More Web Proxy on the site http://driver.im/

AI tools

ele

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ele"

Languages (22)

Abure • Baoule • Basque • Blagar • Catalan • Creek • Finnish • Igala • Middle English • Nupe • Old English • Old French • Palenquero • Pali • Portuguese • Romanian • Salar • Spanish • Tagalog • Turkish • Volapük

Page categories

Translingual

Symbol

ele

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Elepi.

See also

Wiktionary’s coverage of Elepi terms

Abure

Noun

ele

firewood

Baoule

Pronoun

ele

you (2nd person singular pronoun)

Basque

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)
IPA^(key): /ele/, [e̞.le̞]

Noun

ele inan

The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

Declension

More information indefinite, singular ...

Declension of *ele* (inanimate, ending in vowel)
	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ele	elea	eleak
ergative	elek	eleak	eleek
dative	eleri	eleari	eleei
genitive	eleren	elearen	eleen
comitative	elerekin	elearekin	eleekin
causative	elerengatik	elearengatik	eleengatik
benefactive	elerentzat	elearentzat	eleentzat
instrumental	elez	eleaz	eleez
inessive	eletan	elean	eleetan
locative	eletako	eleko	eleetako
allative	eletara	elera	eleetara
terminative	eletaraino	eleraino	eleetaraino
directive	eletarantz	elerantz	eleetarantz
destinative	eletarako	elerako	eleetarako
ablative	eletatik	eletik	eleetatik
partitive	elerik	—	—
prolative	eletzat	—	—

Close

See also

(Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta

Blagar

Adjective

ele

big

References

Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 158

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.lə]

IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.le]

Noun

ele f (plural eles)

(Valencia) Alternative form of ela

Further reading

“ele” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Creek

Pronunciation

(Oklahoma) IPA^(key): [ɪlɪ́]
Hyphenation: e‧le

Noun

ele

his/her leg, foot

Inflection

More information Singular, Plural ...

	Singular	Plural
First person	cvle	pole
Second person	cele
Third person	ele
Indefinite	estele

Close

Possessive inflection of ele (inalienable)

References

J. B. Martin, M. McKane Mauldrin (2004) A dictionary of Creek/Muscogee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 23
J. B. Martin (2011) A grammar of Creek (Muscogee), University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 134

Finnish

Etymology

elää +‎ -e

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeleˣ/, [ˈe̞le̞(ʔ)]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ele
Hyphenation^(key): ele

Noun

ele

gesture, sign

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Inflection of ele (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		ele	eleet
genitive		eleen	eleiden eleitten
partitive		elettä	eleitä
illative		eleeseen	eleisiin eleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ele	eleet
accusative	nom.	ele	eleet
accusative	gen.	eleen	eleet
genitive		eleen	eleiden eleitten
partitive		elettä	eleitä
inessive		eleessä	eleissä
elative		eleestä	eleistä
illative		eleeseen	eleisiin eleihin
adessive		eleellä	eleillä
ablative		eleeltä	eleiltä
allative		eleelle	eleille
essive		eleenä	eleinä
translative		eleeksi	eleiksi
abessive		eleettä	eleittä
instructive		—	elein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Close

