ell

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of Greek Ελληνικά (Elliniká) or abbreviation of Ancient Greek Ἑλληνική (Hellēnikḗ). === Symbol === ell (international standards) ISO 639-2/T & ISO 639-3 language code for Greek. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Greek terms == English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English elle, elne, from Old English eln (“the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger; a unit of measure”), from Proto-West Germanic *alinu, from Proto-Germanic *alinō, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from *Heh₃l- (“elbow, forearm”). Cognate with Dutch el (“ell”), German Low German Ell (“ell”), German Elle (“ell”), Swedish aln (“cubit; ell”), Icelandic alin (“cubit; ell”), Latin ulna (“forearm”). ==== Noun ==== ell (plural ells) (historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From the name of the letter L. ==== Noun ==== ell (plural ells) The name of the Latin script letter L/l. (more commonly el) An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building. Something that is L-shaped. ===== Alternative forms ===== el ===== Derived terms ===== effell ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === LEL, lel == Asturian == === Article === ell m sg (feminine lla, neuter llo, masculine plural llos, feminine plural lles) (Juan Junquera's 1843 Orthography) obsolete spelling of el == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin ille. First attested in the 14th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈeʎ] Rhymes: -eʎ === Pronoun === ell (plural ells) he ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “ell”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “ell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “ell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Estonian == === Noun === ell (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide]) The name of the Latin script letter L/l. == Faroese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛlː/ === Noun === ell n (genitive singular els, plural ell) The name of the Latin script letter L/l. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== (Latin-script letter names) bókstavur; a / fyrra a, á, be, de, edd, e, eff, ge, há, i / fyrra i, í / fyrra í, jodd, ká, ell, emm, enn, o, ó, pe, err, ess, te, u, ú, ve, seinna i, seinna í, seinna a, ø == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛlː] Rhymes: -ɛlː === Noun === ell The name of the Latin script letter L/l. ==== Declension ==== === See also === (Latin-script letter names) betű; a, á, bé, cé, csé, dé, dzé, dzsé, e, é, eff, gé, gyé, há, i, í, jé, ká, ell, ellipszilon / elly / ejj, emm, enn, enny, o, ó, ö, ő, pé, kú, err, ess, essz, té, tyé, u, ú, ü, ű, vé, dupla vé / vevé, iksz, ipszilon, zé, zsé. (See also: Latin script letters.) === Further reading === l in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. ell, redirecting to ellik and l in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024). == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛtl/ Rhymes: -ɛtl === Noun === ell n (genitive singular ell or ells, nominative plural ell) The name of the Latin script letter L/l. ==== Declension ==== == Võro == === Noun === ell (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide]) The name of the Latin script letter L/l. ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɬ/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Alternative forms ==== el ==== Noun ==== ell f (obsolete, units of measure) ell Synonym: hirlath ==== Mutation ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== ell soft mutation of gell ==== Mutation ====