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avel

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See also: -ável

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin āvellō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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avel (third-person singular simple present avels, present participle avelling, simple past and past participle avelled)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To pull away.

Etymology 2

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From Hebrew אבל (avel).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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avel (plural avels or avelim)

  1. (Judaism) A mourner.
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Anagrams

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Breton

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Etymology

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From Middle Breton avel, from Old Breton auel, from Proto-Brythonic *awel (“wind”), from Proto-Celtic *awelā (“wind, breeze”) (compare Cornish awel and Welsh awel).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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avel f (plural avelioù)

  1. wind

Synonyms

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  • (literary, archaic) gwent

Cornish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *haβ̃al, from Proto-Celtic *samalis. Doublet of haval. Cognate with Breton evel and Welsh fel, fal.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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avel

  1. as, like
    Synonyms: haval dhe, kepar, mar
  2. than
    Synonyms: ages, es

Inflection

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Inflection of avel
singular plural
1st person avelov avelon
2nd person avelos avelowgh
3rd person m avello avella
f avelli


Derived terms

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Cypriot Arabic

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Etymology

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From *avel cimplavel, from Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal).

Adverb

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avel

  1. the year before last

References

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  • Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 148

Ladino

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hebrew אוויר (avír), from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr).

Noun

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avel m

  1. air

Further reading

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  • Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “aver”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
  • Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977), “avér”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 69
  • Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000), “aver”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 51

Romani

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-
Sanskrit आप् (āp)
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Sanskrit -अयति (-ayati)
Sanskrit आपयति (āpayati)
Prakrit 𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀇 (āvei)
Romani avel

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀇 (āvei), from Sanskrit आपयति (āpayati), from आप् (āp) + -अयति (-ayati).

    Verb

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    avel

    1. to come

    References

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    • Yaron Matras (2002), “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39
    • Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “avel (avilǎs)”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 146

    Swedish

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    Noun

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    avel c

    1. selective breeding (of animals)

    Usage notes

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    Just "breeding" might sound more natural as a translation. Compare uppfödning (“breeding”), which is possibly less selective.

    Declension

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    Declension of avel
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite avel avels
    definite aveln avelns
    plural indefinite — —
    definite — —

    Derived terms

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    • avla (“to breed”)

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    References

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    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    Originally a dialectal variation of aval.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /aˈvel/
    • Hyphenation: a‧vel

    Adjective

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    avel(originally dialectal)

    1. (slang, offensive) retarded, stupid, foolish
      Synonym: bön
      avel avel bakmak ― to look stupidly

    Declension

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    Predicative forms of avel
    present tense
    positive declarative positive interrogative
    ben (I am) avelim avel miyim?
    sen (you are) avelsin avel misin?
    o (he/she/it is) avel / aveldir avel mi?
    biz (we are) aveliz avel miyiz?
    siz (you are) avelsiniz avel misiniz?
    onlar (they are) avel(ler) avel(ler) mi?
    past tense
    positive declarative positive interrogative
    ben (I was) aveldim avel miydim?
    sen (you were) aveldin avel miydin?
    o (he/she/it was) aveldi avel miydi?
    biz (we were) aveldik avel miydik?
    siz (you were) aveldiniz avel miydiniz?
    onlar (they were) aveldiler avel miydiler?
    indirect past
    positive declarative positive interrogative
    ben (I was) avelmişim avel miymişim?
    sen (you were) avelmişsin avel miymişsin?
    o (he/she/it was) avelmiş avel miymiş?
    biz (we were) avelmişiz avel miymişiz?
    siz (you were) avelmişsiniz avel miymişsiniz?
    onlar (they were) avelmişler avel miymişler?
    conditional
    positive declarative positive interrogative
    ben (if I) avelsem avel miysem?
    sen (if you) avelsen avel miysen?
    o (if he/she/it) avelse avel miyse?
    biz (if we) avelsek avel miysek?
    siz (if you) avelseniz avel miyseniz?
    onlar (if they) avelseler avel miyseler?

    For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

    Noun

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    avel (definite accusative aveli, plural aveller)

    1. (slang, offensive) idiot, retard, fool

    Declension

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    Declension of avel
    singular plural
    nominative avel aveller
    definite accusative aveli avelleri
    dative avele avellere
    locative avelde avellerde
    ablative avelden avellerden
    genitive avelin avellerin
    Possessive forms
    nominative
    singular plural
    1st singular avelim avellerim
    2nd singular avelin avellerin
    3rd singular aveli avelleri
    1st plural avelimiz avellerimiz
    2nd plural aveliniz avelleriniz
    3rd plural avelleri avelleri
    definite accusative
    singular plural
    1st singular avelimi avellerimi
    2nd singular avelini avellerini
    3rd singular avelini avellerini
    1st plural avelimizi avellerimizi
    2nd plural avelinizi avellerinizi
    3rd plural avellerini avellerini
    dative
    singular plural
    1st singular avelime avellerime
    2nd singular aveline avellerine
    3rd singular aveline avellerine
    1st plural avelimize avellerimize
    2nd plural avelinize avellerinize
    3rd plural avellerine avellerine
    locative
    singular plural
    1st singular avelimde avellerimde
    2nd singular avelinde avellerinde
    3rd singular avelinde avellerinde
    1st plural avelimizde avellerimizde
    2nd plural avelinizde avellerinizde
    3rd plural avellerinde avellerinde
    ablative
    singular plural
    1st singular avelimden avellerimden
    2nd singular avelinden avellerinden
    3rd singular avelinden avellerinden
    1st plural avelimizden avellerimizden
    2nd plural avelinizden avellerinizden
    3rd plural avellerinden avellerinden
    genitive
    singular plural
    1st singular avelimin avellerimin
    2nd singular avelinin avellerinin
    3rd singular avelinin avellerinin
    1st plural avelimizin avellerimizin
    2nd plural avelinizin avellerinizin
    3rd plural avellerinin avellerinin
    Predicative forms
    singular plural
    1st singular avelim avellerim
    2nd singular avelsin avellersin
    3rd singular avel
    aveldir     		aveller
    avellerdir
    1st plural aveliz avelleriz
    2nd plural avelsiniz avellersiniz
    3rd plural aveller avellerdir

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • “avel”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982
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