tel

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

tel (plural tels)

  1. Abbreviation of telephone number.
  2. Abbreviation of telegraph.
  3. Abbreviation of telegram.
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

tel (plural tels)

  1. Alternative form of tell (“hill or mound”)

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch tellen, from Middle Dutch tellen, from Old Dutch tellen, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

tel (present tel, present participle telende, past participle tellende)

  1. to count

References

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تل (tel).

Noun

tel

  1. thread
  2. (music) chord, string
Derived terms

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic тел
Abjad تئل

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tēl (“wire, string; thong; strand”)[1]. Cognate with Karakhanid تِلیٖ (tili, “thong”), Crimean Tatar and Turkish tel, Turkmen til, Kumyk and Nogai тел (tel), Chuvash тал (tal, “bundle”). Alternatively, related to Armenian թել (tʻel, “thread”)[2][3], either as a direct borrowing or originating from the same Iranian source.

Pronunciation

Noun

tel (definite accusative telni, plural tellər)

  1. strand of hair
  2. string
  3. wire
  4. telegram
    tel vurmaq ― to send a telegram (to telegraph)
  5. fringe; bang; forelock
  6. tie
    qohumluq telləri ― kinship ties

Declension

Declension of tel
singular plural
nominative tel tellər
definite accusative teli telləri
dative telə tellərə
locative teldə tellərdə
ablative teldən tellərdən
definite genitive telin tellərin
Possessive forms of tel
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) telim tellərim
sənin (“your”) telin tellərin
onun (“his/her/its”) teli telləri
bizim (“our”) telimiz tellərimiz
sizin (“your”) teliniz telləriniz
onların (“their”) teli or telləri telləri
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) telimi tellərimi
sənin (“your”) telini tellərini
onun (“his/her/its”) telini tellərini
bizim (“our”) telimizi tellərimizi
sizin (“your”) telinizi tellərinizi
onların (“their”) telini or tellərini tellərini
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) telimə tellərimə
sənin (“your”) telinə tellərinə
onun (“his/her/its”) telinə tellərinə
bizim (“our”) telimizə tellərimizə
sizin (“your”) telinizə tellərinizə
onların (“their”) telinə or tellərinə tellərinə
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) telimdə tellərimdə
sənin (“your”) telində tellərində
onun (“his/her/its”) telində tellərində
bizim (“our”) telimizdə tellərimizdə
sizin (“your”) telinizdə tellərinizdə
onların (“their”) telində or tellərində tellərində
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) telimdən tellərimdən
sənin (“your”) telindən tellərindən
onun (“his/her/its”) telindən tellərindən
bizim (“our”) telimizdən tellərimizdən
sizin (“your”) telinizdən tellərinizdən
onların (“their”) telindən or tellərindən tellərindən
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) telimin tellərimin
sənin (“your”) telinin tellərinin
onun (“his/her/its”) telinin tellərinin
bizim (“our”) telimizin tellərimizin
sizin (“your”) telinizin tellərinizin
onların (“their”) telinin or tellərinin tellərinin

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Particle

tel

  1. nonetheless

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Compare Ottoman Turkish تل (tel), Old Armenian թել (tʻel).

Noun

tel (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. wire
    baqır tel ― copper wire
  2. (music) chord, string

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

tel m (plural tellen, diminutive telletje n)

  1. count
    De gebedssnoeren worden gebruikt om de tel niet kwijt te raken bij het reciteren of chanten.[1] — Prayer beads are used in order to not lose count while reciting or chanting.
  2. (time) second
  3. a short moment

Verb

tel

  1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of tellen
  2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of tellen

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Old French tel, from Latin tālis. Compare Spanish tal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tel (feminine telle, masculine plural tels, feminine plural telles)

  1. such

Pronoun

tel

  1. one (impersonal pronoun)

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Latin tālis.

Adjective

tel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tele)

  1. such a
    • circa 1050, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland (Oxford manuscript)
      Unques nuls hom tel chevaler ne vit
      Never has a man seen such a knight

Declension

Declension of tel
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject tels, teus or tex tele tel
Oblique tel tele tel
Plural Subject tel teles tel
Oblique tels, teus or tex teles tel

Old Norse

Verb

tel

  1. first-person singular present indicative of telja
  2. second-person singular imperative of telja

Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit तैल (taila).

Noun

tel

  1. oil

Serbo-Croatian

FWOTD – 22 February 2014

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تل (tel).

