pel

See also: peľ, pel', pèl, pél, pěl, and pêl

English

Noun

pel (plural pels)

1. (dated) pixel

Derived terms

• megapel

Anagrams

• 'elp, -ple, EPL, LEP, LPE, lep

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Afrikaans

Noun

pel (plural pels, diminutive pellie)

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, 2022
• “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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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛl]
• Hyphenation: pel
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

pel m inan

1. pollen

   Synonym: pyl

2. powder similar to pollen
3. indication, trace

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	pel	pely
genitive	pelu	pelů
dative	pelu	pelům
accusative	pel	pely
vocative	pele	pely
locative	pelu, pele	pelech
instrumental	pelem	pely

Further reading

• pel in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• pel in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛl/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

pel

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

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch vel, from Middle Dutch vel, from Old Dutch *fel, from Proto-Germanic *fellą, from Proto-Indo-European *pello-, *pelno-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛl]
• Hyphenation: pèl

Noun

pel (plural pel-pel, first-person possessive pelku, second-person possessive pelmu, third-person possessive pelnya)

1. paper sheet.

   Synonym: kertas

2. rag for mopping.

Further reading

• “pel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpel/
• Rhymes: -el
• Hyphenation: pél

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

Etymology 1

From Latin pilus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (East Languedocien) [ˈpɛu̯]
• IPA^(key): (West Languedocien) [ˈpjɛl]

Noun

pel m (plural pels)

1. hair

Etymology 2

Contraction of per lo.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedocien)

  (file)

Contraction

pel

1. for the

References

• Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.

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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

Derived terms

• pelette
  • → English: pelt

Descendants

• Bourguignon: peâ
• Middle French: peau
  • French: peau

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Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *pāli, variant of *pāl, *pālu, borrowed from Latin pālus (“stake, prop”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach”). Cognates include Old English pāl and Old Dutch pāl. Doublet of pāl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeːl/, [ˈpɛːl]

Noun

pēl m

1. pole

Descendants

• North Frisian: pil
• Saterland Frisian: Peel

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

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Romani

Alternative forms

• pijel

Verb

pel

1. to drink

Derived terms

• chuchi pel