allstaðar

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

A contraction of alls staðar (“of all place”), from alls (“of all”) the genitive of allur (“all”) and staðar (“of a place”) the genitive of staður (“a place”). Compare dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk aillstan and Swedish allestädes.

Adverb

allstaðar

  1. everywhere

Synonyms
  • (everywhere): út um allt, hvarvetna, á hverju strái

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “everywhere”): hvergi, ekki neins staðar, ekki nokkursstaðar

See also
  • hvaðanæva
  • hvergi á byggðu bóli
  • leita dyrum og dyngjum
  • víðast hvar
  • út um allar trissur
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