el-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"

Esperanto

Etymology

From el (“from”).

Prefix

el-

1. out, from

   elveni (“come out”), eltiri (“pull out, draw out”), elĵeti (“throw out”)

2. all the way, to a significant degree of completion, up

   eltrinki (“to drink up, drink all of something”), eluzi (“to use up, wear out”), ellerni (“to learn all the way, to master”)

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with el-

Hungarian

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Mansi эл- (èl-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛl]

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Prefix

el-

1. (verbal prefix) indicates actions whose direction is pointing away from the speaker, either literally or figuratively

   megy (“to go, to walk”) → elmegy (“to go away”)

   vet (“to throw, to cast”) → elvet (“to dismiss, to rule out, to throw out (a plan or a possible solution)”)

   néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to excuse, to forgive, to look the other way”)

2. (verbal prefix) indicates the unsuccessful or inaccurate completion of an action

   ír (“to write”) → elír (“to misspell”)

   számol (“to calculate”) → elszámol (“to miscalculate”)

   néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to overlook”)

3. (verbal prefix) indicates separation, deprivation, etc.

   lop (“to steal something”) → ellop (“to steal something from someone”)

   zár (“to lock”) → elzár (“to lock away, to store something securely”)

5. (verbal prefix) indicates completeness or perfection

   Synonym: meg-

   alszik (“to sleep”) → elalszik (“to fall asleep”)

   éget (“to burn”) → eléget (“to burn away, to destroy completely by burning”)

   játszik (“to act”) → eljátszik (“to act out”)

   fogy (“to decrease, to diminish (in size, quantity, etc.)”) → elfogy (“to get used up”)

6. (verbal prefix) indicates continuity over a long period of time

   áll (“to stand”) → eláll (“of food: to remain fresh, not to get spoiled”)

   van (“to be, to exist”) → elvan (“to entertain/amuse oneself”)

   néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to observe something, to watch”)

   játszik (“to play”) → eljátszik (“to play for a long time”)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs prefixed with el-

See also

• el
• Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes

References

• Hungarian verb prefixes in the English Wikipedia

Old English

Alternative forms

• ele-, æl-

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ali-, *allja-, from Proto-Germanic *ali- ~ *alja-, combining form of *aljaz (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Cognate with Old Saxon eli-, Old High German eli-, and Old Norse alja-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈel/

Prefix

el-

1. foreign, strange
2. different, other

Derived terms

Old English terms prefixed with el-

Tocharian B

Etymology

Unknown.

Verb

el-

1. to lean

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “el-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 103