Al

¹

[ al ]

noun

1. a first name, form of Albert, Alfred, Aloysius.

-al

²

1. a suffix with the general sense “of the kind of, pertaining to, having the form or character of” that named by the stem, occurring in loanwords from Latin ( autumnal; natural; pastoral ), and productive in English on the Latin model, usually with bases of Latin origin ( accidental; seasonal; tribal ). Originally, -al1 was restricted to stems not containing an -l- ( -ar ¹ ); recent lapses in this rule have produced semantically distinct pairs, as familiar and familial.

al.

³

abbreviation for

1. other things.

Al

⁴

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. aluminum.

-al

⁵

1. a suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually verbs of French or Latin origin:

   denial; refusal.

al.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. other persons.

-al

⁷

1. Chemistry. a suffix indicating that a compound contains an aldehyde group:

   chloral.

al

⁸

[ ahl ]

noun

1. Indian mulberry.

AL

⁹

abbreviation for

1. Alabama (approved especially for use with zip code).
2. Anglo-Latin.

al-

¹⁰

1. variant of ad- before l: allure.

Al-

¹¹

1. a word in Arabic names meaning “family” or “the house of ”:

   Al-Saud, or the members of the house of Saud.

AL.

¹²

abbreviation for

1. Anglo-Latin.

a.l.

¹³

abbreviation for

1. autograph letter.

A.L.

¹⁴

abbreviation for

1. Baseball. American League.
2. American Legion.
3. Anglo-Latin.

AL

¹

abbreviation for

1. Alabama
2. Anglo-Latin
3. (in the US and Canada) American League (of baseball teams)
4. Albania (international car registration)

-al

²

suffix forming nouns

1. the act or process of doing what is indicated by the verb stem

   renewal

   recital

   rebuttal

al

³

the internet domain name for

1. Albania

-al

⁴

suffix forming adjectives

1. of; related to; connected with

   tonal

   sectional

   functional

Al

⁵

the chemical symbol for

1. aluminium

-al

⁶

suffix forming nouns

1. indicating an aldehyde

   ethanal

2. indicating a pharmaceutical product

   phenobarbital

Word History and Origins

Origin of Al¹

< Latin ālis, -āle; often replacing Middle English -el < Old French

Origin of Al²

From the Latin word alia

Origin of Al³

< Latin -āle (singular), -ālia (plural), nominalized neuter of -ālis -al ¹; often replacing Middle English -aille < Old French < Latin -ālia

Origin of Al⁴

From the Latin word aliī

Origin of Al⁵

Presumed to be short for aldehyde

Origin of Al⁶

From the Hindi word āl

Origin of Al⁷

From the Arabic word āl family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Al¹

via Old French -aille, -ail, from Latin -ālia, neuter plural used as substantive, from -ālis -al ¹

Origin of Al²

from Latin -ālis

Origin of Al³

shortened from aldehyde

Example Sentences

In his manifesto, which he titled “The Inconvenient Truth” — a seeming nod to Al Gore’s documentary about the climate crisis — he wrote that “water sheds around the country, especially in agricultural areas, are being depleted.”

From Salon

Nicole says the idea of them speaking regularly, forming close friendships and supporting each other would make Al Fayed “absolutely incandescent with rage” if he were alive to see it.

From BBC

The police watchdog will review how Metropolitan Police officers handled allegations of sexual misconduct against former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.

From BBC

Al Fayed denied the claims, and the Crown Prosecution Service chose not to pursue charges due to conflicting evidence.

From BBC

The documentary and podcast found that during Al Fayed's ownership, Harrods not only failed to intervene but helped cover up abuse allegations.

From BBC