More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Possessive forms of ele (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		eleeni	eleeni
accusative	nom.	eleeni	eleeni
accusative	gen.	eleeni	eleeni
genitive		eleeni	eleideni eleitteni
partitive		elettäni	eleitäni
inessive		eleessäni	eleissäni
elative		eleestäni	eleistäni
illative		eleeseeni	eleisiini eleihini
adessive		eleelläni	eleilläni
ablative		eleeltäni	eleiltäni
allative		eleelleni	eleilleni
essive		eleenäni	eleinäni
translative		eleekseni	eleikseni
abessive		eleettäni	eleittäni
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	eleineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		eleesi	eleesi
accusative	nom.	eleesi	eleesi
accusative	gen.	eleesi	eleesi
genitive		eleesi	eleidesi eleittesi
partitive		elettäsi	eleitäsi
inessive		eleessäsi	eleissäsi
elative		eleestäsi	eleistäsi
illative		eleeseesi	eleisiisi eleihisi
adessive		eleelläsi	eleilläsi
ablative		eleeltäsi	eleiltäsi
allative		eleellesi	eleillesi
essive		eleenäsi	eleinäsi
translative		eleeksesi	eleiksesi
abessive		eleettäsi	eleittäsi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	eleinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		eleemme	eleemme
accusative	nom.	eleemme	eleemme
accusative	gen.	eleemme	eleemme
genitive		eleemme	eleidemme eleittemme
partitive		elettämme	eleitämme
inessive		eleessämme	eleissämme
elative		eleestämme	eleistämme
illative		eleeseemme	eleisiimme eleihimme
adessive		eleellämme	eleillämme
ablative		eleeltämme	eleiltämme
allative		eleellemme	eleillemme
essive		eleenämme	eleinämme
translative		eleeksemme	eleiksemme
abessive		eleettämme	eleittämme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	eleinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		eleenne	eleenne
accusative	nom.	eleenne	eleenne
accusative	gen.	eleenne	eleenne
genitive		eleenne	eleidenne eleittenne
partitive		elettänne	eleitänne
inessive		eleessänne	eleissänne
elative		eleestänne	eleistänne
illative		eleeseenne	eleisiinne eleihinne
adessive		eleellänne	eleillänne
ablative		eleeltänne	eleiltänne
allative		eleellenne	eleillenne
essive		eleenänne	eleinänne
translative		eleeksenne	eleiksenne
abessive		eleettänne	eleittänne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	eleinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		eleensä	eleensä
accusative	nom.	eleensä	eleensä
accusative	gen.	eleensä	eleensä
genitive		eleensä	eleidensä eleittensä
partitive		elettään elettänsä	eleitään eleitänsä
inessive		eleessään eleessänsä	eleissään eleissänsä
elative		eleestään eleestänsä	eleistään eleistänsä
illative		eleeseensä	eleisiinsä eleihinsä
adessive		eleellään eleellänsä	eleillään eleillänsä
ablative		eleeltään eleeltänsä	eleiltään eleiltänsä
allative		eleelleen eleellensä	eleilleen eleillensä
essive		eleenään eleenänsä	eleinään eleinänsä
translative		eleekseen eleeksensä	eleikseen eleiksensä
abessive		eleettään eleettänsä	eleittään eleittänsä
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	eleineen eleinensä

Close

Derived terms

compounds

Related terms

elää

See also

ilme
viittoa

Further reading

“ele”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

lee

Igala

Noun

éle

gift

Middle English

Noun

ele

Alternative form of el

Nupe

Etymology 1

e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ le (“to lay down”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.lē/

Noun

ele

sleep

Derived terms

sanle (“to wake up”)
lele (“to sleep”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.lē/

Noun

ele

rain
Ele à dù. ― It's going to rain. (literally, “Rain will fall.”)

Old English

Alternative forms

œle, ole

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈe.le/

Noun

ele m

oil

Declension

Strong a-stem:

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	ele	elas
accusative	ele	elas
genitive	eles	ela
dative	ele	elum

Close

Synonyms

crisma
smiering

Derived terms

elebacen
elebēam
eleberġe
elebytt
eledrōsna
elefæt
elegrēofa
elehorn
elelēast
eleseohhe
eletrēow
fulwihtele
liþule
wynele

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin illa (nominative), illam (accusative), feminine of ille.

Pronoun

ele f (masculine il)

she

Descendants

French: elle

Etymology 2

From Latin ala.

Noun

ele oblique singular, f (oblique plural eles, nominative singular ele, nominative plural eles)

wing (anatomy)

Descendants

French: aile

Palenquero

Etymology

From Spanish él.

Pronoun

ele

he/she/it (third-person singular personal pronoun)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀏𑀮𑁂 (Brahmi script)
एले (Devanagari script)
এলে (Bengali script)
එලෙ (Sinhalese script)
ဧလေ or ဨလေ or ဢေလေ (Burmese script)
เอเล (Thai script)
ᩑᩃᩮ (Tai Tham script)
ເອເລ (Lao script)
ឯលេ (Khmer script)
𑄃𑄬𑄣𑄬 (Chakma script)

Noun

ele

vocative singular of elā (“cardamom seeds”)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese ele, from Latin ille (“that, he, she, it”).

