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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "el"}}
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==Translingual==

===Etymology===
{{clip|mul|el:'''ελ'''ληνικά}}.

===Symbol===
{{mul-symbol}}

# {{ISO 639|1}}

===See also===
* {{langcat}}

==English==
{{swp|el}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɛl/|[ɛɫ]}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-el.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛl|s=1}}
* {{homophone|en|ell|El|Elle|-elle|L}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|en|enm|-}}, from {{inh|en|ang|el}}, from {{der|en|la|el|pos=the name of the letter L}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|en|L}}
* {{l|en|ell}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{Latn-def|en|name|L|l}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1773|journal=The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged|month=October
|passage=The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, '''el''' ee en gee tee aitch.}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|elpee}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|name of the letter L, l}}{{multitrans|data=
* Arabic: {{tt|ar|إِل|m|tr=ʔel}}
* Asturian: {{t+|ast|ele}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|এল}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|ел|m}}
* Catalan: {{tt+|ca|ela|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{qualifier|English letter names are called as in English, no other standard Mandarin name exists}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|el}}
* Esperanto: {{tt+|eo|lo}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|äl}}, {{tt+|fi|ällä}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|elle|m}}
* Galician: {{tt+|gl|ele|m}}
* Greek: {{tt|el|ελ|n}}
* Hawaiian: {{tt|haw|lā}}
* Hindi: {{tt+|hi|एल}}
* Ido: {{tt+|io|le}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|el}}
* Interlingua: {{t-needed|ia}}
* Irish: {{tt|ga|eil}}, {{tt|ga|luis}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|elle|m|f}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|エル|tr=eru}}
* Korean: {{tt|ko|엘}}
* Latin: {{tt+|la|el}}
* Malay: {{tt+|ms|el}}
* Marathi: {{tt|mr|एल}}
* Occitan: {{tt|oc|èla|f}}
* Persian: {{tt+|fa|ال|tr=el}}
* Polish: {{tt+|pl|el|n}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|ele|m}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|эл|n}}, {{tt+|ru|эль|n}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|ele|f}}
* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|el}}, {{t+|tl|la}} {{qualifier|Abakada}}, {{t+|tl|ele}} {{qualifier|Abecedario alphabet}}
* Thai: {{tt+|th|แอล}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|le}}
* Vietnamese: {{tt+|vi|e-lờ}}, {{tt+|vi|lờ}}
* Volapük: {{t-needed|vo}}
* Welsh: {{tt+|cy|el|f}}
}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letter names/en}}
{{wp}}

===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|en}}<!--Previously contained: "#:  Shortening (Early 20th c.)"-->

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|en|L}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|Q1601555}} {{lb|en|US}} An [[elevated railway]], especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago (informal)
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2012|author=Roger P. Roess; Gene Sansone|title=The Wheels That Drove New York|page=294|passage=The main section of the Sixth Avenue '''El''' from Morris Street to Ninth Avenue and 53rd Street shut down on December 4, 1938.}}

===Etymology 3===
Shortening of {{m|en|eleven}}.

====Numeral====
{{head|en|numerals}}

# The [[cardinal number]] occurring after [[dek]] and before [[do]] in a [[duodecimal]] system. Written [[↋]], decimal value 11.

===Etymology 4===
{{bor+|en|es|el}}.

====Article====
{{head|en|articles}}

# {{lb|en|informal|humorous|chiefly|Internet slang}} [[the|The]] (sometimes where "the" would not occur in normal English).
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2007|author=Richard Bachman|title=Blaze|page=125
|passage="{{...}} A sister of Joseph Gerard {{...}} was found unconscious on the kitchen floor by the family cook early this morning. {{...}}"<br>{{...}} What leads could they have, if the old lady was '''''el''' zonko''?}}

====See also====
* {{l|en|le}} {{q|French borrowing}}

===Etymology 5===
{{rfe|en}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# The name of the [[Appendix:Cyrillic script|Cyrillic script letter]] [[Л]] / [[л]]

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=el|-le|LE|Le|LαE|le}}

{{cln|en|2-letter words}}

==Aragonese==

===Etymology===
From {{der|an|la|ille||that one}}.

===Pronoun===
{{head|an|pronouns}}

# [[him]] {{qualifier|direct object}}
#: {{syn|an|lo}}

==Aromanian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|rup|elu}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|rup|la|ille}}, possibly through a {{inh|rup|la-vul|*illus}}. Compare {{cog|ro|el}}, {{cog|ruq|iel}}.

===Pronoun===
{{head|rup|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns|g=m|plural|elj}}

# {{lb|rup|third-person masculine singular pronoun|nominative form}} [[he]]
#: {{syn|rup|nãs}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|rup|pronoun|g=m}}

# {{lb|rup|long/stressed accusative form}} [[him]]

====See also====
{{rup-personal pronouns}}

==Asturian==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|ast|roa-ole|el}}, {{m|roa-ole|elo}}, from {{inh|ast|la|ille}}, {{m|la|illum}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ast-IPA}}

===Article===
{{head|ast|article|g=m-s|feminine|la|neuter|lo|masculine plural|los|feminine plural|les}}

# {{lb|ast|definite}} [[the]]

====Usage notes====
* The article ''el'' contracts to [[l’]] before a word beginning with a vowel or ''h'': ''l'asturianu'' (the Asturian), ''l'hermanu'' (the brother)
* The article ''el'' contracts to [[’l]] after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.

====Derived terms====
{{col4|ast
|al
|col
|del
|nel
|pal
|pel
|pol
|sol
}}

==Azerbaijani==

===Etymology===
{{ety|az|:inh|trk-oat:ایل<tr:ẹl>|text=2|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|az|/el/}}
* {{audio|az|LL-Q9292 (aze)-Azerbaijani audiorecordings-el.wav|a=Baku}}

===Noun===
{{az-noun}}

# {{lb|az|somewhat|_|poetic}} [[people]]
# {{lb|az|somewhat|_|poetic}} [[country]], [[land]]
# {{lb|az|somewhat|_|poetic}} [[tract]], [[region]], [[district]], [[province]]

====Declension====
{{az-decl-noun|e|c}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|az|el-oba}}

==Breton==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|br}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|br|/ɛl/}}

===Contraction===
{{head|br|contraction}}

# [[e#Breton|e]] {{qualifier|preposition “in”}} + [[ul#Breton|ul]] {{qualifier|indefinite article “a(n)”}}
# [[e#Breton|e]] {{qualifier|preposition “in”}} + [[al#Breton|al]] {{qualifier|definite article “the”}}

==Catalan==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|ca|es}} {{qualifier|salat}} in Balearic dialects.
* {{alt|ca|lo}} {{qualifier|colloquial}} in Northwestern dialects.

===Etymology===
From earlier {{m|ca|lo}}, from {{inh|ca|la|illum}}, from {{inh|ca|la|ille}}. The initial ''e-'' was inserted as an {{glossary|epenthetic}} vowel after the unstressed ''-o'' had begun to be dropped.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ca|/əl/|[əɫ]|a=Balearic,Central Catalan}}
** {{homophones|ca|al}} (Eastern dialects)
* {{IPA|ca|/el/|a=Valencian}}
* {{audio|ca|LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-el.wav|a=Catalonia}}

===Article===
{{head|ca|article|g=m|feminine|la|masculine plural|els|feminine plural|les}}

# [[the]]; {{n-g|definite article}}
#: {{ux|inline=1|ca|'''El''' pare i '''el''' fill|'''The''' father and '''the''' son}}
# {{n-g|neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives}}; [[the]]; [[what]], that which
#: {{ux|inline=1|ca|'''el''' bo i '''el''' dolent|'''the''' good and '''the''' bad}}
#: {{ux|inline=1|ca|'''el''' que hem de fer|'''what''' we have to do}}

====Usage notes====
* Before a word that begins with a vowel or silent ''h-'' followed by a vowel, the form {{m|ca|l'}} is used.

====See also====
* {{l|ca|en}}, masculine singular definite article for given names.

===Pronoun===
{{ca-ppron|type=procl|procl_con=l'|encl=lo|encl_con='l}}

# [[him]] (direct object)

====Usage notes====
* {{U:ca:pronouns|form=reinforced}}
*: {{ux|inline=1|ca|Ella '''el''' considerava estúpid.|She regarded him as stupid.}}

====Declension====
{{ca-personal pronouns}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}
* {{R:ca:GDLC}}
* {{R:ca:DNV}}
* {{R:ca:DCVB}}

==Chavacano==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|cbk|es|el||masculine singular definite article; the}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{cbk-IPA}}

===Article===
{{cbk-head|article}}

# {{n-g|direct marker for all nouns other than personal proper nouns}}

==Cornish==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|kw|cnx|êl}}, {{m|cnx|eyl}}, {{m|cnx|eal}}, from {{inh|kw|oco|ail}}, from {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*angel}}, a borrowing from {{der|kw|la|angelus}}, from {{der|kw|grc|ἄγγελος}}. Cognate with {{cog|br|ael}}, {{cog|cy|angel}}.

===Noun===
{{kw-noun|m|eledh}}

# {{lb|kw|religion}} [[angel]]

====Derived terms====
{{col|kw
|el esker<t:shin>
|elek<t:angelic>
}}

===References===
* {{R:CDGK}}

==Crimean Tatar==

===Etymology===
from {{der|crh|qwm|el|t=hand}} from {{der|crh|trk-pro|*elig|t=hand}}, may be related to {{der|crh|trk-pro|*al-|t=to take}}. Cognate with {{cog|otk|𐰠𐰏|tr=elig}}, {{cog|uz|ilik}}, {{cog|tk|el}}, {{cog|gag|el}}, {{cog|slr|el}}, {{cog|alt|элӱ|t=wide finger}}, {{cog|cv|алӑ}}, etc.

===Pronunciation===
{{rfp|crh}}

===Noun===
{{head|crh|nouns}}

# [[hand]], [[forearm]]
# [[ell]]

====Declension====
{{crh-latin-noun|niñ|ge|ni|de|den}}

===References===
* {{R:Useinov-Mireev 2002}}

==Czech==

===Pronunciation===
* {{cs-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{cs-noun|n|indecl=1}}

# {{Latn-def|cs|name|L|l}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:cs:PSJC}}
* {{R:cs:SSJC}}

==Dalmatian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|dlm|lo}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|dlm|la|ille}}, {{m|la|illud}}.

===Article===
{{head|dlm|articles}}

# [[the]]; {{n-g|masculine singular definite article}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|dlm|i}}
* {{l|dlm|la}}

==Danish==
{{wp|da:}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|da|non|elri||alder}}, cf. {{m|non|ǫlr}} (compare {{cog|is|elri}}, {{cog|sv|al}}, {{cog|nb|older}}), from {{der|da|gem-pro|*aluz}}, {{m|gem-pro|*alusō}} (compare {{cog|en|alder}}), variant of {{m|gem-pro|*alizō}}, {{m|gem-pro|*alisō}} (compare {{cog|nl|els}}, {{cog|de|Erle}}), from {{der|da|ine-pro|*h₂élisos}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|da|/ɛl/|[ˈɛlˀ]}}

====Noun====
{{da-noun|stem=ell|en|e}}

# [[alder]]

=====Inflection=====
{{da-noun-infl|stem=ell|en|e}}

===Etymology 2===
{{clip|da|elektricitet||electricity}}, introduced in the 1940’s after the model of {{der|da|sv|el}}. 

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|da|/ɛl/|[ˈɛl]}}

====Noun====
{{da-noun|stem=ell|en|-}}

# [[electricity]]
#: {{syn|da|strøm}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col|da
|elafgift
|elbil
|elcykel
|eldrift
|elforbrug
|elkedel
|elregning
|eltog
|elværk
}}

==Dena'ina==

===Pronunciation===
* {{tfn-IPA||el}}

===Noun===
{{head|tfn|noun}} {{tlb|tfn|I}}

# {{alternative form of|tfn|eł||spruce branchlet}}

===References===
* {{Kari13|page=47}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|nl|dum|elne}}, {{m|dum|elle}}, from {{inh|nl|odt|*elina}}, from {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*alinu}}. Cognate with {{cog|en|ell}}, {{cog|nds-de|Ell}}, {{cog|de|Elle}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ɛl/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-el.ogg}}
* {{hyph|nl|el}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɛl|s=1}}
* {{homophones|nl|Ell}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|c|-en|+}}

# {{lb|nl|archaic}} a [[unit]] of [[length]] corresponding to about 69 cm: [[ell]], [[cubit]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|nl|elleboog}}
* {{l|nl|ellepijp}}
* {{l|nl|ellenlang}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|dcr|el}}
* {{desc|jvn|élo|bor=1}}
* {{desc|su|élo|bor=1}}

{{C|nl|Units of measure}}

==Emilian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|egl|/el/}}
* {{hyph|egl|el}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|egl|pronoun|personal}}

# {{lb|egl|nominative case, feminine}} [[they]]
# {{lb|egl|accusative case, feminine}} [[them]]

====Alternative forms====
* Becomes {{m|egl|elj-}} before a vowel.
* Becomes {{m|egl|-li}} when acting as an enclitic.

====Related terms====
{{egl-personal pronouns}}

==Esperanto==

===Etymology===
Obscure; may be derived from {{der|eo|la|ex||out of}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{eo-pr|a=Eo-el.ogg;LL-Q143 (epo)-Lepticed7-el.wav;LL-Q143 (epo)-Robin van der Vliet-el.wav}}

===Preposition===
{{head|eo|prepositions}}

# made of
#: {{ux|inline=1|eo|Tio estas ĉemizo '''el''' silko|This is a shirt made of silk.}}
# [[from]] (of)
#: {{ant|eo|al}}
#: {{ux|eo|'''El''' kie vi venis?<br>Mi venis '''el''' Nov-Jorko.|Where did you come from?<br>I came from [[New York]].}}
#* {{quote-book
|eo
|year=1906
|author=Louis de Beaufront
|publisher=
|title=Grammaire et exercices de la langue internationale espéranto
|page=
|pageurl=
|passage=Li estas la plej riĉa homo '''el''' la mondo.
|translation=He is the richest man in the world.}}
#* {{quote-book
|eo
|year=1906
|author=Louis de Beaufront
|publisher=
|title=Grammaire et exercices de la langue internationale espéranto
|page=
|pageurl=
|passage=Li estas la malplej riĉa '''el''' ni.
|translation=He is the least rich of us.}}
#* {{quote-book|eo|worklang=en|year=2008|author=w:Mauro Nervi|chapter=eo:Rekomendo<t:Recommendation>|mainauthor=[[d:Q12348168|Geoffrey Sutton]]|title=[[d:Q110874496|Concise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto 1887–2007]]|publisher=[[d:Q12352789|Mondial]]|isbn=978-1-59569-090-6|page=3|text=La literatura memoro estas la kerno de kulturo: tial ĉiuj nacilingvaj literaturoj estas daŭre studataj '''el''' historiaj, estetikaj kaj filologiaj vidpunktoj.|t=Literary memory is the core of culture: for this reason all national-language literatures are continually studied '''from''' the viewpoints of history, aesthetics and philosophy{{sic}}.}}

====Derived terms====
{{col4|eo
|eldoni
|eliri
|elkreski
|elpensi
|elŝuti
|eltrovi
|elvoki
}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:eo:PIV 2020}}
* {{R:eo:ReVo}}

{{eo BRO|1}}

==Fala==

===Etymology===
{{ety|fax|:inh|la:ille<t:that>|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
{{fax-pr}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|fax|pronouns|g=m-s|plural|elis|feminine|ela|feminine plural|elas}}

# {{ng|Third person singular masculine nominative pronoun}}; [[he]]

====See also====
{{fax-personal pronouns}}

===References===
* {{R:fax:Diccionariu|121}}

==Franco-Provençal==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|frp|la|illa}}.

===Pronoun===
{{head|frp|pronoun|postpositive|-el|g=f}} {{tlb|frp|orbl}}

# [[she]], [[it]] {{q|third-person singular feminine nominative}}

====See also====
{{frp-personal pronouns}}

===References===
* {{R:frp:DFP|elle [1]}}
* {{R:frp:LTA|16914}}

==Gagauz==
{{gag-variant|ел}}
[[File:Arthritic hands in pain.jpg|thumb|el]]

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gag|/jel/}}

===Etymology 1===
{{inh+|gag|trk-oat|ال|tr=el}}, from {{inh|gag|trk-pro|*elig}}. Compare {{cog|tr|el}}, {{cog|az|əl}}

====Noun====
{{gag-noun|i|lär}}

# {{lb|gag|anatomy}} [[hand]]

=====Declension=====
{{gag-decl-noun|el|ellär|eli|elleri|elä|ellerä|eldä|ellerdä|eldän|ellerdän|elin|ellerin }}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|gag|el etmää|ellemää|el vermää|tez eldän iş tez olêr|el eli yıkêêr|ellik|eldiven|el işi|eldä etmää|el koymaa}}

===Etymology 2===
{{inh+|gag|trk-oat|یل|tr=yẹl}}, from {{inh|gag|trk-pro|*yẹl}}. Compare {{cog|tr,az|yel}}.

====Noun====
{{gag-noun|i|lär}}

# [[wind]]
#: {{syn|gag|lüzgär|boran}}
# [[storm]]

=====Declension=====
{{gag-decl-noun|el|ellär|eli|elleri|elä|ellerä|eldä|ellerdä|eldän|ellerdän|elin|ellerin }}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col|gag|el dermeni}}

===Etymology 3===
{{inh+|gag|trk-oat|ایل|tr=ẹl}}, from {{inh|gag|trk-pro|*ēl}}. Compare {{cog|tr|el}}.

====Noun====
{{gag-noun|i|lär}}

# [[stranger]], [[outsider]]

=====Declension=====
{{gag-decl-noun|el|ellär|eli|elleri|elä|ellerä|eldä|ellerdä|eldän|ellerdän|elin|ellerin }}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col|gag|ne ellär duysun bizi, ne biz elleri}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:gag:Baskakov:1973|page=175|ел}}
* {{R:gag:Bankova|page=234|el}}
* {{R:gag:Kopuşçu:2019|page=61|el}}

==Galician==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|gl|ile|il}}
* {{alt|gl|ele||reintegrationist}}

===Etymology===
{{ety|gl|:inh|la:ille<t:that>|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gl|/ˈel/}}
* {{rhymes|gl|el}}
* {{hyphenation|gl|el}}

===Pronoun===
{{gl-pron|g=m|dat=lle|acc=o}}

# [[he]]
# [[it]] {{gloss|impersonal pronoun, optative subject of impersonal verbs}}
#: {{uxi|gl|'''El''' chove|'''It''' rains}}
# [[it]] {{gloss|optatively, can introduce a question}}
#* {{quote-book|gl|year=1864|author=Francisco Mirás|title=Compendio de gramática gallega-castellana|page=60
|passage=Gallego. —O peor son os trabucos que abranquen todos os anos que si non fora eso, inda eu estale si o pechaba no que puxen.<br>Hacendado. -¿Pues qué, cuántos trabucos tiene V? <br>Gallego. —Carasto, inda no me chejan os emprejos da Corte para pajálos.<br>Hacendado. -Vaya V. al diablo con sus trabucos ''emprejos'' y lenguaje, que maldito entiendo palabra. A Dios amigo.<br>Gallego. —'''El''' oieu? veña acó Señor, eu lle nomearei todo polo craro.
|translation=Galician. "The worst part is the tributes they snatch every year; if not for them, I'm damned if I don't win it on what I bid!"<br>Landlord [speaking Spanish and misunderstanding what he said]. "So, how many blunderbusses do you have?"<br>Galician. "Jis! The cattle in my stable is not even enough to pay for them!<br>Landlord. "Go to hell with your blunderbusses, ''emprejos'' and language, I can't understand a word!<br>Galician. "['''Anyone'''] Did you hear that? Sir, come here! I'll explain all clearly to you!"}} {{q|the text is full of false friends for a Spanish speaker}}  

====Usage notes====
The accusative form {{m|gl|o}} has variant forms {{m|gl|lo}} and {{m|gl|no}}. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form {{m|gl||lo}} is used when the preceding word ends in {{m|gl||-r}} or {{m|gl||-s}}. The {{m|gl||no}} form is used when the preceding word ends in {{m|gl||-u}} or a diphthong. These alternative forms are then suffixed to the preceding word.

The accusative also forms contractions when it immediately follows an indirect object pronoun. For example, {{m|gl||dou che o}} contracts to {{m|gl||doucho|I gave it to you}}.

====Related terms====
{{col3|gl
|ela
|elas
|eles
}}

===See also===
{{gl-personal pronouns}}

===References===
* {{R:roa-opt:DDGM}}
* {{R:gl:DDLG}}
* {{R:gl:TILG}}
* {{R:TLPGP}}

==Guinea-Bissau Creole==

===Etymology===
From {{der|pov|pt|ele}}. Cognate with {{cog|kea|el}}.

