el-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From el (“from”).
Prefix edit
el-
Derived terms edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Northern Mansi эл- (èl-).
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
el-
- (verbal prefix) indicates actions whose direction is pointing away from the speaker, either literally or figuratively
- (verbal prefix) indicates the unsuccessful or inaccurate completion of an action
- (verbal prefix) indicates separation, deprivation, etc.
- (verbal prefix) indicates completeness or perfection
- (verbal prefix) indicates continuity over a long period of time
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *ali-, *allja-, from Proto-Germanic *ali- ~ *alja-, combining form of *aljaz (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Cognate with Old Saxon eli-, Old High German eli-, and Old Norse alja-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
el-
Derived terms edit
Tocharian B edit
Etymology edit
Unknown.
Verb edit
el-
- to lean
Further reading edit
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “el-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 103