• Ella

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish alle.

Postposition

alle

1. under, underneath (movement to)

Derived terms

• allekirjutada

Related terms

• al
• alpäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “под”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika