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Definitions and meaning of el
el
Translingual
Symbol
el
(international standards)ISO 639-1 language code for Greek.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɛl/, [ɛɫ]
Rhymes: -ɛl
Etymology 1
From Middle English, from Old Englishel, from Latinel(the name of the letter L).
Alternative forms
L
ell
Noun
el (pluralels)
The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Derived terms
elpee
Translations
See also
(Latin-script letter names)letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
L
Noun
el (pluralels)
(US) An elevated railway, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago.
Translations
Etymology 3
Shortening of eleven.
Numeral
el
The cardinal number occurring after dek and before do in a duodecimal system. Written ↋, decimal value 11.
Etymology 4
From Spanishel.
Article
el
(informal, humorous, chiefly Internet slang) The (sometimes where "the" would not occur in normal English).
Etymology 5
Noun
el (pluralels)
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Л / л.
Anagrams
-le, LE, Le, LαE, le
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latinille(“that one”).
Pronoun
el
him (direct object)
Synonym:lo
Aromanian
Alternative forms
elu
Etymology
From Latinille, possibly through a Vulgar Latin*illus. Compare Romanian el, Megleno-Romanian iel.
Pronoun
elm (pluralelj)
(third-person masculine singular pronoun, nominative form) he
nãsh, elj (third-person (masculine or mixed) plural)
Asturian
Etymology
From Latinille, illum.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /el/, [el]
Article
elm sg (femininela, neuterlo, masculine plurallos, feminine pluralles)
(definite) 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.
Derived terms
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic*ēl.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /el/
Noun
el (definite accusativeeli, pluralellər)
(somewhat poetic) people
(somewhat poetic) country, land
(somewhat poetic) tract, region, district, province
Declension
Derived terms
el-oba
Breton
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛl/
Contraction
el
e (preposition “in”) + ul (indefinite article “a(n)”)
e (preposition “in”) + al (definite article “the”)
Catalan
Alternative forms
es(salat) in Balearic dialects.
lo(colloquial) in North occidental dialects.
Etymology
From earlier lo, from Latinillum, from Latinille. The initial e- was inserted as an epenthetic vowel after the unstressed -o had begun to be dropped.
Pronunciation
(Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əl/
(Valencian) IPA(key): /el/
Article
elm (femininela, masculine pluralels, feminine pluralles)
the; definite article
neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the; what, that which
Usage notes
Before a word that begins with a vowel or silent h- followed by a vowel, the form l' is used.
See also
en, masculine singular definite article for given names.
Pronoun
el (proclitic, contractedl', encliticlo, contracted enclitic'l)
him (direct object)
Usage notes
el is the reinforced (reforçada) form of the pronoun. It is used before verbs beginning with a consonant.
Declension
Further reading
“el” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“el”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“el” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“el” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cornish
Etymology
From Middle Cornishêl, eyl, eal, from Old Cornishail, a borrowing from Proto-Brythonic*angel, from Latinangelus, from Ancient Greekἄγγελος(ángelos). Cognate with Breton ael, Welsh angel.
Noun
elm (pluraleledh)
(religion) angel
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
el
hand, forearm
ell
Declension
References
Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈɛl]
Noun
eln (indeclinable)
The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Further reading
el in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
el in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
lo
Etymology
From Latinille, illud.
Article
el
the; masculine singular definite article
Related terms
i
la
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norseelri(“alder”), cf. ǫlr (compare Icelandic elri, Swedish al, Norwegian Bokmål older), from Proto-Germanic*aluz, *alusō (compare English alder), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisos.
Introduced in the 1940’s after Swedishel, abbreviation of elektricitet(“electricity”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛl/, [ɛl]
Noun
elc (singular definiteellen, not used in plural form)
electricity
Synonym:strøm
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutchelne, elle, from Old Dutch*elina, from Proto-West Germanic*alinu. Cognate with English ell, German Low German Ell, German Elle.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛl/
Hyphenation: el
Rhymes: -ɛl
Homophone: Ell
Noun
elf or m (pluralellen, diminutiveelletjen)
(archaic) A unit of length corresponding to about 69 cm: ell, cubit.
