lell
Estonian
editEtymology
editOf Finno-Mordvinic origin. Cognate to Erzya леля (ľeľa, “older brother, uncle”).
Noun
editlell (genitive lelle, partitive lelle)
- paternal uncle; brother of one's father
Declension
editDeclension of lell (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | lell | lelled | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | lelle | ||
genitive | lellede | ||
partitive | lelle | lelli lellesid | |
illative | lelle lellesse |
lelledesse lellisse | |
inessive | lelles | lelledes lellis | |
elative | lellest | lelledest lellist | |
allative | lellele | lelledele lellile | |
adessive | lellel | lelledel lellil | |
ablative | lellelt | lelledelt lellilt | |
translative | lelleks | lelledeks lelliks | |
terminative | lelleni | lelledeni | |
essive | lellena | lelledena | |
abessive | lelleta | lelledeta | |
comitative | lellega | lelledega |
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom likevel.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editlell
- nevertheless, nonetheless, after all
- 1895, Per Sivle, Vaar-Vôn:
- Og kjenner du inkje ikvell ikvell, at Livet, det er no det likaste lell?
- And can you not feel, tonight, tonight, that life is the best thing after all?
References
edit- “lell” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.