-all

See also: Appendix:Variations of "all"

English

Etymology

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Suffix

-all

1. Obsolete spelling of -al.

   ‎line + ‎-all → ‎lineall

   ‎base + ‎-all → ‎basall

   ‎cranium + ‎-all → ‎craniall

Usage notes

If the root word contained l, the variant -ar was often used instead. Sometimes both forms were found: linear, lineall.

Anagrams

• LAL, Lal, Lal.

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈaʎ]

Suffix

-all m (noun-forming suffix, plural -alls)

1. indicates an object with which or a place where something is done

   ‎amagat + ‎-all → ‎amagatall

   ‎fregar + ‎-all → ‎fregall

2. Indicates the result of an action

   ‎encetar + ‎-all → ‎encetall

3. indicates a collection or large number of something

   ‎branca + ‎-all → ‎brancall

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -all

amagatall

baverall

bolcall

borrall

brancall

buscall

cagalló

corball

crestall

degotall

destorball

embolcall

enceball

encenall

encetall

esborrallar

escombrall

escorrialles

espantall

espigall

esquinçall

estimball

flonjall

fregall

llenegall

menudall

mirall

pigallat

plomall

relliscall

rocall

rosegall

secall

siscall

sofregall

sonall

tomballar

topall

trencall

ventall

Further reading

• “-all”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Hungarian

Etymology

From -a- (linking vowel) +‎ -ll (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒlː]

Suffix

-all

1. (instantaneous suffix, rare) Added to a verb to form a new verb expressing instantaneous action. It is no longer productive in this sense.

   fuvall (“to blow (wind)”)

2. (verb-forming suffix) Added to an adjective to form a verb meaning "to consider/find/think as". In this sense, it is still productive.

   ‎sok (“many”) + ‎-all → ‎sokall (“to find something too much”)

Usage notes

• (all senses) Variants:

  -ll is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á.

  ‎drága (“expensive”) + ‎-ll → ‎drágáll (“to find something expensive”)

  -oll is added to a few back-vowel words

  ‎nagy (“big”) + ‎-oll → ‎nagyoll (“to find something too big”)

  -all is added to most back-vowel words

  ‎sok (“many”) + ‎-all → ‎sokall (“to find something too much”)

  -ell is added to front-vowel words

  ‎kevés (“few”) + ‎-ell → ‎kevesell (“to find something too little or insufficient”)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -all

átall

fuvall

rosszall

sokall

sugall

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Middle English

Suffix

-all

1. alternative form of -al