alles
Meaning
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- (indefinite,neuter) everything; all
- (colloquial,indefinite,neuter) all (as in "we all" etc.)
- (colloquial,neuter) Used with an interrogative to express that the answer probably covers more than one item, like dialectal English all.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaləs/
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).
New
all
- all
- every (in time intervals, with plural noun)
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