el
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EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English, from Old English el, from Latin el (the name of the letter L).
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
el (plural els)
- The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.
TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed
Etymology 2Edit
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
el (plural els)
TranslationsEdit
AnagramsEdit
AromanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin ille, possibly through a Vulgar Latin *illus. Compare Daco-Romanian el.
PronounEdit
el m (plural elj)
- (third-person masculine singular pronoun, nominative form) he
SynonymsEdit
PronounEdit
el m
- (long/stressed accusative form) him
Related termsEdit
- ea/ia (feminine equivalent (third-person singular nominative))
- elj (masculine or mixed plural), eali (feminine plural)
- ãl/ul/lu (masculine singular accusative- short/unstressed form)
- (a) lui (masculine singular genitive and masculine singular dative- long/stressed form)
- ãlj/ilj/lji (masculine singular dative- short/unstressed form)
See alsoEdit
- io/iou, mini (first-person singular)
- tu, tini (second-person singular)
- noi (first-person plural)
- voi (second-person plural)
- nãsh, elj (third-person (masculine or mixed) plural)
AsturianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
ArticleEdit
el m sg (feminine la, neuter lo, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)
- (definite) the
Usage notesEdit
- The article el contracts to l’ before a word beginning with a vowel or h: l'asturianu (the Asturian), l'hermanu (the brother)
- The article el contracts to ’l after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.
Derived termsEdit
BretonEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
ContractionEdit
el
- e (preposition “in”) + ul (indefinite article “a(n)”)
- e (preposition “in”) + al (definite article “the”)
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From earlier lo, from Latin illum, from Latin ille. The initial e- was inserted as an epenthetic vowel after the unstressed -o had begun to be dropped.
PronunciationEdit
Alternative formsEdit
ArticleEdit
el m (feminine la, masculine plural els, feminine plural les)
- the; definite article
Usage notesEdit
Before a word that begins with a vowel or silent h- followed by a vowel, the form l' is used.
See alsoEdit
- en, masculine singular definite article for given names.
PronounEdit
el (proclitic, contracted l', enclitic lo, contracted enclitic 'l)
- him (direct object)
DeclensionEdit
CornishEdit
Crimean TatarEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
el
DeclensionEdit
| nominative | el |
|---|---|
| genitive | elniñ |
| dative | elge |
| accusative | elni |
| locative | elde |
| ablative | elden |
ReferencesEdit
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
el n
- The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.
Further readingEdit
- el in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- el in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DalmatianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
ArticleEdit
el
- the; masculine singular definite article
Related termsEdit
DanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse elri (“alder”), cf. ǫlr (compare Icelandic elri, Swedish al, Norwegian older), from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare English alder), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
el c (singular definite ellen, plural indefinite elle)
InflectionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Introduced in the 1940’s after Swedish el, abbreviation of elektricitet (“electricity”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
el c (singular definite ellen, not used in plural form)
SynonymsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
el f, m (plural ellen, diminutive elletje n)
- (archaic) yard (unit of measurement)
Derived termsEdit
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Obscure; may be derived from Latin ex ("out of").
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
el
- made of
-
Tio estas ĉemizo el silko
- This is a shirt made of silk.
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- from (of)
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El kie vi venis?
Mi venis el Nov-Jorko.- Where did you come from?
I came from New York.
- Where did you come from?
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1906, Louis de Beaufront, Grammaire et exercices de la langue internationale espéranto:
- Li estas la plej riĉa homo el la mondo.
- He is the richest man in the world.
- Li estas la plej riĉa homo el la mondo.
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1906, Louis de Beaufront, Grammaire et exercices de la langue internationale espéranto:
- Li estas la malplej riĉa el ni.
- He is the least rich of us.
- Li estas la malplej riĉa el ni.
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AntonymsEdit
- al (“to”)
Derived termsEdit
GalicianEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronounEdit
el m (accusative o, dative lle)
Usage notesEdit
The accusative form o has variant forms lo and no. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form lo is used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s. The no form is used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong. These alternative forms are then suffixed to the preceding word.
The accusative also forms contractions when it immediately follows an indirect object pronoun. For example, Dou che o (“I gave you it”) contracts to Dou cho.
Related termsEdit
HungarianEdit
IcelandicEdit
IdoEdit
IstriotEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronounEdit
el
- he (third-person singular masculine personal pronoun)
- 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:
- Ch’in tu’l su’ fassulito el me metasse.
- That into his handkerchief he would put me.
- Ch’in tu’l su’ fassulito el me metasse.
- 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
ArticleEdit
el m sg (feminine la)
ItalianEdit
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
el (indeclinable)
- The name of the letter L.
