nel

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See also: Nel, ńel, nél, and -nél

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin ānellus. Compare Romanian inel.

Noun

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nel n (plural neali)

  1. ring

Derived terms

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From a contraction of the preposition en (in) + masculine singular article el (the).

Contraction

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nel m (feminine na, neuter no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)

  1. in the

Classical Nahuatl

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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nēl inan

  1. first-person singular possessive singular of ēlli; (it is) my liver.

Finnish

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Finnish numbers (edit)
40
[a], [b] ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: neljä
    Colloquial counting form: nee, nel
    Ordinal: neljäs
    Colloquial ordinal: nelkki (regional)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 4., 4:s
    Digit name: nelonen
    Adverbial: neljästi
    Multiplier: nelinkertainen
    Distributive: nelittäin
    Fractional: neljäsosa, neljännes

Etymology

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< neljä, specifically the initial syllable

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnel/, [ˈne̞l]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification(key): nel

Numeral

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nel (colloquial)

  1. (counting) four

Usage notes

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This form is used only in counting, i.e. not in attributive use.

Synonyms

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Galician

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Etymology

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From contraction of preposition en (in) + third-person masculine singular pronoun el (he, him, it).

Contraction

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nel m (feminine nela, masculine plural neles, feminine plural nelas)

  1. in him, in it

Italian

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Contraction

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nel

  1. contraction of in il; in the

Manx

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Verb

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nel

  1. Negative dependent form of bee:
    am (not), is (not), are (not)

Usage notes

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  • Used exclusively with cha.

Synonyms

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Old French

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Contraction

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nel

  1. Contraction of ne + le (not it)