English edit

Noun edit

eller (plural ellers)

  1. Obsolete form of alder.

Danish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Danish ællær, from Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlər/, /ˈɛlɐ/, [ˈelɐ], [ˈelɒ̽]

Conjunction edit

eller

  1. or
    At være eller ikke være.
    To be or not to be.
  2. nor
    Han sagde hverken ja eller nej.
    He said neither yes nor no.

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

Pronunciation edit

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Conjunction edit

eller

  1. or
    Hun er litt rar, eller hva?She's a bit odd, or what?
    Knask eller knep?Trick or treat?
    Jeg veit ikke om han er dum eller frekk.I don't know if he's stupid or rude.
    Organisasjonen er usikker på om det er en god idé eller ikke.The organisation is unsure as to whether it's a good idea or not.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

eller

  1. or

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Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

  • elr, lr (text messaging)
  • l. (lexicography)

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish ælla, ællar, from Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

eller

  1. or
    Att vara eller inte vara.
    To be or not to be.
  2. nor
    Han sade varken ja eller nej.
    He said neither yes nor no.

Phrase edit

eller

  1. or what?
    Skämtade hon eller?
    Was she joking or what?
    Ska du med eller?
    Are you joining or what?
    Är du go eller?
    Are you a swell guy or what? (regional, stereotypical phrase, Göteborg)

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