nel
Aromanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ānellus. Compare Romanian inel.
Noun edit
nel n (plural neali)
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).
Contraction edit
nel m (feminine na, neuter no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)
Classical Nahuatl edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nēl inan
- first-person singular possessive singular of ēlli; (it is) my liver.
Finnish edit
40 | ||
[a], [b] ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
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Cardinal: neljä Colloquial counting form: nee, nel Ordinal: neljäs Colloquial ordinal: nelkki (regional) Ordinal abbreviation: 4., 4:s Digit name: nelonen Adverbial: neljästi Multiplier: nelinkertainen Distributive: nelittäin Fractional: neljäsosa, neljännes | ||
Finnish Wikipedia article on 4 |
Etymology edit
< neljä, specifically the initial syllable
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
nel (colloquial)
- (counting) four
Usage notes edit
This form is used only in counting, i.e. not in attributive use.
Synonyms edit
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + third-person masculine singular pronoun el (“he, him, it”).
Contraction edit
nel m (feminine nela, masculine plural neles, feminine plural nelas)
Italian edit
Contraction edit
nel
Manx edit
Verb edit
nel
- Negative dependent form of bee:
Usage notes edit
- Used exclusively with cha.
Synonyms edit
Old French edit
Contraction edit
nel
- Contraction of ne + le (not it)
- c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Mes dites moi, nel me celez
- But tell me, do not hide it from me