ell
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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-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[edit]
ell (plural ells)
- (historical) A measure for cloth. An English ell was 1 1⁄4 yards (45 inches), whereas a Scottish ell measured only about 37 inches and a Flemish ell was 3⁄4 yard (27 inches).
- 1841, Charles Dickens, chapter XXX, in Barnaby Rudge:
- A homely proverb recognises the existence of a troublesome class of persons who, having an inch conceded them, will take an ell.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From the name of the letter L
Noun[edit]
ell (plural ells)
- (rare) The name of the Latin-script letter L.
- An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 4:
- I could hear them snapping and tearing around, and then one managed to get on the roof by jumping from the low ell.
- 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 4:
- Something that is L-shaped.
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ille, attested from the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
ell (plural ells)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “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.
References[edit]
- ^ “ell” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
Estonian[edit]
Noun[edit]
ell (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Faroese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ell n (genitive singular els, plural ell)
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Declension[edit]
n9 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ell | ellið | ell | ellini |
Accusative | ell | ellið | ell | ellini |
Dative | elli | ellinum | ellum | ellunum |
Genitive | els | elsins | ella | ellanna |
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ell
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ell | ellek |
accusative | ellet | elleket |
dative | ellnek | elleknek |
instrumental | ellel | ellekkel |
causal-final | ellért | ellekért |
translative | ellé | ellekké |
terminative | ellig | ellekig |
essive-formal | ellként | ellekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | ellben | ellekben |
superessive | ellen | elleken |
adessive | ellnél | elleknél |
illative | ellbe | ellekbe |
sublative | ellre | ellekre |
allative | ellhez | ellekhez |
elative | ellből | ellekből |
delative | ellről | ellekről |
ablative | elltől | ellektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
ellé | elleké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
elléi | ellekéi |
Possessive forms of ell | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | ellem | elljeim |
2nd person sing. | elled | elljeid |
3rd person sing. | ellje | elljei |
1st person plural | ellünk | elljeink |
2nd person plural | elletek | elljeitek |
3rd person plural | elljük | elljeik |
See also[edit]
- (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 / 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
Further reading[edit]
- ell in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
- ell in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress)
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ell n (genitive singular ells, nominative plural ell)
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Declension[edit]
Võro[edit]
Noun[edit]
ell (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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