Derived terms
elleboog
ellepijp
ellenlang
Descendants
Negerhollands: el
→ Caribbean Javanese: élo
Emilian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /el/
Hyphenation: el
Pronoun
el (personal)
(nominative case, feminine) they
(accusative case, feminine) them
Alternative forms
Becomes elj- before a vowel.
Becomes -li when acting as an enclitic.
Related terms
Esperanto
Etymology
Obscure; may be derived from Latinex(“out of”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [el]
Audio:
Hyphenation: el
Preposition
el
made of
from (of)
Antonym:al
Derived terms
Fala
Etymology
From Latinille(“that”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈel/
Pronoun
elm sg (pluralelis, feminineela, feminine pluralelas)
Third person singular masculine nominative pronoun; he
See also
References
Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Galician
Alternative forms
ile, il
ele(reintegrationist)
Etymology
From Latinille(“that”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈel/
Pronoun
elm (accusativeo, dativelle)
he
it (impersonal pronoun, optative subject of impersonal verbs)
El chove ― It rains
it (optatively, can introduce a question)
Que cousa preciosa! El será pecado? ― What a precious thing! Could it be a sin?
Usage notes
The accusative form o has variant forms lo and no. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form lo is used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s. The no form is used when the preceding word ends in -u 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, dou che o contracts to doucho(“I gave it to you”).
Related terms
References
“el” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“el” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“el” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“el” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portugueseele. Cognate with Kabuverdianu el.
Pronoun
el
he, she (third person singular)
Hungarian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈɛl]
Rhymes: -ɛl
Adverb
el
off
away
Usage notes
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with el-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni(“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see el-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Anna elment? Nem ment el. ― Has Anna left [gone away]? No, she has not.
Derived terms
Interjection
el
(intransitive, drama)exit, exeunt; he/she leaves or they leave the scene or stage (stage direction for an actor or multiple actors)
Antonym:jön(“s/he comes”)
See also
Further reading
el in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
el in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Anagrams
le
Icelandic
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛːl/
Rhymes: -ɛːl
Verb
el
first-person singular present indicative of ala
Ido
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /el/, /ɛl/
Pronoun
el (pluraleli, possessiveelua, possessive pluralelui)
Apocopic form of elu; she, her
See also
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutchel.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɛl/, [ˈɛl]
Noun
èl
The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.
See also
(Latin-script letter names)huruf; a, be, ce, de, e, ef, ge, ha, i, je, ka, el, em, en, o, pe, ki, er, es, te, u, ve, we, eks, ye, zet
Further reading
“el” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Istriot
Etymology 1
From Latinillum < ille.
Pronoun
el
hethird-person singular masculine personal pronoun
Related terms
gila
Etymology 2
From Latinille.
Article
elm sg (femininela)
the
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈel/
Rhymes: -el
Hyphenation: él
(stressed, determiner) IPA(key): /ˈel/
Hyphenation: él
(unstressed, article and contraction) IPA(key): /el/
Article
elm sg
Archaic and regional form of il
Pronoun
elm
(rare, literary)Apocopic form of ello
Contraction
el
(obsolete)Contraction of e il: and the
Alternative forms
e'l
Anagrams
-le, LE, Le, le
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portugueseele.
Pronoun
el
he, she (third person singular)
Kabyle
Verb
el (verbal nounayla)
(obsolete) to have, own, possess
Synonyms:sɛu, ɣur
(obsolete) 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, ayla(“possession”), remains in vigorous use.
Multiple Latin names for the letter L, l have been suggested. The most common is el or a syllabicl, although there is some evidence which also supports, as names for the letter, lē, ll, əl, lə, and even (in the fourth- or fifth-century first Antinoë papyrus(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?), which gives Greek transliterations of the Latin names of the Roman alphabet’s letters) ιλλε(ille).
