Dictionary

all- en · X

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Germanic *ala- Proto-West Germanic *ala- Old English æl- Middle English all- English all- From Middle English all- (also al-), from Old English eall-, eal- (“all-”). Cognate with Dutch al-, German all-, Swedish all-. More at all.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Indicates complete power or authority in an area.
   • all- + important → all-important
   • all- + powerful → all-powerful
   • all- + seeing → all-seeing
   • all- + loving → all-loving
   • all- + knowing → all-knowing
2. (morpheme) Indicates that a term applies in a general manner.
   • all- + India → all-India
   • all- + around → all-around
   • all- + Union → all-Union = union-level scope
   • all- + over → all-over
3. (alt-of, morpheme) Alternative letter-case form of All-.
   alt of All-

Coordinates

-wide

Synonyms

omni- · pan- · omni- · pan- (all) · omni- (all)

Translations (12)

gd uile- (to indicate complete power or authority in an area) · cs vše- (to indicate that a term applies in a general manner) · ru обще- (to indicate that a term applies in a general manner) · fi yleis- (to indicate that a term applies in a general manner) · ru все- (to indicate that a term applies in a general manner) · gd uile- (to indicate that a term applies in a general manner) · cs vše- (to indicate complete power or authority in an area) · ru обще- (to indicate complete power or authority in an area) · fi kaikki- (to indicate complete power or authority in an area) · ru все- (to indicate complete power or authority in an area) · sv all- (to indicate complete power or authority in an area) · pl wszech- (to indicate complete power or authority in an area)