Danish

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Conjunction

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el.

  1. Abbreviation of eller.

Faroese

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of ella

Conjunction

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el.

  1. or

Norwegian

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Conjunction

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el.

  1. Abbreviation of eller (or).

Swedish

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Conjunction

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el.

  1. or; Abbreviation of eller.

Adjective

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el.

  1. electric, electrical, electricity; Abbreviation of elektrisk.

Usage notes

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  • 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).

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