ele

See also:Appendix:Variations of "ele"

Abure

Noun

ele

1. firewood

Baoule

Pronoun

ele

1. you(2nd person singular pronoun)

Basque

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key):/ele/,[e̞.le̞]

Noun

eleinan

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterL/l.

Declension

Declension ofele(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	—	—

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

1. 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

elef(pluraleles)

1. (Valencia)Alternative form ofela

Further reading

• “ele”inDiccionari normatiu valencià,Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Creek

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ele

1. his/herleg,foot

Inflection

Possessive inflection ofele(inalienable)

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

References

• J. B. Martin, M. McKane Mauldrin (2004)A dictionary of Creek/Muscogee,University of Nebraska Press,→ISBN,page23
• J. B. Martin (2011)A grammar of Creek (Muscogee),University of Nebraska Press,→ISBN,page134

Finnish

Etymology

elää+‎-e

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈeleˣ/,[ˈe̞le̞(ʔ)]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-ele
• Syllabification^(key):e‧le

Noun

ele

1. gesture,sign

Declension

Inflectionofele(Kotustype 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
	gen.	eleen
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.

Possessive formsofele(Kotustype 48/hame,no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative eleeni eleeni accusative nom. eleeni eleeni gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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

Derived terms

• eleetön
• elehtiä
• -eleinen

compounds

• elekieli
• elenäytelmä
• elenäyttelijä
• niukkaeleinen
• suurieleinen
• vähäeleinen

Related terms

• elää

See also

• ilme
• viittoa

Further reading

• “ele”,inKielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1](in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus(Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–,retrieved2023-07-02

Anagrams

• lee

Igala

Noun

éle

1. gift

Middle English

Noun

ele

1. Alternative form ofel

Nupe

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ē.lē/

Noun

ele

1. sleep

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

Ele

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ē.lē/

Noun

ele

1. rain

   Eleà dù.―It's going to rain.(literally, “Rainwill fall.”)

Old English

Alternative forms

• œle,ole

Etymology

FromProto-West Germanic*oli,fromLatinoleum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈe.le/

Noun

elem

1. oil

Declension

Declension ofele(strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ele	elas
accusative	ele	elas
genitive	eles	ela
dative	ele	elum

Synonyms

• crisma
• smiering

Derived terms

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

Old French

Etymology 1

FromLatinilla(nominative),illam(accusative),feminine ofille.

Pronoun

elef(masculineil)

1. she

Descendants

• French:elle

Etymology 2

FromLatinala.

Noun

eleoblique singular,f(oblique pluraleles,nominative singularele,nominative pluraleles)

1. wing(anatomy)

Descendants

• French:aile

Palenquero

Etymology

FromSpanishél.

Pronoun

ele

1. 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)
• ဧလေorဨလေorဢေလေ(Burmese script)
• เอเล(Thai script)
• ᩑᩃᩮ(Tai Tham script)
• ເອເລ(Lao script)
• ឯលេ(Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄬𑄣𑄬(Chakma script)

Noun

ele

1. vocativesingularofelā(“cardamom seeds”)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

FromOld Galician-Portugueseele,fromLatinille(“that, he, she, it”).

Alternative forms

• elle(pre-1911/1943)
• êlle(obsolete)
• êle(obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈe.li/

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

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈe.lɨ/

• Hyphenation:e‧le

• Audio(São Paulo):

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Pronoun

elem(feminineela,masculine pluraleles,feminine pluralelas)

2. third-person masculine singular nominative personal pronoun;he;it

   Eleandou até mim.

   Hewalked towards me.

   • 2003,J. K. Rowling,translated byLia Wyler,Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix(Harry Potter;5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco,→ISBN,page182:

     Eletem razão, eu não quero mais dormir no mesmo dormitório queele,eleé 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 byLia Wyler,Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix(Harry Potter;5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco,→ISBN,page643:

     Elenunca vai reparar na gente [...]

     He will never notice us [...]

   • 2005,J. K. Rowling,translated byLia Wyler,Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe(Harry Potter;6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco,→ISBN,page359:

     Elese aproximou e experimentou empurrá-la.

     He came closer and tried to push it.

4. third-person masculine singular prepositional pronoun;him;it

   Eu gosto de conversar comele.

   I enjoy talking tohim.

6. (Brazil)third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used in all positions;he;him;it

   Um homem matouele.

   A man killedhim.

Usage notes

The following preposition +elecontractions are mandatory:

• ‎de+ ‎ele→ ‎dele
• ‎em+ ‎ele→ ‎nele

Quotations

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:ele.

Descendants

• Indo-Portuguese:êll

See also

Portuguesepersonal pronouns(edit)
Number	Person	Nominative (subject)		Accusative (direct object)		Dative (indirect object)	Prepositional		Prepositional withcom		Non-declining
		m	f	m	f	mandf	m	f	m	f	m	f
Singular	First	eu		me			mim		comigo
	Second	tu		te			ti		contigo		você
											o senhor	a senhora
	Third	ele	ela	o (lo,no)	a (la,na)	lhe	ele	ela	comele	comela	o mesmo	a mesma
				se			si		consigo
Plural	First	nós		nos			nós		connosco(Portugal) conosco(Brazil)		a gente
	Second	vós		vos			vós		convosco,comvós		vocês
											os senhores	as senhoras
	Third	eles	elas	os (los,nos)	as (las,nas)	lhes	eles	elas	comeles	comelas	os mesmos	as mesmas
				se			si		consigo
Indefinite				se			si		consigo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈɛ.li/

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

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈɛ.lɨ/

• Hyphenation:e‧le

Noun

elem(pluraleles)

2. The name of theLatin-scriptletterL/l.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:ele.

References

• “ele”,inDicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa(in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam,2008–2024
• “ele”,inDicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa(in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora,2003–2024

Romanian

Etymology

InheritedfromLatinillae,nominative feminine plural ofille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈje.le/

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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Pronoun

elefpl(third-person plural,masculine equivalentei)

1. (nominative form)they(for a group composed completely of females)

   Synonym:(polite form)dumnealor

Declension

Nominative
ele
Accusative
stressed		unstressed
ele		le
Genitive
one form for all numbers and genders
lor
Dative
stressed		unstressed
lor		le
Reflexive
Accusative		Dative
stressed	unstressed	stressed	unstressed
sine	se	sieși	își

Pronoun

elef(stressed accusative form ofele)

1. (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

Romanian personal pronouns

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈele/[ˈe.le]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-ele
• Syllabification:e‧le

Noun

elef(pluraleles)

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterL/l.

Further reading

• “ele”,inDiccionario de la lengua española(in Spanish), online version 23.7,Royal Spanish Academy,2023 November 28

Tagalog

Etymology

BorrowedfromSpanishele,the Spanish name of the letterL/l.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ele(Baybayin spellingᜁᜎᜒ)

1. (historical)the name of theLatin-scriptletterL/l,in theAbecedario

   Synonyms:(in the Filipino Alpha bet)el,(in the Abakada Alpha bet)la

Further reading

• “ele”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018

Anagrams

• Lee

Turkish

Noun

ele

1. dativesingularofel

Volapük

Article

ele

1. dativesingularofel