Meaning

all

  1. all
  2. every (in time intervals, with plural noun)

Concepts

all things

anything and everything

just like

the lot

from beginning to end

without omission

whole story

all parts

all altogether

all the rest

all creation

every affair

just about everything

whatever one likes

all sorts of things

full particulars

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

alles

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

alles

Graubünden

Graubünden

alles

Lucerne

Lucerne

alles

Zürich

Zürich

all

Fribourg

Fribourg

aales

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

alles

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

alles

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaləs/
Etymology

In summary

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).

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