el.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"
Danish
editConjunction
editel.
- Abbreviation of eller.
Faroese
editEtymology
editAbbreviation of ella
Conjunction
editel.
Norwegian
editConjunction
editel.
- Abbreviation of eller (“or”).
Swedish
editConjunction
editel.
- or; Abbreviation of eller.
Adjective
editel.
Usage notes
edit- Some time around 1940, this abbreviation turned into a prefix in words like elmotor (“electrical motor”), elverk (“electrical power plant”), replacing the much older prefix elektro- (“electro-”). Then around 1960, it turned into a stand-alone word el (“electricity”).
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