Alternative forms

êle (pre-reform spelling)
elle (pre-standardization spelling)
êlle (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.li/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.le/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈe.lɨ/

(São Miguel, Azores) IPA^(key): /ˈɐl/
Hyphenation: e‧le
Audio (São Paulo): (file)

Pronoun

ele m (feminine ela, masculine plural eles, feminine plural elas)

third-person masculine singular nominative personal pronoun; he; it
Ele andou até mim.
He walked towards me.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 182:
  Ele tem razão, eu não quero mais dormir no mesmo dormitório que ele, ele é doido.
  He is right, I don't want to sleep in the same dormitory as him anymore, he is crazy.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 643:
  Ele nunca vai reparar na gente [...]
  He will never notice us [...]
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 359:
  Ele se aproximou e experimentou empurrá-la.
  He came closer and tried to push it.
third-person masculine singular prepositional pronoun; him; it
Eu gosto de conversar com ele.
I enjoy talking to him.
(Brazil) third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used in all positions; he; him; it
Um homem matou ele.
A man killed him.

Usage notes

The following preposition + ele contractions are mandatory:

‎de + ‎ele → ‎dele
‎em + ‎ele → ‎nele

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele.

Descendants

Indo-Portuguese: êll

See also

More information number, person ...

Portuguese personal pronouns
number	person		nominative (subject)	accusative (direct object)	dative (indirect object)	prepositional	prepositional with com	non-declining
singular	first		eu	me		mim	comigo	—
	second		tu	te		ti	contigo	você o senhor m a senhora f
	third	m	ele	o (lo, no)	lhe	ele	com ele	o mesmo
	third	f	ela	a (la, na)	lhe	ela	com ela	a mesma
plural	first		nós	nos		nós	connosco (Portugal) conosco (Brazil)	a gente
	second		vós	vos		vós	convosco com vós	vocês os senhores m as senhoras f
	third	m	eles	os (los, nos)	lhes	eles	com eles	os mesmos
	third	f	elas	as (las, nas)	lhes	elas	com elas	as mesmas
reflexive third / indefinite			—	se		si	consigo	o mesmo etc. (reflexive)

Close

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.li/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.le/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɨ/

Hyphenation: e‧le

Noun

ele m (plural eles)

The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.
Synonym: lê

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele.

Further reading

“ele”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
“ele”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“ele”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
“ele”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin illae, nominative feminine plural of ille.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈje.le/
Audio: (file)
Audio: (file)

Pronoun

ele f pl (third-person plural, masculine equivalent ei)

(nominative form) they (for a group composed completely of females)
Synonym: (polite form) dumnealor

Declension

More information stressed, unstressed ...

Declension of *ele*
	stressed	unstressed
nominative	ele
accusative	ele	le
dative	lor	le
genitive	lor

possessive forms
	singular	plural
masculine	lor	lor
neuter	lor	lor
feminine	lor	lor

reflexive forms
	stressed	unstressed
accusative	sine	se
dative	sieși	își

Close

Pronoun

ele f (stressed accusative form of ele)

(direct object, preceded by preposition, such as "pe", "cu", "la", or "pentru") them (all-female group)

Related terms

ea (third-person feminine singular)
el (third-person masculine singular)
ei (third-person masculine plural)

See also

More information singular, plural ...

Romanian personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person		eu	noi
2nd person	plain	tu	voi
	semi-polite	dumneata	dumneavoastră
	polite	dumneavoastră	dumneavoastră
3rd person	familiar m	el	ei
	familiar f	ea	ele
	polite m	dumnealui	dumnealor
	polite f	dumneaei	dumnealor

Close

Salar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Oghuz *eyle. Cognate with Azerbaijani elə, Gagauz ölä, Turkish öyle, Turkmen eýle.

Pronunciation

(Xunhua, Qinghai; Gansu; Ili, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): /ele/

Adverb

ele

away
Andan ele otır!
Stay away from him!
across
Özen ele yandağı ağıl.
The river across the village.
there, that way
Ele yandarmas!
No coming back there!

Interjection

ele

Get out of the way!

Derived terms

eliği (“like that”)

Related terms

bele (“here, this way”)
ele-bele

References

林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “ele”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎, Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 51
Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “ele”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 324
Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “ele”, in 米娜瓦尔艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 100
马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “ele”, 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), pages 39, 234

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈele/ [ˈe.le]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ele
Syllabification: e‧le

Noun

ele f (plural eles)

The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

Further reading

“ele”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ele, the Spanish name of the letter L/l.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔele/ [ˈʔɛː.lɛ]
Rhymes: -ele
Syllabification: e‧le

Noun

ele (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒ)

(historical) the name of the Latin-script letter L/l, in the Abecedario
Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) el, (in the Abakada alphabet) la

Further reading

“ele”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Lee

Turkish

Noun

ele

dative singular of el

Volapük

Article

ele

dative singular of el

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.