# all-
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English all- (also al-), from Old English eall-, eal- (“all-”). Cognate with Dutch al-, German all-, Swedish all-. More at all.

### Prefix

all-
* Indicates complete power or authority in an area.
    Synonym: omni-
    ‎all- + ‎knowing → ‎all-knowing
    ‎all- + ‎loving → ‎all-loving
    ‎all- + ‎seeing → ‎all-seeing
    ‎all- + ‎powerful → ‎all-powerful
    ‎all- + ‎important → ‎all-important
* Indicates that a term applies in a general manner.
    Synonyms: omni-, pan-
    ‎all- + ‎around → ‎all-around
    ‎all- + ‎over → ‎all-over
    ‎all- + ‎India → ‎all-India = union-level scope
    ‎all- + ‎Union → ‎all-Union = union-level scope

#### Usage notes

* Words derived from all- are usually formed with a hyphen.

#### Synonyms

* (all): omni-, pan-

#### Coordinate terms

* -wide

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* LAL, Lal, Lal.

## Estonian
### Etymology

From all.

### Prefix

all-
* located beneath, at the bottom, nether, sub-

#### Derived terms
## Icelandic
### Prefix

all-
* fairly, rather, decently [since the 17th century]
    Synonyms: sæmilega, heldur, nokkuð
* (dated) very
    Synonyms: mjög, einkar
    Ekki allfáir viðskiptavinir.Very many customers.

#### Usage notes

* Hyphenating compound terms prefixed with all- is allowed (same with hálf-, jafn- and lang-):
    All-óhugnanlegur.Rather gruesome.

#### Derived terms

* allfár (“very few (dated, synonym mjög fár)”)
* allgóður (“very good (dated, synonym mjög góður); decent (contemporary meaning, synonym sæmilegur)”)
* allmikill (“considerable”)
* allvel (“very well (dated, synonym mjög vel); reasonably (contemporary meaning, synonym sæmilega)”)
* enginn er allheimskur ef þegja má (“no one is completely stupid if they can hold their silence; silence is golden”)

#### See also

* dá- (“rather, fairly, quite”)

### References

* ↑ XIII. Bandstrik ("hyphens")

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ala-, spelling due to influence of allr (“all”).

### Prefix

all-
* Alternative spelling of al-

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “all-”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 9; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/9 Internet Archive]

## Welsh
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *alyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Cognate with Old English el-, Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɬ/

### Prefix

all-
* out, off, ex-, extra-
    Synonyms: ech-, es-
    ‎all- + ‎morio (“to travel by sea”) → ‎allforio (“to export”)
    ‎all- + ‎plyg (“folded”) → ‎allblyg (“extrovert”)
    ‎all- + ‎pwn (“load, burden”) → ‎allbwn (“output”)
* other, allo-
    ‎all- + ‎tud (“people, nation”) → ‎alltud (“stranger; exile”)
    ‎all- + ‎ffôn (“phone”) → ‎allffon (“allophone”)

#### Antonyms

* mewn- (“in-”)

#### Derived terms
### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “all-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies