eel

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English el (“eel”), from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *āl (“eel”), from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin. === Pronunciation === enPR: ēl, IPA(key): /iːl/ Rhymes: -iːl Homophone: 'e'll === Noun === eel (plural eels) Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes. A European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: Other ray-finned fishes: An electric eel (any knifefish of the genus Electrophorus) In the order Synbranchiformes: A swamp eel (any fish in the family Synbranchidae). An earthworm eel, also called the spineless eel (any fish in the family Chaudhuriidae). A spiny eel (any fish in the family Mastacembelidae). A deep-sea spiny eel (any fish in the family Notacanthidae). Certain amphibians: A conger eel, also called the Congo eel, amphiuma, and Congo snake (any salamander of the genus Amphiuma). A two-legged eel, also called the mud eel and lesser siren, Siren intermedia. A leopard eel, also called the leopard siren and reticulated siren, Siren reticulata. A rubber eel, Typhlonectes natans. A vinegar eel, a roundworm of species Turbatrix aceti. Someone or something that is sneaky and/or hard to catch. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== elver === Verb === eel (third-person singular simple present eels, present participle eeling, simple past and past participle eeled) (intransitive) To fish for eels. (intransitive) To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel. === References === eel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Anguilliformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Anguilliformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === ELE, Lee, l'ee, lee == Estonian == === Noun === eel adessive singular of esi == Ingrian == === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈe.elːæ/, [ˈe̞.e̞ˑlʲː] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈe.el/, [ˈe̞.e̞ˑl] Rhymes: -e.elː, -e.el Hyphenation: eel Homophone: eelle === Postposition === eel (+ genitive) before, in front of (of location) === Noun === eel adessive singular of esi === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 38 == Middle English == === Noun === eel alternative form of el == Mopan Maya == === Verb === eel to know, to have knowledge of === References === Hofling, Charles Andrew (2011). Mopan Maya–Spanish–English Dictionary, University of Utah Press.