el.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"
Danish edit
Conjunction edit
el.
- Abbreviation of eller.
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Abbreviation of ella
Conjunction edit
el.
Norwegian edit
Conjunction edit
el.
- Abbreviation of eller (“or”).
Swedish edit
Conjunction edit
el.
- or; Abbreviation of eller.
Adjective edit
el.
Usage notes edit
- Some time around 1940, this abbreviation turned into a prefix in words like elmotor (“electrical motor”), elverk (“electrical power plant”), replacing the much older prefix elektro- (“electro-”). Then around 1960, it turned into a stand-alone word el (“electricity”).