Coordinate terms
(Latin-script letter names)littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā / *acca, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta
References
el in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), especially pages 30–31, 42–44, and 63
Latvian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ɛl]
Noun
elm (invariable)
The Latvian name of the Latin script letter L/l.
See also
Latvian letter names:
a (A), garais ā (Ā), bē (B), cē (C), čē (Č), dē (D), e (E), garais ē (Ē), ef (F), gā (G), ģē (Ģ), hā (H), i (I), garais ī (Ī), jē (J), kā (K), ķē (Ķ), el (L), eļ (Ļ), em (M), en (N), eņ (Ņ), o (O), pē (P), er (R), es (S), eš (Š), tē (T), u (U), garais ū (Ū), vē (V), zē (Z), žē (Ž)
Leonese
Etymology
From Latinille.
Article
elm sg (femininela, neuterlu, masculine plurallos, feminine pluralles)
the (definite article)
Usage notes
The prepositions a, de, pa, cun, en and pur contract with el, unless el is part of a proper noun.
a + el → al
de + el → del
pa + el → pal
cun + el → cul
en + el → nel
pur + el → pul
The article el contracts to l' before a word beginning with a vowel or h:
The article 'el contracts to 'l after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛl/
Noun
elm inan
The name of the Latin-script letter l.
See also
(Latin-script letter names) a, bej, cej, čet, ćej, dej, ej, ět, ef, gej, ha, cha, i, jot, ka, eł, el, em, en, ejn, o, pej, er, ejŕ, es, eš, śej, tej, u, wej, y, zet, žet, źej
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch*elli, from Proto-West Germanic*alljas.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /el/
Determiner
el
other, another
Adverb
el
else, otherwise
elsewhere
Further reading
“el (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“el, els”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “el (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “el (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Alternative forms
eel, ele, hele, iel, yele
Etymology
From Old Englishǣl, from Proto-West Germanic*āl, from Proto-Germanic*ēlaz.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛːl/, /eːl/
Noun
el (pluraleles)
eel
Descendants
English: eel
Scots: eel
Yola: eale
References
“ēl(e, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-03.
Middle Welsh
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /eːl/
Verb
el
third-person singular present subjunctive of mynet
Mirandese
Pronoun
el
he
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedishel.
Noun
el
short form of elektrisitet, elektrisk, elektro-, used mainly in compound words. It is treated as a noun rather than a prefix, in the same manner as Swedish.
Derived terms
elbil
elmotor
References
“el” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Swedishel.
Noun
eln
short form of elektrisitet, elektrisk, elektro-, used mainly in compound words. It is treated as a noun rather than a prefix, in the same manner as Swedish.
(Village at the mouth of Datong river, Donghu or Minhe, Qinghai, 1891-1892) IPA(key): [el]
Noun
el
(anatomy) hand
Synonym:uc
References
Potanin, G.N. (1893) “эль”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian), page 428
Yanchuk, Mikola Andriyovich (1893) “эль”, in Этнографическое ОбозрѢніе: Императорскаго Общества Любителей Естествознанія, Антропологіи и Этнографіи [Ethnographical Review: Imperial Society of Lovers of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography][3] (in Russian), Moscow: Publication of the Ethnographic Department, page 33
Rockhill, William Woodville (1894) “ell”, in Diary of a journey through Mongolia and Tibet in 1891 and 1892, Washington: Smithsonian Institution, page 374
Poppe, Nicholas (1953). Remarks on The Salar Language. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 16(3/4), 438–477. [4]
page=179 Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Kakuk, S. (1962). “Un Vocabulaire Salar.” Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 14, no. 2: 173–96. [5]
Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “el”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 323-324
林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985) “el”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar][6], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 19
Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “el”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon[7], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 88
Dwyer, Arienne M. (2007) “el”, in Salar: A Study in Inner Asian Language Contact Processes: Part I: Phonology[8], 1st edition, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, pages 43, 87
张, 进锋 (Ayso Cañ Cinfen) (2008) 乌璐别格 (Ulubeğ), 鄭初陽 (Çuyañ Yebey oğlı Ceñ), editors, Salar İbret Sözler 撒拉尔谚语 [Salar Proverbs][9], China Salar Youth League, page 12
Ölmez, Mehmet (2012 December) “Oğuzların En Doğudaki Kolu: Salırlar ve Dilleri [The Easternmost Branch of the Oghuzs: Salars and Their Language]”, in Türk Dili (in Turkish), volume CII, number 732, pages 38-43
马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2014) “el”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader][10], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 (Social Science Literature Press), →ISBN, page 108
马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “el”, 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), page 107
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /el/[el]
Rhymes: -el
Syllabification: el
Etymology 1
From Latinille.
