el

See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"

Contents

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛl/

Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old English el, from Latin el (the name of the letter L).

Alternative forms

• L
• ell

Noun

el (plural els)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

Translations

name of the letter L, l

• Arabic: إِل‎‎ m (ʾel)
• Catalan: ela (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (English letter names are called as in English, no other standard Mandarin name exists)

• Esperanto: lo (eo)
• Finnish: äl (fi)
• French: elle (fr) m
• Galician: ele (gl) m
• Greek: ελ n (el)
• Hawaiian: lā
• Hindi: एल (hi) (el)
• Ido: le (io)
• Irish: eil, luis

• Italian: ^{(please verify)} elle (it) m, f
• Japanese: エル (eru)
• Korean: 엘 (el)
• Latin: el (la)
• Malay: el
• Marathi: एल (ela)
• Persian: ال‎‎ (fa) (el)
• Portuguese: ele (pt) m
• Russian: эл (ru) n (el), эль (ru) n (elʹ)
• Spanish: ele (es) f
• Thai: แอล (th) (ɛɛl)
• Turkish: le (tr)
• Vietnamese: e-lờ, lờ (vi)

See also

• (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 2

Alternative forms

• L

Noun

el (plural els)

1. (US) An elevated train, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago.

Translations

elevated train

Anagrams

• -le, LE, Le, LαE, le

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• elu

Etymology

From Latin ille, possibly through a Vulgar Latin *illus. Compare Daco-Romanian el.

Pronoun

el m (plural elj)

1. (third-person masculine singular pronoun, nominative form) he

Synonyms

• nãs

Pronoun

el m

1. (long/stressed accusative form) him

Related terms

• 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 also

• 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)

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin ille, illum.

Pronunciation

Article

el m sg (feminine la, neuter lo, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)

1. (definite) the

Usage notes

• 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 terms

terms derived from el

• al
• col
• del
• nel

• pal
• pel
• pol
• sol

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Breton

Etymology

Pronunciation

Contraction

el

1. e (preposition “in”) + ul (indefinite article “a(n)”)
2. e (preposition “in”) + al (definite article “the”)

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Catalan

Alternative forms

• es (salat) in Balearic dialects.
• lo (colloquial) in North occidental dialects.

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əl/, /el/

Article

el m (feminine la, masculine plural els, feminine plural les)

1. the; definite article

Usage notes

Before a word that begins with a vowel or silent h- followed by a vowel, the form l' is used.

See also

• en, masculine singular definite article for given names.

Pronoun

el (proclitic, contracted l', enclitic lo, contracted enclitic 'l)

1. him (direct object)

Declension

Catalan personal pronouns and clitics

	strong/subject	weak (direct object)		weak (indirect object)		possessive
singular		proclitic	enclitic	proclitic	enclitic
1st person	jo, mi3	em, m’	-me, ’m	em, m’	-me, ’m	meu
1st person majestic1	nós	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	tu	et, t’	-te, ’t	et, t’	-te, ’t	teu
2nd person formal1	vós	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person very formal2	vostè	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person masculine	ell	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person feminine	ella	la, l’4	-la	li	-li	seu
3rd person neuter		ho	-ho	li	-li	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
plural
1st person	nosaltres	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	vosaltres	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person formal2	vostès	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person masculine	ells	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person feminine	elles	les	-les	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
adverbial
ablative/genitive		en, n’	-ne, ’n
locative		hi	-hi
1) Behaves grammatically as plural. 2) Behaves grammatically as third person.			3) Only as object of a preposition. 4) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.

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Cornish

Noun

el m (plural eledh)

1. angel

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

el

1. hand, forearm
2. ell

Declension

Declension of el

nominative	el
genitive	elniñ
dative	elge
accusative	elni
locative	elde
ablative	elden

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛl]

Noun

el n

1. The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

Further reading

• el in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• el in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• lo

Etymology

From Latin ille, illud.

Article

el

1. the; masculine singular definite article

Related terms

• i
• la

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse elri (“alder”), cf. ǫlr (compare Icelandic elri, Swedish al, Norwegian Bokmål older), from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare English alder), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛl/, [ɛlˀ]

Noun

el c (singular definite ellen, plural indefinite elle)

1. alder

Inflection

Declension of el

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	el	ellen	elle	ellene
genitive	els	ellens	elles	ellenes

Etymology 2

Introduced in the 1940’s after Swedish el, abbreviation of elektricitet (“electricity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛl/, [ɛl]

Noun

el c (singular definite ellen, not used in plural form)

1. electricity

Synonyms

• strøm

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛl
• IPA^(key): /ɛl/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

el f, m (plural ellen, diminutive elletje n)

1. (archaic) yard (unit of measurement)

Derived terms

• ellenlang

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Emilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /el/
• Hyphenation: el

Pronoun

el (personal)

1. (nominative case, feminine) they
2. (accusative case, feminine) them

Alternative forms

• Becomes elj- before a vowel.
• Becomes -li when acting as an enclitic.

