ele

== Translingual == === Symbol === ele (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Elepi. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Elepi terms == English == === Etymology === Clipping of elephant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛliː/ === Noun === ele (plural eles) (informal) Elephant. === Anagrams === eel, lee == Abure == === Noun === ele firewood == Baoule == === Pronoun === ele you (2nd person singular pronoun) == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ele/ [e.le] Rhymes: -ele, -e Hyphenation: e‧le === Noun === ele inan The name of the Latin script letter L/l. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta === Further reading === “ele”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “ele”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Blagar == === Adjective === ele big === References === Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 158 == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.le] === Noun === ele f (plural eles) (Valencia) alternative form of ela === Further reading === “ele” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Creek == === Pronunciation === (Oklahoma) IPA(key): [ɪlɪ́] Hyphenation: e‧le === Noun === ele his/her leg, foot ==== Declension ==== === References === J. B. Martin; M. McKane Mauldrin (2004), A dictionary of Creek/Muscogee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 23 J. B. Martin (2011), A grammar of Creek (Muscogee), University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 134 == Finnish == === Etymology === elää +‎ -e === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeleˣ/, [ˈe̞le̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ele Syllabification(key): e‧le Hyphenation(key): ele === Noun === ele gesture, sign ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== elää === See also === ilme viittoa === Further reading === “ele”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === lee == Galician == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɛle/ [ˈɛ.lɪ] Rhymes: -ɛle Hyphenation: e‧le ==== Noun ==== ele m (plural eles) The name of the Latin script letter L/l. ==== See also ==== (Latin-script letter names) letra; a, be, ce, de, e, efe, gue, hache, i, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, que, erre, ese, te, u, uve, xe, ceta / zeta === Etymology 2 === From Old Galician-Portuguese ele, from Latin ille (“that, he, she, it”). Displaced by el in the standard orthography. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈele/ [ˈe.lɪ] Rhymes: -ele Hyphenation: e‧le ==== Pronoun ==== ele reintegrationist spelling of el (“he”) === Further reading === “ele”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “ele”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Igala == === Noun === éle gift == Middle English == === Noun === ele alternative form of el == Nupe == === Etymology 1 === e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ le (“to lay down”) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.lē/ ==== Noun ==== ele sleep ===== Derived terms ===== sanle (“to wake up”) lele (“to sleep”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.lē/ ==== Noun ==== ele rain Ele à dù. ― It's going to rain. (literally, “Rain will fall.”) == Old English == === Alternative forms === œle, ole === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈe.le/ === Noun === ele m oil ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== crisma smiering ==== Derived terms ==== == Old French == === Etymology 1 === From Latin illa (nominative), illam (accusative), feminine of ille. ==== Pronoun ==== ele f (masculine il) she ===== Descendants ===== French: elle === Etymology 2 === From Latin ala. ==== Noun ==== ele oblique singular, f (oblique plural eles, nominative singular ele, nominative plural eles) wing (anatomy) ===== Descendants ===== French: aile == Palenquero == === Etymology === From Spanish él. === Pronoun === ele he/she/it (third-person singular personal pronoun) == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Noun === ele vocative singular of elā (“cardamom seeds”) == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese ele, from Latin ille (“that, he, she, it”). ==== Alternative forms ==== êle (pre-reform spelling) elle (pre-standardization spelling) êlle (obsolete) ==== Pronunciation ==== (São Miguel, Azores) IPA(key): /ˈɐl/ Hyphenation: e‧le ==== Pronoun ==== ele m (feminine ela, masculine plural eles, feminine plural elas) third-person masculine singular nominative personal pronoun; he; it third-person masculine singular prepositional pronoun; him; it (Brazil) third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used in all positions; he; him; it ===== Usage notes ===== The following preposition contractions are mandatory: ‎de + ‎ele → ‎dele ‎em + ‎ele → ‎nele ===== Descendants ===== Indo-Portuguese: êll ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛli, (Portugal) -ɛlɨ Hyphenation: e‧le ==== Noun ==== ele m (plural eles) The name of the Latin script letter L/l. Synonym: (Northeast Brazil) lê ==== See also ==== (Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é, efe, gê / guê, agá, i, jota, cá / capa, ele, eme, ene, ó, pê, quê, erre, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio, xis, ípsilon, zê === Further reading === “ele”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ele”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “ele”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “ele”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin illae, nominative feminine plural of ille. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈje.le/ === Pronoun === ele f pl (third-person plural, masculine equivalent ei) (nominative form) they (for a group composed completely of females) Synonym: (polite form) dumnealor ==== Declension ==== === Pronoun === ele f (stressed accusative form of ele) (direct object, preceded by preposition, such as "pe", "cu", "la", or "pentru") them (all-female group) === Related terms === ea (third-person feminine singular) el (third-person masculine singular) ei (third-person masculine plural) === See also === == Salar == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Oghuz *eyle. Cognate with Azerbaijani elə, Gagauz ölä, Turkish öyle, Turkmen eýle. === Pronunciation === (Xunhua, Qinghai; Gansu; Ili, Xinjiang) IPA(key): /ele/ === Adverb === ele away across there, that way === Interjection === ele Get out of the way! ==== Derived terms ==== eliği (“like that”) ==== Related terms ==== bele (“here, this way”) ele-bele === References === 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985), “ele”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎[2], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 51 Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “ele”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 324 Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “ele”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 100 马伟 (Ma Wei); 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016), “ele”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), pages 39, 234 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈele/ [ˈe.le] Rhymes: -ele Syllabification: e‧le === Noun === ele f (plural eles) The name of the Latin script letter L/l. === Further reading === “ele”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish ele, the Spanish name of the letter L / l. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔele/ [ˈʔɛː.lɛ] Rhymes: -ele Syllabification: e‧le === Noun === ele (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒ) (historical) the name of the Latin script letter L/l, in the Abecedario Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) el, (in the Abakada alphabet) la === Further reading === “ele”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === Lee == Turkish == === Noun === ele dative singular of el == Volapük == === Article === ele dative singular of el