Pelle
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Pelle
- a diminutive of the male given name Per or Peter, sometimes also used as a formal given name
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German *pelle, whose existence is assured by the word’s prevalence in eastern dialects of German Low German (and East Central German). It was introduced there by Dutch settlers from Middle Dutch pelle, an old borrowing from Latin pellis (“skin”). Compare modern Dutch pel, pellen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Pelle f (genitive Pelle, plural Pellen)
Declension edit
Declension of Pelle [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Pelle c (genitive Pelles)
- a diminutive of the male given names Per, Pär, or Peter
- (rare) a male given name
Derived terms edit
- fuskpelle (“a cheater”)
- slarvpelle (“someone sloppy or careless”)
- snuskpelle (“someone gross”)