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all

det · /al/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German al, from Old High German al, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz. Cognate with English all.

Translation

  1. all

    Alle Menschen sind gleich.

    All people are equal.

    Du musst doch nicht allen Unsinn nachmachen, den du hörst!

    You needn't reproduce all nonsense that you hear!

    1843, Karl Ludwig Kannegießer (translation from Italian into German), Die göttliche Komödie des Dante Alighieri, 4th edition, 1st part, Leipzig, p. 84

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  2. all source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. every (in time intervals, with plural noun)

    Wir treffen uns alle zwei Wochen.

    We meet up every two weeks.

All

noun · [ʔal] ·
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.

Translation

  1. cosmos neuter, no-plural, strong

    Es ist überhaupt nicht durchführbar, alle Einrichtungen des Alls widerstreben ihm; man möchte sagen, die Absicht, daß der Mensch »glücklich« sei, ist im Plan der »Schöpfung« nicht enthalten.

    Civilization and Its Discontents

  2. outer space source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. all source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. universe source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

Declension

CaseSingular
Nominative All
Accusative All
Dative All
Genitive Alls