élla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ella"

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German elle, elne, from Old High German elina, from Proto-West Germanic *alinu, from Proto-Germanic *alinō (“elbow; ell”). Cognate with German Elle, English ell.

Noun

élla f (Sette Comuni)

1. elbow

   Synonym: énghepòan

2. ell (measure of cloth; approximately 60 cm)

   an élla tuuch ― an ell of cloth

Derived terms

• éllastap

References

• “élla” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo