el
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Symbol
el
- the ISO 639-1 code for Greek (cf grc)
[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛl/
[edit] Alternative spellings
[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
el (plural els)
[edit] Translations
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[edit] Asturian
[edit] Article
el m. sg. (feminine la, neuter lo, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)
- (definite) the
[edit] Usage notes
- The article el contracts to l' before a word beginning with a vowel or h: l'asturianu (the Asturian), l'hermanu (the brother)
- The article el contracts to 'l after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Breton
[edit] Contraction
el
- e (preposition "in") + ul (indefinite article "a(n)")
- e (preposition "in") + al (definite article "the")
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Alternative spellings
- es (salat) in Balearic dialects.
- lo (colloquial) in North occidental dialects.
[edit] Article
el (plural: els; feminine: la, before vowel: l')
- masculine singular definite article. the
[edit] Related terms
- en, masculine singular definite article for given names.
[edit] Pronoun
el (unstressed personal, enclictic -lo)
- Accusative masculine singular pronoun before verb.
[edit] Crimean Tatar
[edit] Noun
el
[edit] Declension
| nominative | el |
|---|---|
| genitive | elniñ |
| dative | elge |
| accusative | elni |
| locative | elde |
| ablative | elden |
[edit] References
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology 1
From Old Norse elri (“‘alder’”).
[edit] Noun
el c. (singular definite ellen, plural indefinite elle)
[edit] Inflection
[edit] Etymology 2
Introduced in the 1940's after Swedish el, abbreviation of elektricitet (“‘electricity’”).
[edit] Noun
el c. (singular definite ellen, not used in plural form)
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
el
- yard (as unit of measurement)
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[edit] Esperanto
[edit] Preposition
el
- out (of)
[edit] Galician
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronoun
el m nominative and oblique (dative lle, accusative o)
- he (masculine singular third-person personal pronoun)
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[edit] See also
[edit] Hungarian
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adverb
el
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[edit] Lingua Franca Nova
[edit] Pronoun
el
[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“‘other’”). Akin to Gothic aljis "other", Latin alius.
[edit] Noun
el m.
- other, the other (one)
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | el | elle |
| accusative | el | elle |
| genitive | elles | elra |
| dative | elle | ellum |
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Pronoun
el m. (third-person singular)
[edit] Declension
| Nominative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| el | |||
| Accusative | |||
| stressed | unstressed | ||
| el | îl | ||
| Genitive | |||
| lui | |||
| Singular | Plural | ||
| m. & n. | f. | m. | f. & n. |
| său | sa | săi | sale |
| Dative | |||
| stressed | unstressed | ||
| lui | îi | ||
| Reflexive | |||
| Accusative | Dative | ||
| stressed | unstressed | stressed | unstressed |
| sine | se | sieşi | îşi |
[edit] Synonyms
- dumnealui (polite form)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Article
el (plural: los; feminine: la; plural feminine: las; neuter: lo)
- Masculine singular definite article; the.
[edit] Usage notes
The prepositions de and a contract with el, unless el is part of a proper noun.
- El misionario se fue a El Salvador para predicar al Salvador.
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa.
[edit] Article
el (plural: las) f.
- Feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/:
- el alma, pl. las almas
- el hacha, pl. las hachas
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
| Declination for el | Singular | Uncountable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | Indefinite | Definite | ||
| Base form | el | elen | ||
| Possessive form | els | elens | ||
el c. (abbreviation of elektricitet)
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[edit] Turkish
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
el (definite accusative eli, plural eller)
[edit] Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | elim | ellerim |
| senin (your) | elin | ellerin |
| onun (his/her/its) | eli | elleri |
| bizim (our) | elimiz | ellerimiz |
| sizin (your) | eliniz | elleriniz |
| onların (their) | eli/elleri | elleri |