Pronunciation

Noun

tȅl m (Cyrillic spelling те̏л)

  1. (obsolete) thin wire
    Ne biju se tako pobinjice, već se biju od tela kandžijom
  2. silver or golden thread or string for sewing or embroidering
    • 1906, Stevan Sremac, Zona Zamfirova:
      Pustila dugu kosu niz pleća i preko grudi, a niz dugu kosu pušta se tel, blešti i treperi tel među crnom bujnom kosom, pa mu izgleda Zona sjajna i svečana kao zavetna ikona.

Declension

Declension of tel
singular plural
nominative tel teli
genitive tela tela
dative telu telima
accusative tel tele
vocative tele teli
locative telu telima
instrumental telom telima

References

  • 1957, Škaljić Abdulah, Turcizmi u narodnom govoru, Sarajevo
  • 1976, Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика, VI. књига, Ц-Ш (стотина), друго фототипско издање, Матица српска, Нови Сад, стр. 171

Tatar

Noun

tel

  1. tongue; language

Turkish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish تل (tel). See it for more.

Noun

tel (definite accusative teli, plural teller)

  1. wire
  2. thread
  3. string, chord
    tambur teli ― string of a tambur
  4. telegram
    tel çekmek ― send a telegram
Declension
Inflection
Nominative tel
Definite accusative teli
Singular Plural
Nominative tel teller
Definite accusative teli telleri
Dative tele tellere
Locative telde tellerde
Ablative telden tellerden
Genitive telin tellerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular telim tellerim
2nd singular telin tellerin
3rd singular teli telleri
1st plural telimiz tellerimiz
2nd plural teliniz telleriniz
3rd plural telleri telleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular telimi tellerimi
2nd singular telini tellerini
3rd singular telini tellerini
1st plural telimizi tellerimizi
2nd plural telinizi tellerinizi
3rd plural tellerini tellerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular telime tellerime
2nd singular teline tellerine
3rd singular teline tellerine
1st plural telimize tellerimize
2nd plural telinize tellerinize
3rd plural tellerine tellerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular telimde tellerimde
2nd singular telinde tellerinde
3rd singular telinde tellerinde
1st plural telimizde tellerimizde
2nd plural telinizde tellerinizde
3rd plural tellerinde tellerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular telimden tellerimden
2nd singular telinden tellerinden
3rd singular telinden tellerinden
1st plural telimizden tellerimizden
2nd plural telinizden tellerinizden
3rd plural tellerinden tellerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular telimin tellerimin
2nd singular telinin tellerinin
3rd singular telinin tellerinin
1st plural telimizin tellerimizin
2nd plural telinizin tellerinizin
3rd plural tellerinin tellerinin
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of telefon.

Noun

tel

  1. Abbreviation of telefon.
Declension
Inflection
Nominative tel
Definite accusative teli
Singular Plural
Nominative tel teller
Definite accusative teli telleri
Dative tele tellere
Locative telde tellerde
Ablative telden tellerden
Genitive telin tellerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular telim tellerim
2nd singular telin tellerin
3rd singular teli telleri
1st plural telimiz tellerimiz
2nd plural teliniz telleriniz
3rd plural telleri telleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular telimi tellerimi
2nd singular telini tellerini
3rd singular telini tellerini
1st plural telimizi tellerimizi
2nd plural telinizi tellerinizi
3rd plural tellerini tellerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular telime tellerime
2nd singular teline tellerine
3rd singular teline tellerine
1st plural telimize tellerimize
2nd plural telinize tellerinize
3rd plural tellerine tellerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular telimde tellerimde
2nd singular telinde tellerinde
3rd singular telinde tellerinde
1st plural telimizde tellerimizde
2nd plural telinizde tellerinizde
3rd plural tellerinde tellerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular telimden tellerimden
2nd singular telinden tellerinden
3rd singular telinden tellerinden
1st plural telimizden tellerimizden
2nd plural telinizden tellerinizden
3rd plural tellerinden tellerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular telimin tellerimin
2nd singular telinin tellerinin
3rd singular telinin tellerinin
1st plural telimizin tellerimizin
2nd plural telinizin tellerinizin
3rd plural tellerinin tellerinin

References

Volapük

Volapük cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tel
    Ordinal : telid
    Adverbial : telna

Numeral

tel

  1. two

Derived terms

West Frisian

Adverb

tel

  1. (archaic) soon

Further reading

  • “tel (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*tēl”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tel”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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