===Pronoun===
{{head|pov|pronouns}}

# [[he]], [[she]] {{q|third person singular}}

==Hungarian==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|hu}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{hu-IPA}}
* {{audio|hu|Hu-el.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|hu|ɛl|s=1}}

===Adverb===
{{head|hu|adverbs}}

# [[off]]
#: {{uxi|hu|'''El''' a kezekkel!|Hands off!}}
# [[away]]
# [[yes]] {{gl|used as an affirmative answer to a question containing a verb prefixed with {{m|hu|el-}} or to emphasize a preceding statement, having the same value as the verb in question}}
#: {{uxi|hu|A: '''El'''adtátok a házat? - B: '''El'''.|A: Did you sell the house? B: '''Yes'''.}}

====Usage notes====
{{U:hu:separated-verbal-prefix|Anna '''el'''ment? Nem ment '''el'''.|Has Anna left [gone '''away''']? No, she has not.}}

====Derived terms====
{{col4|hu|title=Compound words
|eladdig
|elvégre
}}

===Interjection===
{{head|hu|interjection}}

# {{lb|hu|intransitive|drama}} {{l|en|exit|id=stage}}, {{l|en|exeunt|id=stage}}; he/she [[leave#Verb|leaves]] or they [[leave#Verb|leave]] the [[scene]] or [[stage#Noun|stage]] {{gloss|[[stage direction]] for an actor or multiple actors}}
#: {{ant|hu|jön|t1=s/he comes}}

===See also===
{{col4|hu
|ell
}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ErtSz}}
* {{R:Nagyszotar}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|hu|le}}

{{cln|hu|2-letter words}}

==Icelandic==

===Pronunciation===
* {{is-IPA}}
* {{rhymes|is|ɛːl|s=1}}

===Verb===
{{head|is|verb forms}}

# {{inflection of|is|ala||1|s|pres|indc}}

==Ido==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|io|/el/|/ɛl/}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|io|pronoun|plural|eli|possessive|elua|possessive plural|elui}}

# {{apocopic form of|io|elu}}; [[she]], [[her]]

===See also===
{{io-personal pronouns}}

==Indonesian==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|id|nl|el}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{id-IPA|èl}}

===Noun===
{{id-noun|head=èl}}

# {{Latn-def|id|name|L|l}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letter names/id}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Istriot==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|ist|la|illum}} < {{m|la|ille}}.

====Pronoun====
{{head|ist|pronouns}}

# {{l|en|he}} {{n-g|third-person singular masculine personal pronoun}}
#* {{quote-book|ist|year=1877|author=Antonio Ive|title=Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno|volume=5|publisher=Ermanno Loescher|page=128
|passage=Ch’in tu’l su’ fassulito '''el''' me metasse.
|translation=That into his handkerchief '''he''' would put me.}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|ist|gila}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|ist|la|ille}}.

====Article====
{{head|ist|article|g=m-s|feminine|la}}

# [[the]]

==Italian==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|it|la|illum}} with deletion of second syllable.

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|él}}
* {{q|stressed|determiner}} {{it-IPA|él}}
** {{hyph|it|él}}
* {{q|unstressed|article and contraction}} {{IPA|it|/el/}}

===Article===
{{head|it|article|g=m-s}}

# {{alternative form of|it|il|from=archaic|from2=regional|from3=Rome}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|it|pronoun|g=m}}

# {{lb|it|rare|literary}} {{apocopic form of|it|ello}}

===Contraction===
{{head|it|contraction}}

# {{lb|it|obsolete}} {{contraction of|it|e|il}}: [[and]] [[the]]

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|it|e'l}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=el|-le|LE|Le|le}}

==Jamaican Creole==

===Etymology===
{{ety|jam|:der|en:hell}}
{{der+|jam|en|hell}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|jam|/ɛl/}}

===Noun===
{{jam-noun|-}}

# {{lb|jam|religion}} [[hell]]
#* {{RQ:jam:DJNT|Matthew|5|29|Ef unu rait yai a mek unu sin, tier it out an dash it we! Aftaraal it beta fi luuz onggl wan badi paat, dan di wol a di badi get fling dong a '''el'''.|If your right eye makes you sin, gouge it out and throw it away! After all, it is better to lose one body part than for the whole body to be thrown into '''hell'''.}}

{{C|jam|Afterlife|Death|Hell}}

==Kabuverdianu==

===Etymology===
{{ety|kea|:der|pt:ele|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|kea|pronouns}}

# [[he]], [[she]] {{q|third person singular}}

==Kabyle==

===Etymology===
{{ety|kab|:inh|ber-pro:-|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{kab-IPA}}

===Verb===
{{kab-head|verb|vn=ayla}} {{tlb|kab|obsolete}}

# to [[have]], [[own]], [[possess]]
#: {{syn|kab|sɛu|ɣur}}
# to [[belong]] to

====Usage notes====
This verb's conjugation has fallen into general disuse by the 19th century, with only its past participle ''ilan'' surviving in various expressions. Its verbal noun, {{m|kab|ayla||possession}}, remains in vigorous use.

===References===
* {{R:kab:Dallet:1982}}

==Kaqchikel==

===Verb===
{{cak-verb|i}}

# to [[exit]]; to [[leave]]; to [[go out]]; to [[come out]]

====Conjugation====
{{cak-conj-i|v=+}}

====See also====
* {{l|cak|elesaj}}

===References===
* {{R:¿La ütz awäch?|pages=214|passage=-el}}
* {{R:Tijonïk Oxlajuj Aj|pages=17|passage=-el}}

==Ladino==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lad|/el/}}

===Article===
{{head|lad|article|Hebrew spelling|איל|plural|los|feminine|la}}

# [[the]] {{qualifier|masculine singular}}

===Pronoun===
{{lad-pron|heb=איל}}

# [[he]], [[it]]

==Latin==

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{la-noun|el|g=n|g2=f|indecl=y}}

# {{n-g|The name of the letter ''{{l|la|L}}''.}}

====Usage notes====
* Multiple Latin names for the letter {{m|la||L}}, {{m|la||l}} have been suggested. The most common is {{m|la||el}} or a {{l|en|syllabic}} {{m|la||l}}, although there is some evidence which also supports, as names for the letter, {{m|la||lē}}, {{m|la||ll}}, {{m|la||əl}}, {{m|la||lə}}, and even (in the fourth- or fifth-century first Antinoë papyrus{{rfv-etym|la}}, which gives Greek transliterations of the Latin names of the Roman alphabet’s letters) {{m|grc|ιλλε}}.

====Coordinate terms====
* {{Latin letter names of the Roman alphabet}}

===References===
* {{R:la:Gaffiot}}<!--
* {{R:M&A}}-->
* Arthur E. Gordon, ''The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet'' ([[w:University of California Press|University of California Press]], 1973; volume 9 of ''University of California Publications: Classical Studies''), especially pages 30–31, 42–44, and 63

{{C|la|Latin letter names}}

==Latvian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{lv-IPA|ɛl}}
* {{audio|lv|lv-riga-el.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{lv-noun|m|-}}

# {{n-g|The Latvian name of the [[Appendix:Latin script|Latin script]] letter {{l|lv|L}}/{{l|lv|l}}.}}

====See also====
* ''Latvian letter names:''
*: {{l|lv|a}} ({{l|lv|A}}), {{l|lv|garais ā}} ({{l|lv|Ā}}), {{l|lv|bē}} ({{l|lv|B}}), {{l|lv|cē}} ({{l|lv|C}}), {{l|lv|čē}} ({{l|lv|Č}}), {{l|lv|dē}} ({{l|lv|D}}), {{l|lv|e}} ({{l|lv|E}}), {{l|lv|garais ē}} ({{l|lv|Ē}}), {{l|lv|ef}} ({{l|lv|F}}), {{l|lv|gā}} ({{l|lv|G}}), {{l|lv|ģē}} ({{l|lv|Ģ}}), {{l|lv|hā}} ({{l|lv|H}}), {{l|lv|i}} ({{l|lv|I}}), {{l|lv|garais ī}} ({{l|lv|Ī}}), {{l|lv|jē}} ({{l|lv|J}}), {{l|lv|kā}} ({{l|lv|K}}), {{l|lv|ķē}} ({{l|lv|Ķ}}), {{l|lv|el}} ({{l|lv|L}}), {{l|lv|eļ}} ({{l|lv|Ļ}}), {{l|lv|em}} ({{l|lv|M}}), {{l|lv|en}} ({{l|lv|N}}), {{l|lv|eņ}} ({{l|lv|Ņ}}), {{l|lv|o}} ({{l|lv|O}}), {{l|lv|pē}} ({{l|lv|P}}), {{l|lv|er}} ({{l|lv|R}}), {{l|lv|es}} ({{l|lv|S}}), {{l|lv|eš}} ({{l|lv|Š}}), {{l|lv|tē}} ({{l|lv|T}}), {{l|lv|u}} ({{l|lv|U}}), {{l|lv|garais ū}} ({{l|lv|Ū}}), {{l|lv|vē}} ({{l|lv|V}}), {{l|lv|zē}} ({{l|lv|Z}}), {{l|lv|žē}} ({{l|lv|Ž}})

==Leonese==

===Etymology===
From {{der|roa-leo|la|ille}}.

===Article===
{{head|roa-leo|article|g=m-s|feminine|la|neuter|lu|masculine plural|los|feminine plural|les}}

# [[the]] {{gloss|definite article}}

====Usage notes====
* The prepositions {{m|roa-leo|a}}, {{m|roa-leo|de}}, {{m|roa-leo|pa}}, {{m|roa-leo|cun}}, {{m|roa-leo|en}} and {{m|roa-leo|pur}} contract with {{m|roa-leo||el}}, unless {{m|roa-leo||el}} is part of a proper noun.
*: {{suffixusex|roa-leo|a|al}}
*: {{suffixusex|roa-leo|de|del}}
*: {{suffixusex|roa-leo|pa|pal}}
*: {{suffixusex|roa-leo|cun|cul}}
*: {{suffixusex|roa-leo|en|nel}}
*: {{suffixusex|roa-leo|pur|pul}}
* The article {{m|roa-leo||el}} contracts to {{l|roa-leo|l'}} before a word beginning with a vowel or ''h'':
*: {{ux|inline=1|roa-leo|l'home|the man}}
*: {{ux|inline=1|roa-leo|fala l'home|the man is speaking}}
* The article '{{m|roa-leo||el}} contracts to [['l]] after a word that ends in a vowel, if the following word begins with a consonant.
*: {{ux|inline=1|roa-leo|fala'l neñu|the child is speaking}}

==Lower Sorbian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|dsb|/ɛl/}}

===Noun===
{{dsb-noun|m-in}}

# {{Latn-def|dsb|name|l|L}}

===See also===
{{list:Latin script letter names/dsb}}

==Middle Dutch==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|dum|frk|gem-pro|inh=2}}
From {{inh|dum|odt|*elli}}, from {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*alljas}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|dum|/el/}}

===Determiner===
{{head|dum|determiners}}

# [[other]], [[another]]

===Adverb===
{{dum-adv}}

# [[else]], [[otherwise]]
# [[elsewhere]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:VMNW|ID66992|I}}
* {{R:VMNW|ID26992|el, els}}
* {{R:MNW|08642|I}}
* {{R:MNW|08643|II}}

==Middle English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|enm|eel|ele|hele|iel|yele}}

===Etymology===
{{dercat|enm|ine-pro}}
From {{inh|enm|ang|ǣl|id=eel}}, from {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*āl}}, from {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*ēlaz}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|enm|/ɛ̝ːl/|/eːl/}}

===Noun===
{{enm-noun|eles}}

# [[eel]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|enm|alger}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|eel}}
* {{desc|sco|eel}}
* {{desc|yol|eale}}

====References====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=ēl(e |pos=n.(3) |id= MED13224 |accessdate=2019-03-03}}

{{C|enm|Fish}}

==Middle Welsh==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|wlm|/eːl/}}

===Verb===
{{head|wlm|verb forms}}

# {{inflection of|wlm|mynet||3|s|pres|subj}}

==Mirandese==

===Pronoun===
{{head|mwl|pronouns}}

# [[he]]

==Mizo==

===Etymology 1===
{{etymid|lus|compete}}
From {{inh|lus|tbq-kuk-pro|*ʔel|t=to challenge}}.

====Verb====
{{lus-verb}}

# to [[compete]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{col|lus
|inelna
}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etymid|lus|dress up}}

====Verb====
{{lus-verb}}

# to [[dress up]] for an occasion

===Further reading===
* {{R:lus:Lorrain}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|nb|sv|el}}.

===Noun===
{{head|nb|nouns}}

# short form of {{m|nb|elektrisitet}}, {{m|nb|elektrisk}}, {{m|nb|elektro-}}, used mainly in compound words. It is treated as a noun rather than a prefix, in the same manner as Swedish.

====Derived terms====
* {{l|nb|elbil}}
* {{l|nb|elmotor}}

===References===
* {{R:nb:OB}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Etymology 1===
Borrowed from {{bor|nn|sv|el}}.

====Noun====
{{head|nn|noun|g=n}}

# short form of {{m|nn|elektrisitet}}, {{m|nn|elektrisk}}, {{m|nn|elektro-}}, used mainly in compound words. It is treated as a noun rather than a prefix, in the same manner as Swedish.

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|nn|elbil}}
* {{l|nn|elmotor}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|nn|non|él}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|nn|/eːl/}} {{nn-pronu-note}}

====Noun====
{{nn-noun-n1}}

# a [[local]] [[storm]]; [[rainshower]]
#* {{quote-book|nn|year=1933|author=Hans Henrik Holm|title=Jonsoknatt|passage=Din gjøyvande lengsel, Gjyvi, er lik vårsol i '''él'''.|translation=Your restless longing, Gjyvi, is like a spring-sun in the '''rain'''.}}

===Etymology 3===
{{nonlemma}}

====Verb====
{{head|nn|verb forms}}

# {{infl of|nn|ala||pres|tense}}

===Etymology 4===
{{nonlemma}}

====Verb====
{{head|nn|verb forms}}

# {{infl of|nn|elja||pres|tense}}

===References===
* {{R:nn:OB}}

==Occitan==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|oc|pro}}, from {{inh|oc|la|ille}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|oc|LL-Q942602-Davidgrosclaude-el.wav|a=Languedocian}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|oc|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns}}

# [[he]] {{q|third-person singular subject pronoun}}
# [[it]] {{q|third-person singular subject pronoun}}

==Old English==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{ang-IPA|el}}
* {{rhymes|ang|el|s=1}}

====Noun====
{{ang-noun||m}}

# {{Latn-def|ang|name|L|l}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{ang-IPA|ēl}}
* {{rhymes|ang|eːl|s=1}}

====Noun====
{{ang-noun|ēl|m}} {{tlb|ang|Anglian|late <<Kentish>>}}

# {{alt form|ang|ǣl}}

=====Declension=====
{{ang-decl-noun-a-m|ēl}}

{{C|ang|Letter names}}

==Old French==

===Etymology 1===

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|fro|enl||very rare}}

====Contraction====
{{head|fro|contraction}}

# {{contraction of|fro|en|le|lit=in the}}
#* {{quote-book|fro|year=c. 1250|author=w:Marie de France|title=[[w:Lais of Marie de France|Equitan]]
|passage=m'est une anguisse '''el''' quer ferue, ki tut le cors me fet trembler
|translation=Such a pain has pierced me '''in the''' heart, that it makes my whole body quiver}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|fro|la|alius}}.

====Pronoun====
{{head|fro|pronouns}}

# [[something]] [[else]]
#* {{quote-book|fro|year=c. 1150|author=Thomas d'Angleterre|title=Le Roman de Tristan|passage=ne puet en sun cuer '''el''' penser<br>fors ço sul: Tristran amer.|translation=she cannot in her heart think of '''anything else'''<br>apart from one thing: to love Tristan.|page=94|isbn=2-7453-0520-4|lines=857–8|edition=Champion Classiques}}

==Old Galician-Portuguese==

===Pronoun===
{{head|roa-opt|pronouns}}

# {{apocopic form of|roa-opt|ele}}
#* {{roa-opt-cite-cantigas|E|14|http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/080.html}}
#*: fugiu con '''el''' a Egipto. terra de Reẏ Faraon.
#*:: ran away with '''him''' to Egypt, land of the Pharaoh king.

==Old Norse==

===Verb===
{{head|non|verb forms}}

# {{infl of|non|ala||1|s|act|pres|ind}}

==Polish==

===Etymology===
Phonetic spelling of the letter.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|a=LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-el.wav}}

===Noun===
{{pl-noun|n|indecl=1}}

# {{Latn-def|pl|name|L|l}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:PWN}}

==Portuguese==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|pt|la|ille}}. Akin to {{cog|ca|el}} and {{cog|es|el}}. {{false cognate|ar|ال}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA|e̱l}}
* {{rhymes|pt|ɛl|s=1}}
* {{hyph|pt|el}}

===Article===
{{head|pt|article|g=m-s}}

# {{only used in|pt|el-rei}}: [[the]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:pt:Aulete}}
* {{R:pt:Priberam}}

==Romanian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|ro|ел||new cyrl}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|ro|la-vul|*illus}}, from {{inh|ro|la|ille}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/jel/}}
* {{audio|ro|LL-Q7913 (ron)-Filosoful-el.wav}}
* {{audio|ro|LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-el.wav}}
* {{rhyme|ro|el|s=1}}
* {{hyph|ro|el}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|ro|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns|g=m|third-person singular||plural|ei|feminine equivalent|ea}}

# {{lb|ro|nominative form}} [[he]]
#: {{syn|ro|dumnealui|q1=polite form}}

====Declension====
{{ro-decl-pronoun
|nom=el
|acc.s=el
|acc.u=îl
|gen=lui
|dat.s=lui
|dat.u=îi
|pos.mn.sg=său
|pos.f.sg=sa
|pos.m.pl=săi
|pos.nf.pl=sale
|ref.acc.s=sine
|ref.acc.u=se
|ref.dat.s=[[sie]], [[sieși]]
|ref.dat.u=își
}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|ro|pronoun|g=m|cat2=personal pronouns|stressed accusative form of|el}}

# {{lb|ro|direct object|preceded by preposition, such as "pe", "cu", "la", or "pentru"}} [[him]]

===Related terms===
* {{l|ro|ea|pos=third-person feminine singular}}
* {{l|ro|ei|pos=third-person masculine plural}}
* {{l|ro|ele|pos=third-person feminine plural}}

===See also===
{{ro-personal pronouns}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:DEX}}

==Romansh==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|rm|la|ille}}.

===Pronoun===
{{head|rm|pronouns}}

# [[he]]

==Salar==
{{Wiktionary:Picture dictionary/slr:body}}

===Etymology===
Cognate with {{cog|tk|-}}, {{cog|tr|el||hand}}, {{cog|az|əl}}, {{cog|cv|алӑ}}, etc.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|slr|/el/|a=Xunhua,Hualong,Qinghai,Ili,Xinjiang}}
* {{IPA|slr|/en/|a=Mengda,Xunhua,Qinghai}}

===Noun===
{{slr-noun|ili|ler}}

# {{lb|slr|anatomy}} [[hand]]
#: {{syn|slr|oc}}

====Declension====
{{slr-decl-noun}}
{{slr-poss-decl}}

===References===
* {{R:slr:Potanin|эль|page=428}}
* {{R:slr:Poyarkov|page=33|эль}}
* {{R:slr:Rockhill|ell|page=374}}
* {{R:slr:Shibata}}
* {{R:slr:Poppe}}
* {{R:slr:Kakuk}}
* {{R:slr:Stroy|page=323-324}}
* {{R:slr:Lianyun|page=19}}
* {{R:slr:Yakup|page=88}}
* {{R:slr:Dwyer|page=43, 87}}
* {{R:slr:Ayso|page=12}}
* {{R:slr:MaChengjun|page=99}}
* {{R:slr:Ölmez}}
* {{R:slr:MaWei|page=108}}
* {{R:slr:MaWei2|page=107}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr
|+<ref:{{R:es:OLE|2.3.1.2. Palabras átonas|url=https://www.rae.es/ortograf%C3%ADa/palabras-%C3%A1tonas}}><audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rodelar-él.wav<a:Spain>><audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-AdrianAbdulBaha-el.wav<a:Colombia>>
|êr<a:Andalusia><qq:before certain consonants>
|e<a:dialectal><qq:before consonants in rapid speech>
|rhyme=-
|hyph=+
<!--|hmp=él Not homophones: "él" is stressed, but "el" is unstressed.-->
}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ety|es|:inh|la:ille|id=masculine article}}
From {{inh|es|la|ille}}. {{false cognate|ar|ال}}.

====Article====
{{head|es|article|plural|los|feminine|la|feminine plural|las|neuter|lo}}

# {{n-g|masculine singular definite article}}; [[the]]
#* {{quote-journal|es|author=Randi Kaye and David von Blohn|title=El ICE renueva acuerdo con el centro de detención que, según la agencia, no cumplía las normas|magazine=w:CNN en Español|url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2025/06/20/eeuu/ice-renueva-acuerdo-centro-detencion-no-cumplia-normas-trax|date=2025-06-20|passage=En un correo electrónico, '''el''' ICE dijo a CNN que había determinado que Glades puede ayudar a “despejar la acumulación” de inmigrantes indocumentados en '''el''' país.|t=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216174109/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2025/06/20/eeuu/ice-renueva-acuerdo-centro-detencion-no-cumplia-normas-trax|archivedate=16 February 2026}}

=====Usage notes=====
* The prepositions {{m|es|de}} and {{m|es|a}} contract with {{m|es||el}}, unless {{m|es||el}} is part of a proper noun.
*: {{ux|es|El libro '''del''' niño me enseñó sobre la oscilación '''de El''' Niño.|'''The''' boy''''s''' book taught me about the oscillation '''of El''' Niño.}}
*: {{ux|es|Fuimos '''a El''' Salvador y le rezamos '''al''' Salvador.|We went '''to El''' Salvador and prayed '''to the''' Savior.}}
* Spanish definite articles are used in some contexts where English uses possessive pronouns.
*: {{ux|es|Tengo '''las''' manos sucias.|'''My''' hands are dirty.}}
*: {{ux|es|Me duele '''la''' pierna.|'''My''' leg hurts.}}
* Spanish definite articles are used when talking about a whole group in general or abstract notions, unlike English ones.
*: {{ux|es|'''Los''' guepardos son el animal terrestre más veloz.| Cheetahs are the fastest land animal.}}
*: {{ux|es|'''El''' amor es siempre paciente y amable.| Love is always patient and kind.}}
* In many places such as {{w|Linguistic features of Spanish as spoken by Catalan speakers|Catalonia}} and {{w|Andalusian Spanish|Andalusia}}, definite articles are commonly used before people's names, for example:
*: {{ux|es|¿Te has enterado de lo que le ha pasado a '''la Lucía'''?|Did you hear about what happened to '''Lucía'''?}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col|es|el que|el que sea}}

=====Related terms=====
{{col|es|él|le|lo}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ety|es|id=feminine article|:inh|osp:ela<ety:uder<la:illa>>|text=2|tree=1}}

====Article====
{{head|es|article|feminine plural|las|cat2=determiners}}

# {{n-g|feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed {{IPAchar|/a/}}:}}
#: {{ux|inline=1|es|'''el''' alma, las almas|'''the''' soul, the souls}}
#: {{ux|inline=1|es|'''el''' hacha, las hachas|'''the''' axe, the axes}}
#: {{ux|inline=1|es|toda '''el''' área}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

===References===
{{reflist}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|es|le}}

{{cln|es|2-letter words|contranyms}}

==Swedish==
{{wp|sv:}}

===Etymology===
A contraction of {{m|sv|elektricitet}} or {{m|sv|elektrisk}}, that must have taken place between 1920 and 1975. SAOB (letter E edited in 1921) does not mention this, but does mention the prefix {{m|sv|elektro-}}. ''Lilla Focus'' (1961) mentions ''el-'' as a prefix, but not as a word of its own.

The use of {{m-self|sv|el}} as a stand-alone word (not just a prefix) was discussed in ''Teknisk Tidskrift'', [https://runeberg.org/tektid/1934a/0476.html 15 December 1934], referring to a proposal from "Fera", Föreningen för elektricitetens rationella användning, an association of electric power grid operators.

{{blockquote|Man framhåller nämligen med bestämdhet, att "el" ej får betraktas som förkortning utan som en beteckning för allt som har med elektricitet att göra, avsedd att brukas enbart eller i sammansättningar som prefix eller suffix och aldrig tillsammans med punkt och bindestreck. Språkligt sett, kan väl ordet närmast betraktas som en ellips<br>''Teknisk Tidskrift'', 15 December 1934<br>'''Translation:'''<br>Indeed, it is firmly emphasized that "el" must not be regarded as an abbreviation but as a designation for everything related to electricity, intended for use solely or in combinations as a prefix or suffix, and never together with a period and hyphen. Linguistically, the word can be considered akin to an ellipsis.<br>''Teknisk Tidskrift'', 15 December 1934}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sv|/eːl/}}
* {{rhymes|sv|eːl|s=1}}

===Noun===
{{sv-noun|c}}

# [[electricity]], [[electric]] [[current]] or [[power]]; {{clipping of|sv|elektricitet,elektrisk}}
#* '''1957''', used as a prefix, §14, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110808025151/http://www.riksdagen.se/webbnav/index.aspx?nid=3911&bet=1957:262 Lag (1957:262) om allmän energiskatt]
#*: {{quote|sv|''elektrisk kraft som förbrukas för '''el-''', gas-, värme- eller vattenförsörjning i andra kommuner''
|translation=electric power which is used for the supply of electricity, gas, heating or water in other municipalities}}
#* '''1975''', [[w:sv:Håkan Winberg|Håkan Winberg]] (m), speaking in the Riksdag on May 27 ([http://riksdagen.se/webbnav/index.aspx?nid=101&bet=1975:92 protocol], page 264)
#*: {{quote|sv|''Vidare är den del av marknaden som har den högsta betalningsförmågan, dvs. hushållen, inriktad på användning av '''el'''.''
|translation=Also the part of the market which has the highest purchasing power, i.e. the households, is set for the use of electricity.}}
#* '''1980''', Rune Torwald (c), speaking in the Riksdag on January 11 ([http://riksdagen.se/webbnav/index.aspx?nid=101&bet=1979/80:61 protocol], page 46)
#*: {{quote|sv|''När man använder så stor andel av '''elen''' till att värma upp bostäder som ju bara utnyttjas vintertid och inte på sommaren, så får man stora säsongvariationer.''
|translation=When using so large a portion of the electricity to heat homes, something which is only used in the winter and not in the summer, one will get large seasonal variations.}}
# {{lb|sv|school slang}} {{short for|sv|el- och energiprogrammet}}
#: {{ux|sv|Jag går '''el'''.|I study at the '''electrical engineering programme'''|lit=I go '''electrical'''.}}

====Declension====
{{sv-noun-unc-irreg-c|2=elen}}

====Related terms====
{{col4|sv
|elanvändning
|elavbrott
|elgitarr
|elkabel
|elkraft
|elmätare
|elnät
|elöverföring
|elöverkänslig
|elsäkerhet
|elstängsel
|elström
|elverk
}}

===References===
* {{R:svenska.se|so}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saol}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|sv|a=el|le}}

{{C|sv|Energy}}

==Tagalog==

===Etymology===
From {{der|tl|en|el}}, the English name of the letter {{m|en|L//l}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr}}

===Noun===
{{tl-noun|b=+}}

# {{tl-letter name|L|l|alph=fil}}
#: {{syn|tl|la|ele|q1=in the Abakada alphabet|q2=in the Abecedario}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letter names/tl}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}

==Talysh==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|tly|az|el}}.

===Noun===
{{head|tly|noun}}

# [[land]], [[country]]
#: {{syn|tly|zəmin}}
# [[people]], [[nation]]
#: {{syn|tly|xəlğ|millət}}

==Ternate==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tft|[(ʔ)el]}}

===Verb===
{{tft-verb}}

# {{alternative form of|tft|eli|t=to remember}}

====Conjugation====
{{tft-conj}}

===References===
* {{R:tft:Hayami-Allen:2001}}

==Turkish==
[[File:Left Hand of a Female Human.png|thumb|bir el]]

===Pronunciation===
* {{tr-IPA}}
* {{audio|tr|LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-el.wav}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|tr|ota|ال|tr=el}}, from {{inh|tr|trk-oat|ال|tr=el}}, from {{der|tr|trk-pro|*elig|t=hand}}, may be related to {{der|tr|trk-pro|*al-|t=to take}}. Cognate with {{cog|otk|𐰠𐰏|tr=elig}}, {{cog|uz|ilik}}, {{cog|tk|el}}, {{cog|gag|el}}, {{cog|slr|el}}, {{cog|alt|элӱ|t=wide finger}}, {{cog|cv|алӑ}}, etc.

====Noun====
{{tr-noun|i|ler}}

# [[hand]]
#* {{quote-song|tr|year=2004|album={{w|Manga (album)|maNga}}|artist={{w|Manga (band)|maNga}}; {{w|Göksel (singer)|Göksel}}|title=Dursun Zaman|text=Her sabah doğan güneş / Bir sabah doğmaz oldu / '''Elleri''' '''ellerimden''' / Kayıp giden yıldız oldu / Gülünce ışık saçan / O gözler yaşla doldu / Ağlama duymaz artık / Bir varmış, bir yok oldu / Giderken bıraktığı / Bütün renkler siyah oldu / Üzülme anla artık / Belki de huzur buldu
|t=The sun that rises every morning / One day did not rise / '''Her hands''' slipped '''out of my hands''' / And turned into a shining star / She smiled and while spreading her light / Those eyes were filled with tears / Don’t cry, she won’t hear anymore / Once upon a time she lived / As she went away, all the colors / She left behind turned black / Don't be sad, understand / Maybe she found peace}}
# [[possession]]
#: {{uxa|tr|'''elindeki''' her şeyi satmış|he sold everything in his '''possession'''}}
# [[round]] {{gl|stage of a sports competition}}
#: {{ux|tr|Her '''el''' sona kalan adam sensin.|In every '''round''' you're the last man standing.}}
# [[round]] {{gl|individual ammunition shell}}
#: {{ux|tr|İki '''el''' sıktı, ikisini de ıskaladı, sonra da bıçaklamaya çalıştı.|He fired two '''rounds''', whiffed both, and then he tried to knife him.}}
# [[handle]]
# {{lb|tr|Samsun}} [[because]], [[cause]]
#: {{uxa|tr|onun '''elinden''' bir sürü şey çekti|she suffered a lot '''because''' of him}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col|tr
|el arabası|el geçirmek|el atmak|eldiven|ellemek|el birliği|el ele vermek|el öpmek|el etek öpmek|el kaldırmak|el sıkmak|el uzatmak|el vermek|elde etmek|elden çıkarmak|eli alışmak|el bombası|el ele|el kitabı|el koymak|el pençe divan|el şakası|el yordamı|elden düşmek|ele gelmek|elense|elinden gelme|el işi|elvermek| elverişli|eli ayağı titremek|eli boş çıkmak|eli boş gelmek|eli ekmek tutmak|eli silah tutmak|elinde patlamak|eli armut toplamak|eliyle koymuş gibi|elöpen|eli açık
|el altında
|el altından
|el vurmak
|el basmak
|el ayası
|el bağlamak
|el bıçkısı
|el bir etmek
|el bulmak
|el pençe
|el teskeresi
|el çalmak
|el çekmek
|elden bırakmak
|elden çıkarmak
|elden komak
|elden koymak
|elden çıkmak
|el dövüşü
|elde
|el sürmek
|el sunmak
|el suyu
|el karıştırmak
|el kesmek
|elden gelmek
|elde olmak
|el yumak
|ele almak
|ele geçmek
|ele vermek
|el yazısı
|eli belde
|eli boş
|eli bayraklı
|eli pek
|eli değnekli
|eli kesmek
|eli yordamlı
|tez elden
|dört el ile
|dört elle
|değirmen eli
|havan eli
|el etmek
|el çabukluğu
|ele girmek
|eli varmak
|iki eli böğründe kalmak
|iki eli yakasında olmak
}}
{{col3|tr|title=proverbs involving "el"
|el el ile, değirmen yel ile
|el eli yıkar, iki el yüzü
|el elden kalmaz, dil dilden kalmaz
|el elden üstündür
|elden ağza yaşamak
|ağanın eli tutulmaz
|alet işler, el övünür
|az el aş kotarır, çok el iş kotarır
}}

===Etymology 2===
{{inh+|tr|ota|ایل|tr=el}}, from {{inh|tr|trk-oat|ایل|tr=ẹl}}, from {{der|tr|trk-pro|*ēl||realm}}. {{doublet|tr|il}}. Cognate with {{cog|otk|tr=él}}, {{cog|kk|ел}}, {{cog|az|el}}, etc.

====Noun====
{{tr-noun|i|ler}}

# [[country]], [[homeland]], [[province]]
#: {{syn|tr|yurt|memleket}}
# [[tribe]]
# a [[foreign]] person
# {{lb|tr|collective}} [[other]] [[people]]; [[foreigner]]s, [[stranger]]s
## any other [[person]] than oneself; [[others]], other people
## any other [[person]] than the oneself and the people the spoken to
## any [[person]] that the one does not know or recognize, [[strangers]], [[foreigners]]
## any [[person]] that is not a part of one's [[nation]], [[tribe]], [[family]], [[clan]] etc.
#: {{syn|tr|el âlem}}
# [[land]], [[territory]], [[region]]
# {{lb|tr|Uşak}} [[city]]
# {{lb|tr|İçel}} [[residents]] of a [[certain]] place

=====Declension=====
{{tr-infl-noun-c|e|poss=1|pred=1}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|tr|Rumeli|elçi|el gün|el adamı|el ağzıyla kuş tutmak|el eline bakmak|el kapısı|el beğenmeze yer beğensin|ele karışmak|elin ağzı torba değil ki büzesin|el oğlu|el kızı|eller elinde kalmak|ele verir talkını, kendi yutar salkını|el elin eşeğini türkü çağırarak arar
|el elin aynasıdır|el sikiyle gerdeğe girilmez|el yazması|el oğlu}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:tr:TDK}}
* {{R:tr:Nişanyan}}
* {{R:lugatim}}
* {{R:tr:Tietze|page=578|vol=II}}
* {{R:tr:OTK|il1|vol=1|page=2132}}
* {{R:tr:DS}}

==Uzbek==
{{uz-variant|af=ایل|c=эл|r=el}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|uz|chg|ایل}}, from {{inh|uz|trk-pro|*ēl|t=peace; country, people}}.

===Noun===
{{uz-noun}}

# [[people]], [[tribe]]
# [[nation]], [[country]]

====Declension====
{{uz-decl-noun}}

===References===
* {{cite-web|1=uz|year=2005|author=Wiliam Dirks;Temur Davranov;Eduardo Real|title=el|work=Oʻzbekcha / Inglizcha Lugʻat|url=https://n.ziyouz.com/books/lugatlar/O'zbekcha-inglizcha%20lug'at%20(William%20Dirks).pdf|publisher=The Central Asian Heritage Group|page=79}}

==Venetan==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|vec|al||Belluno}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|vec|la|illum}} < {{m|la|ille}}.

===Article===
{{head|vec|article|g=m-s|plural|i}}

# [[the]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|vec|ła}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|vec|pronouns}}

# [[he]], [[she]], [[it]] {{q|used as an obligatory clitic pronoun following a verb}}
#: {{ux|inline=1|vec|El can '''el''' magna i òsi.|The dog '''(it)''' eats the bones.}}

==Volapük==

===Article===
{{head|vo|articles}}

# [[the]] {{gloss|used for all proper nouns and also foreign loanwords not yet assimilated into Volapük}}
#: {{ux|inline=1|vo|'''El''' Karl binom ziom '''ela''' Katlin.|Karl is Katlin's uncle.}}

====Usage notes====
* The article '''el''' is used to modify any kind of noun (proper or foreign) which is itself indeclinable in Volapük. Then, whenever that noun needs to be declined, the article '''el''' which modifies it is declined in its stead.

====Declension====
{{vo-decl-article}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|vo|hiel}}
* {{l|vo|jiel}}

==Welsh==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cy|/ɛl/}}

===Etymology 1===

====Noun====
{{cy-noun|f|~iau}}

# {{Latn-def|cy|name|L|l}}

====See also====
{{list:Latin script letter names/cy}}

===Etymology 2===

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|cy|ell}}

====Noun====
{{cy-noun|m}}

# {{lb|cy|obsolete|units of measure}} [[ell]]
#: {{syn|cy|hirlath}}

===Mutation===
{{cy-mut}}

{{C|cy|Units of measure}}