Related terms

Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)

Number	Person	Gender	Disjunctive (tonic)	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Reflexive (-self)	Comitative (with)
Singular	First	—	mè	a	me			mêg
	Second	—	tè	et	te			têg
	Third	Masculine	ló	al		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine	lê	la
Plural	First	Masculine	nuēter	a	se			nōsk
		Feminine	nuētri
	Second	Masculine	vuēter	a	ve			vōsk
		Feminine	vuētri
	Third	Masculine	lôr	i		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine		el	li

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Esperanto

Etymology

Obscure; may be derived from Latin ex ("out of").

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /el/

Preposition

el

1. made of

   Tio estas ĉemizo el silko

   This is a shirt made of silk.

2. from (of)

   El kie vi venis?
   Mi venis el Nov-Jorko.

   Where did you come from?
   I came from New York.

   • 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.

   • 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.

Antonyms

• al (“to”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• eldoni (“to issue, publish”)
• eliri (“to go out, exit”)
• elkreski (“to grow out from somewhere”, “to grow up or mature”)
• elpensi (“to think up”)

• elŝuti (“to download”)
• eltrovi (“to find out; to discover, invent”)
• elvoki (“to evoke; to invoke”)

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin ille (“that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈel/

Pronoun

el m (accusative o, dative lle)

1. he

Usage notes

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 terms

• ela
• elas
• eles

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese ele. Cognates with Kabuverdianu el.

Pronoun

el

1. he, she (third person singular).

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Hungarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛl]

• Audio

  (file)

Adverb

el

1. off

   El a kezekkel!

   Hands off!

2. away

   Anna elment? Nem ment el.

   Has Anna left? No, she has not.

Derived terms

• elvégre

See also

• el-

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛːl/
• Rhymes: -ɛːl

Verb

el

1. first-person singular present indicative of ala

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /el/, /ɛl/

Pronoun

el (plural eli, possessive elua, possessive plural elui)

1. Apocopic form of elu; she, her

See also

    Personal pronouns in Ido

		Singular			Plural
		Nominative	Possessive		Nominative	Possessive
			Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural
First person		me	mea	mei	ni	nia	nii
Second person	Formal	vu	vua	vui	vi	via	vii
	Familiar	tu	tua	tui
Third person	Masculine	ilu, il	ilua	ilui	ili	ilia	ilii
	Feminine	elu, el	elua	elui	eli	elia	elii
	Neuter	olu, ol	olua	olui	oli	olia	olii
	Pangender	lu	lua	lui	li	lia	lii
	Reflexive	su	sua	sui	su	sua	sui
Indefinite		onu, on	onua	onui	onu, on	onua	onui
Notes
The possessive plurals are seldom used.
The shortened forms are preferred.
The pangendered forms are preferred to the gendered or neuter forms in most scenarios.

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Istriot

Etymology 1

From Latin illum < ille.

Pronoun

el

1. 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.

Related terms

• gila

Etymology 2

From Latin ille.

Article

el m sg (feminine la)

1. the

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /el/, [el̺]
• Hyphenation: él

Determiner

el m

1. (before a consonant) Apocopic form of ello

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese ele.

Pronoun

el

1. he, she, third person singular.

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /el/, [ɛɫ]

Noun

el (indeclinable)

1. The name of the letter L.

Usage notes

• 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 terms

• (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

References

• el in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• 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
    
• 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

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Latvian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛl]

(file)

Noun

el m (invariable)

1. The Latvian name of the Latin script letter L/l.

See also

• Latvian letter names:

  a (A), garais ā (Ā), bē (B), cē (C), čē (Č), dē (D), e (E), garais ē (Ē), ef (F), gā (G), ģē (Ģ), hā (H), i (I), garais ī (Ī), jē (J), kā (K), ķē (Ķ), el (L), eļ (Ļ), em (M), en (N), eņ (Ņ), o (O), pē (P), er (R), es (S), eš (Š), tē (T), u (U), garais ū (Ū), vē (V), zē (Z), žē (Ž)

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *elli, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /el/

Determiner

el

1. other, another

Adverb

el

1. else, otherwise
2. elsewhere

Further reading

• “el (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “el, els”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “el (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
• “el (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːl/

Verb

el

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of mynet

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish el.

Noun

el

1. 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 terms

• elbil
• elmotor

References

• “el” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish el.

Noun

el n

1. 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 terms

• elbil
• elmotor

References

• “el” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin ille.

