el

Etymology 1
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  An elevated railway, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago.

Etymology 3
Shortening of.

Numeral

 * 1) The cardinal number occurring after dek and before do in a duodecimal system. Written ↋, decimal value 11.

Etymology 4
From.

Article

 * 1)  The (sometimes where "the" would not occur in normal English).

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) him

Etymology
From, possibly through a. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Pronoun

 * 1)  he

Pronoun

 * 1)  him

Related terms

 * / (feminine equivalent (third-person singular nominative))
 * (masculine or mixed plural), (feminine plural)
 * // (masculine singular accusative- short/unstressed form)
 * (a) lui (masculine singular genitive and masculine singular dative- long/stressed form)
 * // (masculine singular dative- short/unstressed form)

Etymology
From,.

Article

 * 1)  the

Usage notes

 * The article el contracts to l’ before a word beginning with a vowel or h: l'asturianu (the Asturian), l'hermanu (the brother)
 * The article el contracts to ’l after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  people
 * 2)  country, land
 * 3)  tract, region, district, province

Contraction

 * 1) e  + ul
 * 2) e  + al

Alternative forms

 * in Balearic dialects.
 * in North occidental dialects.

Etymology
From earlier, from , from. The initial e- was inserted as an vowel after the unstressed -o had begun to be dropped.

Article

 * 1) the;
 * 2) ; the; what, that which

Usage notes

 * Before a word that begins with a vowel or silent h- followed by a vowel, the form is used.

Pronoun

 * 1) him (direct object)

Etymology
From, , , from , a borrowing from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  angel

Noun

 * 1) hand, forearm
 * 2) ell

Etymology
From,.

Article

 * 1) the;

Etymology 1
From, cf. (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from, (compare 🇨🇬), variant of ,  (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from.

Noun

 * 1) alder

Etymology 2
Introduced in the 1940’s after, abbreviation of.

Noun

 * 1) electricity

Etymology
From, , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  A unit of length corresponding to about 69 cm: ell, cubit.

Pronoun

 * 1)  they
 * 2)  them

Alternative forms

 * Becomes before a vowel.
 * Becomes when acting as an enclitic.

Etymology
Obscure; may be derived from.

Preposition

 * 1) made of
 * 2) from (of)
 * 1) from (of)

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) ; he

Etymology
.

Pronoun

 * 1) she, it

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) he
 * 2) it impersonal pronoun, optative subject of impersonal verbs
 * 3) it optatively, can introduce a question
 * 1) it optatively, can introduce a question

Usage notes
The accusative form has variant forms  and. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form is used when the preceding word ends in  or. The form is used when the preceding word ends in  or a diphthong. These alternative forms are then suffixed to the preceding word.

The accusative also forms contractions when it immediately follows an indirect object pronoun. For example, contracts to.

Etymology
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Pronoun

 * 1) he, she

Adverb

 * 1) off
 * 2) away
 * 1) away

Interjection

 * , ; he/she leaves or they leave the scene or stage stage direction for an actor or multiple actors

Pronoun

 * 1) ; she, her

Etymology
From.

Etymology 1
From <.

Etymology 2
From.

Article

 * 1) the

Contraction

 * : and the

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) he, she

Verb

 * 1)  to have, own, possess
 * 2)  to belong to
 * 1)  to belong to

Usage notes
This verb's conjugation has fallen into general disuse by the 19th century, with only its past participle ilan surviving in various expressions. Its verbal noun,, remains in vigorous use.

Article

 * 1) the

Pronoun

 * 1) he, it

Usage notes

 * Multiple Latin names for the letter, have been suggested. The most common is  or a  , although there is some evidence which also supports, as names for the letter, , , , , and even (in the fourth- or fifth-century first Antinoë papyrus, which gives Greek transliterations of the Latin names of the Roman alphabet’s letters).

Etymology
From.

Article

 * 1) the definite article

Usage notes

 * The prepositions, , , , and  contract with , unless  is part of a proper noun.
 * The article contracts to  before a word beginning with a vowel or h:
 * The article ' contracts to 'l after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.
 * The article contracts to  before a word beginning with a vowel or h:
 * The article ' contracts to 'l after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.
 * The article contracts to  before a word beginning with a vowel or h:
 * The article ' contracts to 'l after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.
 * The article contracts to  before a word beginning with a vowel or h:
 * The article ' contracts to 'l after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.
 * The article ' contracts to 'l after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.
 * The article ' contracts to 'l after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.

