el

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[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

el

  1. the ISO 639-3 code for Greek (cf grc)

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Alternative spellings

  • (both senses): L
  • (letter): ell

[edit] Noun

Singular
el

Plural
els

el (plural els)

  1. (US): An elevated train, especially in Chicago.
  2. The letter L.

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Article

el (plural: els; feminine: la)

  1. masculine singular definite article. the

[edit] Pronoun

el

  1. Accusative masculine singular pronoun before verb.

[edit] Crimean Tatar

[edit] Noun

el

  1. hand, forearm.
  2. ell.

[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

Old Norse elri

[edit] Noun

el

  1. alder

[edit] Etymology 2

Introduced in the 1940ies after Swedish el, abbreviation of elektricitet "electricity".

[edit] Noun

el

  1. electricity

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

el

  1. yard (as unit of measurement)

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Preposition

el

  1. out (of)

[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Adverb

el

  1. off
    El a kezekkel! (Hands off!)
  2. away
    Anna elment? Nem ment el. (Has Anna left? No, she has not.)

[edit] Lingua Franca Nova

[edit] Pronoun

el

  1. he, she, it, him, her
  2. his, its, hers

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Pronoun

el m. (third-person singular)

  1. he

[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

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin ille.

[edit] Article

el (plural: los; feminine: la; plural feminine: las; neuter: lo)

  1. 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.

  1. Feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/:
    el alma, pl. las almas

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Declination for el Singular Uncountable
Common Indefinite Definite
Nominative el elen
Genitive els elens

el c. (abbreviation of elektricitet)

  1. electricity

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

el

  1. hand
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