Article
el (plurallos, femininela, feminine plurallas, neuterlo)
masculine singular definite article; the
Usage notes
The prepositions de and a contract with el, unless el 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.
Derived terms
el que
el que sea
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Spanishela, from Latinilla.
Article
el (feminine plurallas)
feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/:
Further reading
“el”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
le
Swedish
Etymology
A contraction of elektricitet or elektrisk, that must have taken place between 1920 and 1975. SAOB (letter E edited in 1921) does not mention this, but does mention the prefix elektro-. Lilla Focus (1961) mentions el- as a prefix, but not as a word of its own.
The use of el 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
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /eːl/
Rhymes: -eːl
Noun
elc
electricity, electric current or power; Contraction of elektricitet. or elektrisk
1957, used as a prefix, §14, Lag (1957:262) om allmän energiskatt
1975, Håkan Winberg (m), speaking in the Riksdag on May 27 (protocol, page 264)
1980, Rune Torwald (c), speaking in the Riksdag on January 11 (protocol, page 46)
(school slang)Short for el- och energiprogrammet.
Declension
Related terms
Anagrams
le
Tagalog
Etymology
From Englishel, the English name of the letter L/l.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʔel/, [ʔɛl]
Rhymes: -el
Hyphenation: el
Noun
el (Baybayin spellingᜁᜎ᜔)
The name of the Latin-script letter L/l,in the Filipino alphabet.
Synonyms:(in the Abakada alphabet)la, (in the Abecedario)ele
See also
(Latin-script letter names)titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi
Further reading
“el”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Ternate
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [(ʔ)el]
Verb
el
Alternative form of eli(“to remember”)
Conjugation
References
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /el/
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkishال(el), from Proto-Turkic*elig(“hand”), may be related to Proto-Turkic*ạl-(“to take”). Cognate with Old Turkic𐰠𐰏(elig), Uzbek ilik, Turkmen el, Gagauz el, Salar el, Southern Altaiэлӱ(elü, “wide finger”), Chuvashалӑ(ală), etc.
Noun
el (definite accusativeeli, pluraleller)
hand
Derived terms
el arabası
ele geçirmek
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkishایل(el), from Common Turkic*ēl(“people”).
Noun
el (definite accusativeeli, pluraleller)
a foreign person
Derived terms
el gün
Etymology 3
From Ottoman Turkishایل(el), from Proto-Turkic*ēl(“realm”). Doublet of il. Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (él), Kazakhел(el), Azerbaijani el, etc.
Noun
el (definite accusativeeli, pluraleller)
country, homeland, province
Declension
Derived terms
elçi
Venetian
Alternative forms
al(Belluno)
Etymology
From Latinillum < ille.
Article
elm sg (plurali)
the
Related terms
ła
Pronoun
el
he, she, it (used as an obligatory clitic pronoun following a verb)
Volapük
Article
el
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.
Declension
Derived terms
hiel
jiel
Welsh
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛl/
Noun
elf (pluraleliau)
The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Mutation
See also
(Latin-script letter names)llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, eng, aetsh, i / i dot, je, ce, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, ciw, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u / u bedol / u gwpan, fi, w, ecs, y, sèd