Usage notesEdit
- Multiple Latin names for the letter L, l have been suggested. The most common is el or a syllabic l, although there is some evidence which also supports, as names for the letter, lē, ll, əl, lə, and even (in the fourth- or fifth-century first Antinoë papyrus, which gives Greek transliterations of the Latin names of the Roman alphabet’s letters) ιλλε (ille).
Coordinate termsEdit
- (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta
ReferencesEdit
- “el” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to slip, escape from the hands: e (de) manibus effugere, elābi
- to escape from the hands of the enemy: effugere, elābi e manibus hostium
- to slip, escape from the hands: e (de) manibus effugere, elābi
- Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), especially pages 30–31, 42–44, and 63
LatvianEdit
PronunciationEdit
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NounEdit
el m (invariable)
- The Latvian name of the Latin script letter L/l.
See alsoEdit
- Latvian letter names:
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch *elli, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz.
PronunciationEdit
DeterminerEdit
el
AdverbEdit
el
Further readingEdit
- “el (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “el, els”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “el (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
- “el (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle WelshEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
el
- short form of elektrisitet, elektrisk, elektro-, used mainly in compound words. It is treated as a noun rather than a prefix, in the same manner as Swedish.
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “el” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
el n
- short form of elektrisitet, elektrisk, elektro-, used mainly in compound words. It is treated as a noun rather than a prefix, in the same manner as Swedish.
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “el” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
OccitanEdit
Old EnglishEdit
Old FrenchEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Alternative formsEdit
- enl (very rare)
ContractionEdit
el
- contraction of en + le (in the)
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Equitan
- m'est une anguisse el quer ferue, ki tut le cors me fet trembler
- Such a pain has pierced my heart, that it makes my whole body quiver
- m'est une anguisse el quer ferue, ki tut le cors me fet trembler
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Equitan
Etymology 2Edit
PronounEdit
el
- something else
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circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 94 (of the Champion Classiques edition, ISBN 2-7453-0520-4, lines 857-8:
- ne puet en sun cuer el penser
fors ço sul: Tristran amer.- she cannot in her heart think of anything else
apart from one thing: to love Tristan.
- she cannot in her heart think of anything else
- ne puet en sun cuer el penser
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Old PortugueseEdit
PronounEdit
el
- Apocopic form of ele
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 14 (facsimile):
- fugiu con el a Egipto. terra de Reẏ Faraon.
- ran away with him to Egypt, land of the Pharaoh king.
- fugiu con el a Egipto. terra de Reẏ Faraon.
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 14 (facsimile):
PortugueseEdit
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *illus, from Latin ille.
PronounEdit
el m (third-person singular, plural ei)
- (nominative form) he
DeclensionEdit
| Nominative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| el | |||
| Accusative | |||
| stressed | unstressed | ||
| el | îl | ||
| Genitive | |||
| lui | |||
| Singular | Plural | ||
| m & n | f | m | f & n |
| său | sa | săi | sale |
| Dative | |||
| stressed | unstressed | ||
| lui | îi | ||
| Reflexive | |||
| Accusative | Dative | ||
| stressed | unstressed | stressed | unstressed |
| sine | se | sie or sieși | își |
SynonymsEdit
- dumnealui (polite form)
PronounEdit
el m (stressed accusative form of el)
- (direct object, preceded by preposition, such as "pe", "cu", "la", or "pentru") him
Related termsEdit
- ea (third-person feminine singular)
- ei (third-person masculine plural)
- ele (third-person feminine plural)
See alsoEdit
RomanschEdit
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Vulgar Latin *illu, from Latin ille, illum.
ArticleEdit
el (plural los, feminine la, feminine plural las, neuter lo)
- Masculine singular definite article; the.
Usage notesEdit
-
El misionario se fue a El Salvador para predicar al Salvador.
- The missionary went to El Salvador to preach to the Savior.
- Spanish definite articles are used in some contexts where English uses possessive pronouns.
-
Tengo las manos sucias.
- My hands are dirty.
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa.
ArticleEdit
el (feminine plural las)
- Feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/:
- el alma, pl. las almas
- el hacha, pl. las hachas
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
A contraction of elektricitet or elektrisk, that must have taken place between 1920 and 1975. SAOB (letter E edited in 1921) does not mention this, but does mention the prefix elektro-. Lilla Focus (1961) mentions el- as a prefix, but not as a word of its own.
The use of "el" as a stand-alone word (not just a prefix) was discussed in Teknisk Tidskrift, 15 December 1934, referring to a proposal from "Fera", Föreningen för elektricitetens rationella användning, an association of electric power grid operators.