Pronoun

el

1. he (third-person singular subject pronoun)
2. it (third-person singular subject pronoun)

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /el/

Noun

el m

1. el, the letter L

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Old French

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• enl (very rare)

Contraction

el

1. 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

Etymology 2

Latin alius.

Pronoun

el

1. something else
   • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 94 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, 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.

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Old Portuguese

Pronoun

el

1. 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.

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese ele and Spanish él and from Kabuverdianu el.

Pronoun

el

1. he, she, third person singular.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Akin to Spanish el.

Article

el m sg

1. Only used in el-rei: the

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Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *illus, from Latin ille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jel/

Pronoun

el m (third-person singular, plural ei)

1. (nominative form) he

Declension

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

Synonyms

• dumnealui (polite form)

Pronoun

el m (stressed accusative form of el)

1. (direct object, preceded by preposition, such as "pe", "cu", "la", or "pentru") him

Related terms

• ea (third-person feminine singular)
• ei (third-person masculine plural)
• ele (third-person feminine plural)

See also

Romanian personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		eu	noi
2nd person	plain	tu	voi
	semi-polite	dumneata	dumneavoastră
	polite	dumneavoastră
3rd person familiar	m	el	ei
	f	ea	ele
3rd person polite	m	dumnealui	dumnealor
	f	dumneaei

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Romansch

Etymology

From Latin ille.

Pronoun

el

1. he

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈel/

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *illu, from Latin ille, illum.

Article

el (plural los, feminine la, feminine plural las, neuter lo)

1. Masculine singular definite article; the.

Usage notes

• The prepositions de and a contract with el, unless el is part of a proper noun.

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 terms

• él
• le
• lo

Etymology 2

From Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa.

Article

el (feminine plural las)

1. Feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/:

   el alma, pl. las almas

   el hacha, pl. las hachas

Further reading

• “el” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːl/

Noun

el c

1. 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

   • 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.

   • 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.

Declension

Declension of el
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	el	elen	—	—
Genitive	els	elens	—	—

Related terms

• elanvändning
• elavbrott
• elkabel
• elkraft
• elmätare
• elnät
• elöverföring
• elöverkänslig
• elsäkerhet
• elstängsel
• elström
• elverk

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /el/ or IPA^(key): /əl/

Etymology 1

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).

Noun

el (definite accusative eli, plural eller)

1. hand

Etymology 2

Noun

el (definite accusative eli, plural eller)

1. a foreign person

Etymology 3

From Old Turkic él, from Proto-Turkic. Cognate with alan.

Noun

el (definite accusative eli, plural eller)

1. country, homeland, province

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	el
Definite accusative	eli
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	el	eller
Definite accusative	eli	elleri
Dative	ele	ellere
Locative	elde	ellerde
Ablative	elden	ellerden
Genitive	elin	ellerin
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular elim ellerim 2nd singular elin ellerin 3rd singular eli elleri 1st plural elimiz ellerimiz 2nd plural eliniz elleriniz 3rd plural elleri elleri
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular elim ellerim 2nd singular elsin ellersin 3rd singular el eldir eller ellerdir 1st plural eliz elleriz 2nd plural elsiniz ellersiniz 3rd plural eller ellerdir

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Venetian

Alternative forms

• al (Belluno)

Etymology

From Latin illum < ille.

Article

el m sg (plural i)

1. the

Related terms

• ła

Pronoun

el

1. 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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Volapük

Article

el

1. the (used for all proper nouns and also foreign loanwords not yet assimilated into Volapük)

   El Karl binom ziom ela Katlin.

   Karl is Katlin's uncle.

Usage notes

• 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.

Declension

    declension of el

	singular	plural
nominative	el	els
genitive	ela	elas
dative	ele	eles
accusative	eli	elis

Derived terms

• hiel
• jiel

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Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eldr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): éːl, íːl

  Rhymes: -éːl, -ɪ́ːl

Noun

el m (definite singular eln)

1. fire

Alternative forms

• il

Derived terms

Derived terms

• elfäng (“something that can be used for burning”)
• ellbäin (“tinder box, flint, tinder and sulfur”)
• ellfør (“flint and steel to strike fire with”)
• ellsinner (“spark”)

• ellskåt (“place where pyre, bonfire is lit”)
• ellslöga (“flame”)
• elltostr (“spark”)
• elltönner (“tinder”)

• elsta (“the place in the inner corner of the fireplace”)
• elstikk (“match”)
• skogel (“forest fire”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ertla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): èːl, èlː

  Rhymes: -èːl, -èlː

Noun

el f (definite singular ela)

1. a bird of the family Motacillidae

Compounds

• sesel
• trȯhnuel

References

• 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, page 95 and 221