el
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
el (plural els)
- The name of the Latin script letter L/l.
Translations [edit]
name of the letter L, l
See also [edit]
- (Latin script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee/zed (Category: en:Latin letter names)
Etymology 2 [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
el (plural els)
- (US) An elevated train, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago.
Translations [edit]
elevated train
Anagrams [edit]
Aromanian [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin ille, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *illus. Compare Daco-Romanian el.
Pronoun [edit]
el m
- (third-person masculine singular pronoun) he
Synonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Asturian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Article [edit]
el m sg (feminine la, neuter lo, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)
- (definite) the
Usage notes [edit]
- 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.
Derived terms [edit]
Breton [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Contraction [edit]
el
- e (preposition “in”) + ul (indefinite article “a(n)”)
- e (preposition “in”) + al (definite article “the”)
Catalan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From earlier lo, from Vulgar Latin illum, from Latin ille. The initial e- was inserted as an epenthetic vowel after the unstressed -o had begun to be dropped.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /əl/, /el/
Alternative forms [edit]
Article [edit]
el m (feminine la, masculine plural els, feminine plural les)
- the; masculine singular definite article
Usage notes [edit]
Before a word that begins with a vowel or h-, the form l' is used.
See also [edit]
- en, masculine singular definite article for given names.
Pronoun [edit]
el (proclitic, contracted l', enclitic lo, contracted enclitic 'l)
- him (direct object)
Declension [edit]
Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
Crimean Tatar [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
el
Declension [edit]
declension of el
| nominative | el |
|---|---|
| genitive | elniñ |
| dative | elge |
| accusative | elni |
| locative | elde |
| ablative | elden |
References [edit]
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
Dalmatian [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Article [edit]
el
- the; masculine singular definite article
Related terms [edit]
Danish [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Norse elri (“alder”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɛl/, [ɛlˀ]
Noun [edit]
el c (singular definite ellen, plural indefinite elle)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of el
Etymology 2 [edit]
Introduced in the 1940’s after Swedish el, abbreviation of elektricitet (“electricity”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɛl/, [ɛl]
Noun [edit]
el c (singular definite ellen, not used in plural form)
Synonyms [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
el f, m (plural ellen, diminutive elletje)
- (archaic) yard (unit of measurement)
Derived terms [edit]
Esperanto [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Obscure; may be derived from Latin ex ("out of").
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /el/
Preposition [edit]
el
- from (of)
- El kie vi venis?
— Mi venis el Nov-Jorko. (Where did you come from?
— I came from New York.) - Li estas la plej riĉa homo el la mondo. (He is the richest man in the world.) (Louis de Beaufront, Grammaire et exercices de la langue internationale espéranto, 1906)
- Li estas la malplej riĉa el ni. (He is the least rich of us.) (Louis de Beaufront, Grammaire et exercices de la langue internationale espéranto, 1906)
- El kie vi venis?
Antonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Noun [edit]
el (plural el-oj, accusative singular el-on, accusative plural el-ojn)
- The name of the Latin script letter L/l.
See also [edit]
- (Latin script letter names) litero; a, bo/be, co/ce, ĉo/ĉa, do/de, e, fo/ef, go/ge, ĝo/ĝe, ho/ha, ĥo/ĥi, i, jo/je, ĵo/ĵi, ko/ka, lo/el, mo/om, no/en, o, po/pa, ro/ar, so/es, ŝo/eŝ, to/ta, u, ŭo/eŭ, vo/vi, zo/ze (Category: eo:Latin letter names)
Galician [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin ille (“that”).
Pronoun [edit]
el m nominative and oblique (dative lle, accusative o)
- he (masculine singular third-person personal pronoun)
Related terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Hungarian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Adverb [edit]
el
See also [edit]
Latin [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
el (indeclinable)
- The name of the letter L.
Usage notes [edit]
- Multiple Latin names for the letter L, l have been suggested. The most common is el or a syllabic l, although there is some evidence which also supports, as names for the letter, lē, ll, əl, lə, and even (in the fourth- or fifth-century first Antinoë papyrus, which gives Greek transliterations of the Latin names of the Roman alphabet’s letters) ιλλε (ille).
Coordinate terms [edit]
- (Latin’s names for the letters of its own alphabet): ā (A), bē (B), cē (C), dē (D), ē (E), ef (F), gē (G), hā (H), ī (I), kā (K), el (L), em (M), en (N), ō (O), pē (P), kū (Q), er (R), es (S), tē (T), ū (V), ix / īx / ex (X), ȳ (Y), zēta (Z)
References [edit]
- Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), especially pages 30–31, 42–44, and 63
Latvian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [ɛl]
Noun [edit]
el m, invariable
- The Latvian name of the Latin script letter L/l.
