pel

See also: pèl, pêl, pel', and pěl

English

Noun

pel (plural pels)

1. (dated) pixel

Derived terms

• megapel

Anagrams

• 'elp, -ple, EPL, LEP, lep

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Afrikaans

Noun

pel (plural pels)

1. Alternative spelling of pêl

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Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition per (“by means of, by way of”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).

Contraction

pel m (feminine pela, neuter pelo, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural peles)

1. by means of the

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /pəl/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pel/

Preposition

pel m sg (masculine plural pels)

1. Contraction of per el.

Further reading

• “pel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pel” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “pel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛl/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

pel

1. first-person singular present indicative of pellen
2. imperative of pellen

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpel/

Contraction

pel

1. Contraction of per il.
   • 1893, Annuario Scientifico ed Industriale, Fratelli Treves, page 414:

     Poi nel 1890 i signori Hult e Rossberg intrapresero lavori di triangolazione all’estremità settentrionale della Finlandia, procedendo da Sodonkjla pel Kittenen, affluente del Kemi, e rilevandovi una quantità di laghetti affatto sconosciuti.

   • 1953, Il mare non bagna Napoli, Anna Maria Ortese:

     Eccolo là, a trent'anni, ha bisogno che lo portino pel collo all'ultima messa.

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Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• p’el, pol

Etymology

Compare Central Kurdish پۆل‎ (pol), پۆلوو‎ (polû, “ember”), Middle Armenian պող (poł).

Noun

p’el

1. firebrand, smouldering piece of wood, charred wood, live coal; ember

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Frisian pēl, from Latin palus

Noun

pel m (definite singular pelen, indefinite plural peler, definite plural pelene)

1. (construction) a pile

Alternative forms

• pæl

References

• “pel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “pel_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Occitan

Contraction

pel

1. Contraction of per lo.

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin pellis, pellem.

Noun

pel f (oblique plural peaus or peax or piaus or piax or pels, nominative singular pel, nominative plural peaus or peax or piaus or piax or pels)

1. skin
2. pelisse (garment made from sowing together skins)
   • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 96 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, line 877:

     Unes pels fist de barbes granz

     he made a pelisse out of these great beards

Descendants

• → English: pelt
• Middle French: peau
  • French: peau
• Bourguignon: peâ

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Romani

Alternative forms

• pijel

Verb

pel

1. to drink

Derived terms

• chuchi pel