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.

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

Occitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Occitan, from Latin pellis, pellem.

Pronunciation edit

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.