See also [edit]
- Latvian letter names:
Middle Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Dutch *elli, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /el/
Determiner [edit]
el
Adverb [edit]
el
Related terms [edit]
Occitan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin ille.
Pronoun [edit]
el
Old English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /el/
Noun [edit]
el m
Old French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- enl (very rare)
Contraction [edit]
el
- contraction of en + le (in the)
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Equitan
- m'est une anguisse el quer ferue, ki tut le cors me fet trembler
- Such a pain has pierced my heart, that makes my whole body quiver
- m'est une anguisse el quer ferue, ki tut le cors me fet trembler
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Equitan
Romanian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Vulgar Latin *illus, from Latin ille.
Pronoun [edit]
el m (third-person singular) (plural ei)
Declension [edit]
| 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 | sie or sieși | își |
Synonyms [edit]
- dumnealui (polite form)
Related terms [edit]
- ea (third-person feminine singular)
- ei (third-person masculine plural)
- ele (third-person feminine plural)
See also [edit]
Romanian personal pronouns
Romansch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin ille.
Pronoun [edit]
el
Spanish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /el/
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Latin ille.
Article [edit]
el (plural: los; feminine: la; plural feminine: las; neuter: lo)
- Masculine singular definite article; the.
Usage notes [edit]
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.
The definite Spanish articles can replace posessive pronouns.
- Tengo las manos sucias.
- My hands are dirty.
Related terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa.
Article [edit]
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
Swedish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /eːl/
Etymology [edit]
A contraction of elektricitet or elektrisk, that must have taken place between 1920 and 1975. SAOB (letter E edited in 1921) does not mention this, but does mention the prefix elektro-. Lilla Focus (1961) mentions el- as a prefix, but not as a word of its own.
The use of "el" as a stand-alone word (not just a prefix) was discussed in Teknisk Tidskrift, 15 December 1934, referring to a proposal from "Fera", Föreningen för elektricitetens rationella användning, an association of electric power grid operators.
Teknisk Tidskrift, 15 December 1934
Noun [edit]
el c
- electricity, electric current or power; Contraction of elektricitet. or elektrisk
- 1957, used as a prefix, §14, Lag (1957:262) om allmän energiskatt
- elektrisk kraft som förbrukas för el-, gas-, värme- eller vattenförsörjning i andra kommuner
- electric power which is used for the supply of electricity, gas, heating or water in other municipalities
- elektrisk kraft som förbrukas för el-, gas-, värme- eller vattenförsörjning i andra kommuner
- 1975, Håkan Winberg (m), speaking in the Riksdag on May 27 (protocol, page 264)
- Vidare är den del av marknaden som har den högsta betalningsförmågan, dvs. hushållen, inriktad på användning av el.
- Also the part of the market which has the highest purchasing power, i.e. the households, is set for the use of electricity.
- Vidare är den del av marknaden som har den högsta betalningsförmågan, dvs. hushållen, inriktad på användning av el.
- 1980, Rune Torwald (c), speaking in the Riksdag on January 11 (protocol, page 46)
- När man använder så stor andel av elen till att värma upp bostäder som ju bara utnyttjas vintertid och inte på sommaren, så får man stora säsongvariationer.
- When using so large a portion of the electricity to heat homes, something which is only used in the winter and not in the summer, one will get large seasonal variations.
- När man använder så stor andel av elen till att värma upp bostäder som ju bara utnyttjas vintertid och inte på sommaren, så får man stora säsongvariationer.
- 1957, used as a prefix, §14, Lag (1957:262) om allmän energiskatt
Declension [edit]
Declension of el
Related terms [edit]
- elanvändning
- elavbrott
- elkabel
- elkraft
- elmätare
- elnät
- elöverföring
- elöverkänslig
- elsäkerhet
- elstängsel
- elström
- elverk
Turkish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Turkic elig (“hand”), from Proto-Turkic.
Noun [edit]
el (definite accusative eli, plural eller)
Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
el (definite accusative eli, plural eller)
- a foreign person
Etymology 3 [edit]
From Old Turkic él, from Proto-Turkic.
