pel

See also:Appendix:Variations of "pel"

English

Noun

pel(pluralpels)

1. (dated)pixel

Derived terms

• megapel

Anagrams

• 'elp,-ple,EPL,LEP,LPE,lep

Afrikaans

Noun

pel(pluralpels,diminutivepellie)

1. Alternative spelling ofpêl

Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the prepositionper(“by means of, by way of”)+ masculine singular articleel(“the”).

Contraction

pelm(femininepela,neuterpelo,masculine pluralpelos,feminine pluralpeles)

1. by means ofthe

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

pelmsg(masculine pluralpels)

1. Contraction ofperel.

Further reading

• “pel”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pel”,inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana,2024
• “pel”inDiccionari normatiu valencià,Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pel”inDiccionari català-valencià-balear,Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Alternative forms

• pyl

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pelminan

1. pollen
2. powdersimilar to pollen
3. indication,trace

Declension

Declension ofpel(hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	pel	pely
genitive	pelu	pelů
dative	pelu	pelům
accusative	pel	pely
vocative	pele	pely
locative	pelu	pelech
instrumental	pelem	pely

Further reading

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/pɛl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-ɛl

Verb

pel

1. inflection ofpellen:
   1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
   3. imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

FromDutchvel,fromMiddle Dutchvel,fromOld Dutch*fel,fromProto-Germanic*fellą,fromProto-Indo-European*pello-,*pelno-.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pèl(pluralpel-pel,first-person possessivepelku,second-person possessivepelmu,third-person possessivepelnya)

1. papersheet.

   Synonym:kertas

2. ragformopping.

Derived terms

• dipel
• mengepel

Further reading

• “pel”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Contraction

pel

1. (dated)Contraction ofperil.
   • 1893,Annuario Scientifico ed Industriale,Fratelli Treves,page414:

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

     (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)

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

     Eccolo là, a trent'anni, ha bisogno che lo portinopelcollo all'ultima messa.

     (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)

Noun

pelm(apocopated)

1. Apocopicform ofpelo

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• p’el,pol

Etymology

CompareCentral Kurdishپۆل(pol),پۆلوو(polû,“ember”),Middle Armenianպող(poġ).

Noun

p’el?

1. firebrand,smouldering piece ofwood,charred wood, livecoal;ember

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

FromOld Frisianpēl,fromLatinpalus.

Noun

pelm(definite singularpelen,indefinite pluralpeler,definite pluralpelene)

1. (construction)apile

Alternative forms

• pæl

References

• “pel”inThe Bokmål Dictionary.
• “pel_1”inDet Norske Akademis ordbok(NAOB).

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpel/

• Audio(Languedoc):

  (file)

Etymology 1

FromLatinpilus.

Noun

pelm(pluralpels)

1. hair

Etymology 2

Contraction ofperlo.

Contraction

pel

1. for the

Old French

Etymology

FromLatinpellis, pellem.

Noun

peloblique singular,f(oblique pluralpeausorpeaxorpiausorpiaxorpels,nominative singularpel,nominative pluralpeausorpeaxorpiausorpiaxorpels)

1. skin
2. pelisse(garment made from sewing together skins)
   • c.1150,Thomas d'Angleterre,Le Roman de Tristan,Champion Classiques edition,→ISBN,page96,line877:

     Unespelsfist de barbes granz

     he made a pelisse out of these great beards

Derived terms

• pelette
  • →English:pelt

Descendants

• Angevin:piau
• Bourguignon:peâ
• Champenois:pé,piau
• Franc-Comtois:pée
• Middle French:peau
  • French:peau
• Norman:pé
• Poitevin-Saintongeais:pea
• Picard:pieu,piau
• Walloon:pea

Old Frisian

Etymology

FromProto-West Germanic*pāli,variant of*pāl,*pālu,borrowed fromLatinpālus(“stake, prop”),fromProto-Italic*pākslos,fromProto-Indo-European*peh₂ǵ-(“to attach”).Cognates includeOld EnglishpālandOld Dutchpāl.Doubletofpāl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpeːl/,[ˈpɛːl]

Noun

pēlm

1. pole

Descendants

• North Frisian:pil
• Saterland Frisian:Peel

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009)An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary,Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company,→ISBN

Romagnol

Noun

pelmpl(Bassa Romagna)

1. pluralofpèla(“pier”)

Romani

Alternative forms

• pijel

Verb

pel

1. todrink

Derived terms

• chuchi pel