"allein" meaning in German

See allein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /(ʔ)aˈlaɪn/, /(ʔ)əˈlɔɪ̯/ Audio: De-at-allein.ogg [Austria], De-allein.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ̯n Etymology: From Middle High German al-ein. Cognate with Middle English al-one, English alone, Dutch alleen, Low German alleene (Münsterländisch), alläine (Sauerländisch). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|al-ein}} Middle High German al-ein, {{cog|enm|al-one}} Middle English al-one, {{cog|en|alone}} English alone, {{cog|nl|alleen}} Dutch alleen, {{qual|Münsterländisch}} (Münsterländisch), {{qual|Sauerländisch}} (Sauerländisch), {{cog|nds|alleene (Münsterländisch), alläine (Sauerländisch)}} Low German alleene (Münsterländisch), alläine (Sauerländisch) Head templates: {{de-adj|predonly}} allein (indeclinable, predicative only)
  1. (only predicative) alone Tags: indeclinable, predicative
    Sense id: en-allein-de-adj--s-LVOXA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alleine (english: only occasionally in formal writing) [colloquial]

Adverb

IPA: /(ʔ)aˈlaɪn/, /(ʔ)əˈlɔɪ̯/ Audio: De-at-allein.ogg [Austria], De-allein.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ̯n Etymology: From Middle High German al-ein. Cognate with Middle English al-one, English alone, Dutch alleen, Low German alleene (Münsterländisch), alläine (Sauerländisch). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|al-ein}} Middle High German al-ein, {{cog|enm|al-one}} Middle English al-one, {{cog|en|alone}} English alone, {{cog|nl|alleen}} Dutch alleen, {{qual|Münsterländisch}} (Münsterländisch), {{qual|Sauerländisch}} (Sauerländisch), {{cog|nds|alleene (Münsterländisch), alläine (Sauerländisch)}} Low German alleene (Münsterländisch), alläine (Sauerländisch) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} allein, {{de-adv}} allein
  1. alone
    Sense id: en-allein-de-adv--s-LVOXA
  2. (formal, literary) only Tags: formal, literary
    Sense id: en-allein-de-adv--QWxlULt Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alleine (english: only occasionally in formal writing) [colloquial], nur, bloß, ausschließlich Derived forms: alleinig Related terms: alleinerziehend, Alleingang, alleinherrschend, Alleinherrscher, alleinreisend, alleinstehend, Alleinstellung, einsam

Alternative forms

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