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 (Germany):(file)
  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

All n (strong, genitive Alls, no plural)

  1. cosmos
    Synonym: Weltall
    • 1930, Sigmund Freud, Das Unbehagen in der Kultur [Civilization and Its Discontents]‎[1], Vienna: Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag:
      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.
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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

Further reading

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