lell

See also: Lell and LE LL

Estonian

Etymology

Of Finno-Mordvinic origin. Cognate to Erzya леля (ľeľa, “older brother, uncle”).

Noun

lell (genitive lelle, partitive lelle)

1. paternal uncle; brother of one's father

Declension

Declension of lell (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
		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

Alternative forms

• lel

Etymology

From likevel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛlː/

Adverb

lell

1. 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

• “lell” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.