Etymology
From, from.

Determiner

 * 1) other, another

Adverb

 * 1) else, otherwise
 * 2) elsewhere

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) eel

Pronoun

 * 1) he

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) short form of, , , used mainly in compound words. It is treated as a noun rather than a prefix, in the same manner as Swedish.

Etymology 1
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) short form of, , , used mainly in compound words. It is treated as a noun rather than a prefix, in the same manner as Swedish.

Etymology 2
From.

Etymology
From, from.

Pronoun

 * 1) he
 * 2) it

Noun

 * 1) el, the letter L

Etymology 2
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) something else

Pronoun

 * fugiu con el a Egipto. terra de Reẏ Faraon.
 * ran away with him to Egypt, land of the Pharaoh king.
 * fugiu con el a Egipto. terra de Reẏ Faraon.
 * ran away with him to Egypt, land of the Pharaoh king.

Etymology
From 🇨🇬. Akin to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Article

 * : the

Etymology
, from.

Pronoun

 * 1)  he

Pronoun

 * 1)  him

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) he

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, etc.

Noun

 * 1)  hand

Etymology 1
From.

Article

 * 1) ; the

Usage notes

 * The prepositions and  contract with, unless  is part of a proper noun.
 * Spanish definite articles are used in some contexts where English uses possessive pronouns.
 * Spanish definite articles are used when talking about a whole group in general or abstract notions, unlike English ones.
 * Spanish definite articles are used in some contexts where English uses possessive pronouns.
 * Spanish definite articles are used when talking about a whole group in general or abstract notions, unlike English ones.
 * Spanish definite articles are used when talking about a whole group in general or abstract notions, unlike English ones.
 * Spanish definite articles are used when talking about a whole group in general or abstract notions, unlike English ones.

Etymology 2
From, from.

Etymology
A contraction of or, that must have taken place between 1920 and 1975. SAOB (letter E edited in 1921) does not mention this, but does mention the prefix. Lilla Focus (1961) mentions el- as a prefix, but not as a word of its own.

The use of as a stand-alone word (not just a prefix) was discussed in Teknisk Tidskrift, 15 December 1934, referring to a proposal from "Fera", Föreningen för elektricitetens rationella användning, an association of electric power grid operators.

"Man framhåller nämligen med bestämdhet, att 'el' ej får betraktas som förkortning utan som en beteckning för allt som har med elektricitet att göra, avsedd att brukas enbart eller i sammansättningar som prefix eller suffix och aldrig tillsammans med punkt och bindestreck. Språkligt sett, kan väl ordet närmast betraktas som en ellips Teknisk Tidskrift, 15 December 1934 Translation: Indeed, it is firmly emphasized that 'el' must not be regarded as an abbreviation but as a designation for everything related to electricity, intended for use solely or in combinations as a prefix or suffix, and never together with a period and hyphen. Linguistically, the word can be considered akin to an ellipsis. Teknisk Tidskrift, 15 December 1934"

Noun

 * 1) electricity, electric current or power;  or
 * 2) * 1957, used as a prefix, §14, Lag (1957:262) om allmän energiskatt
 * "sv"

- elektrisk kraft som förbrukas för el-, gas-, värme- eller vattenförsörjning i andra kommuner


 * 1) * 1975, Håkan Winberg (m), speaking in the Riksdag on May 27 (protocol, page 264)
 * "sv"

- Vidare är den del av marknaden som har den högsta betalningsförmågan, dvs. hushållen, inriktad på användning av el.


 * 1) * 1980, Rune Torwald (c), speaking in the Riksdag on January 11 (protocol, page 46)
 * "sv"

- När man använder så stor andel av elen till att värma upp bostäder som ju bara utnyttjas vintertid och inte på sommaren, så får man stora säsongvariationer.



Etymology
From, the English name of the letter /.

Etymology 1
From, from , may be related to. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, etc.

Noun

 * 1) hand

Etymology 2
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) a foreign person

Etymology 3
From, from. . Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, etc.

Noun

 * 1) country, homeland, province

Etymology
From <.

Article

 * 1) the

Pronoun

 * 1) he, she, it

Article

 * 1) the used for all proper nouns and also foreign loanwords not yet assimilated into Volapük

Usage notes

 * The article el is used to modify any kind of noun (proper or foreign) which is itself indeclinable in Volapük. Then, whenever that noun needs to be declined, the article el which modifies it is declined in its stead.