Noun [edit]
el (definite accusative eli, plural eller)
Declension [edit]
declension of el
possessive forms of el
| nominative | 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) | elleri | elleri |
| accusative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | elimi | ellerimi |
| senin (your) | elini | ellerini |
| onun (his/her/its) | elini | ellerini |
| bizim (our) | elimizi | ellerimizi |
| sizin (your) | elinizi | ellerinizi |
| onların (their) | ellerini | ellerini |
| dative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | elime | ellerime |
| senin (your) | eline | ellerine |
| onun (his/her/its) | eline | ellerine |
| bizim (our) | elimize | ellerimize |
| sizin (your) | elinize | ellerinize |
| onların (their) | ellerine | ellerine |
| locative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | elimde | ellerimde |
| senin (your) | elinde | ellerinde |
| onun (his/her/its) | elinde | ellerinde |
| bizim (our) | elimizde | ellerimizde |
| sizin (your) | elinizde | ellerinizde |
| onların (their) | ellerinde | ellerinde |
| ablative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | elimden | ellerimden |
| senin (your) | elinden | ellerinden |
| onun (his/her/its) | elinden | ellerinden |
| bizim (our) | elimizden | ellerimizden |
| sizin (your) | elinizden | ellerinizden |
| onların (their) | ellerinden | ellerinden |
| genitive | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | elimin | ellerimin |
| senin (your) | elinin | ellerinin |
| onun (his/her/its) | elinin | ellerinin |
| bizim (our) | elimizin | ellerimizin |
| sizin (your) | elinizin | ellerinizin |
| onların (their) | ellerinin | ellerinin |
predicative forms of el
| simple present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| ben (I am) | elim | ellerim* |
| sen (you are) | elsin | ellersin* |
| o (he/she/it is) | el / eldir | eller* / ellerdir* |
| biz (we are) | eliz | elleriz |
| siz (you are) | elsiniz | ellersiniz |
| onlar (they are) | eller | ellerdir |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | eldim | ellerdim* |
| sen (you were) | eldin | ellerdin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | eldi | ellerdi* |
| biz (we were) | eldik | ellerdik |
| siz (you were) | eldiniz | ellerdiniz |
| onlar (they were) | eldiler | ellerdi |
| indirect / unwitnessed past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | elmişim | ellermişim* |
| sen (you were) | elmişsin | ellermişsin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | elmiş | ellermiş* |
| biz (we were) | elmişiz | ellermişiz |
| siz (you were) | elmişsiniz | ellermişsiniz |
| onlar (they were) | elmişler | ellermiş |
| *Not used, but perhaps rarely - chiefly grammatical formations.
Note: Plural forms are not used with adjectives. |
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Venetian [edit]
Article [edit]
el m sg (plural i)
Pronoun [edit]
el
- he, she, it used as an obligatory clitic pronoun following a verb.
- El cane el mangia i osi.
- The dog (it) eats the bones.
- El cane el mangia i osi.
Volapük [edit]
Article [edit]
el
- the (used for all proper nouns and also foreign loanwords not yet assimilated into Volapük)
- El Karl binom ziom ela Katlin.
- Karl is Katlin's uncle.
- El Karl binom ziom ela Katlin.
Usage notes [edit]
- The article el is used to modify any kind of noun (proper or foreign) which is itself indeclinable in Volapük. Then, whenever that noun needs to be declined, the article el which modifies it is declined in its stead.
Declension [edit]
declension of el
Derived terms [edit]
Categories:
- English nouns
- en:Latin letter names
- English abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms
- English abbreviations
- American English
- English two-letter words
- Aromanian terms derived from Latin
- Aromanian terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Aromanian pronouns
- Asturian articles
- Breton contractions
- Catalan terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan articles
- Catalan pronouns
- Catalan personal pronouns
- Crimean Tatar nouns
- Dalmatian terms derived from Latin
- Dalmatian articles
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish nouns
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch archaic terms
- nl:Units of measure
- Esperanto terms derived from Latin
- Esperanto prepositions
- Esperanto BRO1
- Esperanto nouns
- eo:Latin letter names
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician pronouns
- Hungarian adverbs
- Hungarian two-letter words
- Latin nouns
- la:Letter names of the Roman alphabet
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian masculine nouns
- Latvian indeclinable nouns
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch determiners
- Middle Dutch indefinite determiners
- Middle Dutch adverbs
- Occitan terms derived from Latin
- Occitan personal pronouns
- Old English nouns
- Old French contractions
- Romanian terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian personal pronouns
- Romansch terms derived from Latin
- Romansch pronouns
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish
- Spanish articles
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish contractions
- sv:Energy
- Turkish terms derived from Old Turkic
- Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Turkish nouns
- Venetian articles
- Venetian pronouns
- Volapük articles
