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l (upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:l.
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- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter L): Ĺĺ Ľľ Ļļ Ḷḷ Ḹḹ Ḽḽ Ḻḻ Łł Ŀŀ Ƚƚ Ⱡⱡ Ɫɫ ɬ ᶅ ɭ ȴ ʟ Ll fl ffl ℔ LJLjlj LJLjlj Ỻỻ
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
IPA (file)
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l
- (IPA) an alveolar lateral approximant.
- (superscript ⟨ˡ⟩) lateral release; also [l]-coloring or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [l] – see ⟨ˡ⟩.
- litre or liter
- Synonym: ℓ
- The Roman numeral representing 50.
- (linear) length (arclength is often denoted with a cursive l)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:l.
Synonyms edit
- (litre): L
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
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l
- Ⅼ, the Roman numeral fifty (50)
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Gallery edit
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of L, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase L in Fraktur
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Other representations of L:
English edit
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l (lower case, upper case L, plural ls or l's)
- The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The ordinal number twelfth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2 edit
Abbreviation.
- (stenoscript) the sound sequence /ɛl/.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of will.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of well.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of all.
- (stenoscript) the suffix -ly or word-final syllable /liː/.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
l
- Abbreviation of litre/liter.
- Abbreviation of pound (sterling), derived from Latin libra.
- Alternative form: l.
- 1837, Joseph Chitty, The Practice of the Law in All Its Principal Departments, page 116:
- And where a barrister, in summing up the items proved before him as arbitrator, misadded them, and thereby by mistake omitted 23l. in favour of the plaintiff, the Court, even at the instance of the barrister, would not allow an amendment, the defendant's counsel objecting.
- Abbreviation of leaf.
- (law) Abbreviation of line.
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Interjection edit
l
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (Internet slang) Clipping of lol.
Azerbaijani edit
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l lower case (upper case L)
- The eighteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Basque edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ele and written in the Latin script.
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Chipewyan edit
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l (upper case L)
- A letter of the Chipewyan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Dutch edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
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l m (plural l'en, diminutive l'etje n)
- (euphemistic) Short for lul or any other word starting with an l.
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Esperanto edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The fifteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called lo and written in the Latin script.
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Estonian edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called ell and written in the Latin script.
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Faroese edit
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l (upper case L)
- The fourteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and l for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈæl/, [ˈæl] (letter name)
- IPA(key): /ˈælːæ/, [ˈælːæ] (letter name)
Audio: äl, lahdelma, pallo, äl: (file)
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äl or el and written in the Latin script.
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French edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Fula edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Gothic edit
Romanization edit
l
- Romanization of 𐌻
Haitian Creole edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of li, from French lui.
Pronoun edit
l
- Contraction of li.
Hungarian edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The nineteenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ell and written in the Latin script.
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | l | l-ek |
accusative | l-et | l-eket |
dative | l-nek | l-eknek |
instrumental | l-lel | l-ekkel |
causal-final | l-ért | l-ekért |
translative | l-lé | l-ekké |
terminative | l-ig | l-ekig |
essive-formal | l-ként | l-ekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | l-ben | l-ekben |
superessive | l-en | l-eken |
adessive | l-nél | l-eknél |
illative | l-be | l-ekbe |
sublative | l-re | l-ekre |
allative | l-hez | l-ekhez |
elative | l-ből | l-ekből |
delative | l-ről | l-ekről |
ablative | l-től | l-ektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
l-é | l-eké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
l-éi | l-ekéi |
Possessive forms of l | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | l-em | l-jeim |
2nd person sing. | l-ed | l-jeid |
3rd person sing. | l-je | l-jei |
1st person plural | l-ünk | l-jeink |
2nd person plural | l-etek | l-jeitek |
3rd person plural | l-jük | l-jeik |
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- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Further reading edit
- l in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ido edit
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l (upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Indonesian edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Italian edit
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l f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case L)
- The tenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called elle and written in the Latin script.
Kashubian edit
Etymology edit
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and l for development of the glyph itself.
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The sixteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Ladin edit
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l m (singular)
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Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The eighteenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
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Livonian edit
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l (upper case L)
- The seventeenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Malay edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Maltese edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The sixteenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Mirandese edit
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l m pl (plural ls, feminine la, feminine plural las)
- the (definite article)
- l cochino come maçanas
- the pig eats apples
Norwegian edit
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l
- The 12th letter of the Norwegian alphabet.
Usage notes edit
- /ɭ/ Retroflex, merge of rl.
- /ɽ/ Tjukk L (thick L), a phenomemon found in the eastern part of Norway, around Oslo and north.
Nupe edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The fifteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and l for development of the glyph itself.
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The fifteenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
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Portuguese edit
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Audio (BR) (file)
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (humorous, possibly offensive) Sometimes, the consonant r is changed to l when depicting stereotypical speech of a Chinese person
- 1989, "O estranho que veio da China", Ranma ½, episode 1, Brazilian dub
- Chinese man: [speaking in broken Portuguese] Vocês, senholes, muito estlanhos, não? Este lugar muito peligoso! Ninguém usa agola, tem mais de cem fontes aqui. E cada uma delas tem uma lenda telivelmente tlágica!
- Chinese man: [speaking in broken Portuguese] You, gentlemen, are very weird, no? This place is very dangerous! Nobody uses it nowadays, it has more than one hundred springs here. And each one has a terribly tragic legend.
- 1989, "O estranho que veio da China", Ranma ½, episode 1, Brazilian dub
- (humorous, possibly offensive) Sometimes, the consonant r is changed to l when depicting stereotypical speech of a Chinese person
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Romani edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- (International Standard) The sixteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The seventeenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).
Romanian edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The fifteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called el, le, or lî and written in the Latin script.
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Scottish Gaelic edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The tenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by i and followed by m. Its traditional name is luis (“rowan”).
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Serbo-Croatian edit
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- L (uppercase)
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l (Cyrillic spelling л)
Seri edit
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l (upper case L)
- The tenth letter of the Seri alphabet, called heḻe and written in the Latin script.
References edit
- Moser, Mary B.; Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 440.
Silesian edit
Etymology edit
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and l for development of the glyph itself.
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The fourteenth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Skolt Sami edit
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l (upper case L)
- The twentieth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Spanish edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish l. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English l.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜎ (la).
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish l.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: l
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /ʔel/, [ʔɛl]
- (letter name, Abakada alphabet): IPA(key): /la/, [lɐ]
- (letter name, Abecedario): IPA(key): /ˈʔele/, [ˈʔɛ.lɛ]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /l/, [l]
- Rhymes: -el, -a, -ele
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l (lower case, upper case L, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎ᜔)
- The twelfth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called el and written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
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l (lower case, upper case L, Baybayin spelling ᜎ)
- The ninth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called la and written in the Latin script.
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l (lower case, upper case L, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒ)
- (historical) The thirteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called ele and written in the Latin script.
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Further reading edit
- “l”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The fifteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called le and written in the Latin script.
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Turkmen edit
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l (upper case L)
- The fourteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
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Yoruba edit
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The thirteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called lí and written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
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l (lower case, upper case L)
- The twelfth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.