Man framhåller nämligen med bestämdhet, att "el" ej får betraktas som förkortning utan som en beteckning för allt som har med elektricitet att göra, avsedd att brukas enbart eller i sammansättningar som prefix eller suffix och aldrig tillsammans med punkt och bindestreck. Språkligt sett, kan väl ordet närmast betraktas som en ellips
Teknisk Tidskrift, 15 December 1934
NounEdit
el c
- electricity, electric current or power; Contraction of elektricitet. or elektrisk
- 1957, used as a prefix, §14, Lag (1957:262) om allmän energiskatt
- elektrisk kraft som förbrukas för el-, gas-, värme- eller vattenförsörjning i andra kommuner
- electric power which is used for the supply of electricity, gas, heating or water in other municipalities
- elektrisk kraft som förbrukas för el-, gas-, värme- eller vattenförsörjning i andra kommuner
- 1975, Håkan Winberg (m), speaking in the Riksdag on May 27 (protocol, page 264)
- Vidare är den del av marknaden som har den högsta betalningsförmågan, dvs. hushållen, inriktad på användning av el.
- Also the part of the market which has the highest purchasing power, i.e. the households, is set for the use of electricity.
- Vidare är den del av marknaden som har den högsta betalningsförmågan, dvs. hushållen, inriktad på användning av el.
- 1980, Rune Torwald (c), speaking in the Riksdag on January 11 (protocol, page 46)
- När man använder så stor andel av elen till att värma upp bostäder som ju bara utnyttjas vintertid och inte på sommaren, så får man stora säsongvariationer.
- When using so large a portion of the electricity to heat homes, something which is only used in the winter and not in the summer, one will get large seasonal variations.
- När man använder så stor andel av elen till att värma upp bostäder som ju bara utnyttjas vintertid och inte på sommaren, så får man stora säsongvariationer.
- 1957, used as a prefix, §14, Lag (1957:262) om allmän energiskatt
DeclensionEdit
Related termsEdit
- elanvändning
- elavbrott
- elkabel
- elkraft
- elmätare
- elnät
- elöverföring
- elöverkänslig
- elsäkerhet
- elstängsel
- elström
- elverk
TurkishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Turkic élig (“hand”), from Proto-Turkic *alı-, *ạl- (“to take”) or *el;-ig ("hand") from Proto-Altaic *ŋā̀li (*ŋā̀li) ("hand"). Cognates with Uzbek ilik, Turkmen el, Gagauz el and Sary-Yughur ɨlɨɣ. (See link: starling.rinet.ru (an etymology dictionary of any global languages online) for more information).
NounEdit
el (definite accusative eli, plural eller)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
el (definite accusative eli, plural eller)
- a foreign person
Etymology 3Edit
From Old Turkic él, from Proto-Turkic. Cognate with alan.
NounEdit
el (definite accusative eli, plural eller)
DeclensionEdit
| simple present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| ben (I am) | elim | ellerim* |
| sen (you are) | elsin | ellersin* |
| o (he/she/it is) | el / eldir | eller* / ellerdir* |
| biz (we are) | eliz | elleriz |
| siz (you are) | elsiniz | ellersiniz |
| onlar (they are) | eller | ellerdir |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | eldim | ellerdim* |
| sen (you were) | eldin | ellerdin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | eldi | ellerdi* |
| biz (we were) | eldik | ellerdik |
| siz (you were) | eldiniz | ellerdiniz |
| onlar (they were) | eldiler | ellerdi |
| indirect / unwitnessed past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | elmişim | ellermişim* |
| sen (you were) | elmişsin | ellermişsin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | elmiş | ellermiş* |
| biz (we were) | elmişiz | ellermişiz |
| siz (you were) | elmişsiniz | ellermişsiniz |
| onlar (they were) | elmişler | ellermiş |
| *Not used, but perhaps rarely - chiefly grammatical formations.
Note: Plural forms are not used with adjectives. |
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VenetianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- al (Belluno)
EtymologyEdit
ArticleEdit
el m sg (plural i)
Related termsEdit
PronounEdit
el
- he, she, it used as an obligatory clitic pronoun following a verb.
-
El can el magna i òsi.
- The dog (it) eats the bones.
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VolapükEdit
ArticleEdit
el
- the (used for all proper nouns and also foreign loanwords not yet assimilated into Volapük)
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El Karl binom ziom ela Katlin.
- Karl is Katlin's uncle.
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Usage notesEdit
- The article el is used to modify any kind of noun (proper or foreign) which is itself indeclinable in Volapük. Then, whenever that noun needs to be declined, the article el which modifies it is declined in its stead.
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
WestrobothnianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
el m (definite singular eln)
Alternative formsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- ellslöga (“flame”)
- elsta (“the place in the inner corner of the fireplace”)
- elstikk (“match”)
- skogel (“forest fire”)
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
el f (definite singular ela)
- a bird of the family Motacillidae
CompoundsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, “eld s. e:l” and “ärla s. ê:l”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt [The Hössjö speech: dictionary of a southern Westrobothnian dialect] (in Swedish) ISBN 9789197035811, page 95 and 221