Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pèl m (plural pèls)

  1. hair
  2. (figurative) bit, dash (small amount)
    Li falta un pèl de sal, a la truita.The omelet lacks a bit of salt.

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Further reading edit

Occitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Occitan, from Latin pellis, pellem.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (East Languedocien) [ˈpɛl][1]
  • IPA(key): (West Languedocien) [ˈpɛl]
  • (file)

Noun edit

pèl f (plural pèls)

  1. (Languedoc) skin

References edit

  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[1], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 728.
  • Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.
  1. ^ Müller 2011: 43. Likewise for the other pronunciation.