pel

Noun

pel (plural pels)

1. (dated) pixel

Anagrams

• 'elp, -ple, EPL, LEP, LPE, lep

Noun

pel (plural pels, diminutive pellie)

1. Alternative spelling of pêl

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition per (“by means of, by way of”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).

Contraction

pel m (feminine pela, neuter pelo, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural peles)

1. by means of the

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pel]

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

Preposition

pel m sg (masculine plural pels)

1. Contraction of per el.

Further reading

• “pel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pel”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “pel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Alternative forms

• pyl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛl]
• Hyphenation: pel
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

pel m inan

1. pollen
2. powder similar to pollen
3. indication, trace

Further reading

• “pel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

pel

1. inflection of pellen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Etymology

From Dutch vel, from Middle Dutch vel, from Old Dutch *fel, from Proto-Germanic *fellą, from Proto-Indo-European *pello-, *pelno-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛl]
• Rhymes: -pɛl, -ɛl, -l
• Hyphenation: pèl

Noun

pèl (plural pel-pel)

1. paper sheet

   Synonym: kertas

2. rag for mopping

Further reading

• “pel” 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pel/
• Rhymes: -el
• Hyphenation: pel

Contraction

pel

1. (dated) Contraction of per il.
   • 1893, Annuario Scientifico ed Industriale, Fratelli Treves, page 414:

     Poi nel 1890 i signori Hult e Rossberg intrapresero lavori di triangolazione all’estremità settentrionale della Finlandia, procedendo da Sodonkjla pel Kittenen, affluente del Kemi, e rilevandovi una quantità di laghetti affatto sconosciuti.

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   • 1953, Anna Maria Ortese, Il mare non bagna Napoli:

     Eccolo là, a trent'anni, ha bisogno che lo portino pel collo all'ultima messa.

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Noun

pel m (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of pelo