Definitions and meaning of ell
ell
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛl/
- 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-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 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).
Translations
Etymology 2
From the name of the letter L
Noun
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.
- Something that is L-shaped.
Translations
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ille, attested from the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈeʎ/
- Rhymes: -eʎ
Pronoun
ell (plural ells)
- he
Declension
Further reading
- “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
Estonian
Noun
ell (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Faroese
Pronunciation
Noun
ell n (genitive singular els, plural ell)
- The name of the Latin-script letter 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.
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 / 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
- 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛtl/
- Rhymes: -ɛtl
Noun
ell n (genitive singular ells, nominative plural ell)
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Declension
Võro
Noun
ell (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Source: wiktionary.org- an old measure of length equal to 45 inches.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)