All

See also: Appendix:Variations of "all"

German

Etymology

Substantivized neuter singular of the adjective all (“all”), without pronominal ending; from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz. Present meaning “cosmos” from the 2nd half of the 17th century onwards.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔal]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -al

Noun

All n (strong, genitive Alls, no plural)

1. cosmos

   Synonym: Weltall

Declension

Declension of All [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	All
genitive	eines	des	Alls
dative	einem	dem	All
accusative	ein	das	All

Derived terms

• Weltall

Further reading

• “All” in Duden online
• “All” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache