Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Biblical Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl).
[…]who bared their brains to Heaven under the El and saw Mohammedan angels staggering on tenement roofs illuminated,[…]1956, Allen Ginsberg, “Howl”, in Howl and Other Poems (Pocket Poets Series), City Lights Books, →OCLC, page 9:
Clipping of elevated.
Known colloquially as the "El," the elevated lines constituted the earliest attempt to remove urban passenger traffic from the streets.1955 July, “The Last Elevated Line in New York”, in Railway Magazine, page 444:
The Washington Street El was torn down in 1987.
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Els | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Ever since El Martinez started asking to be called by the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them” in the ninth grade, they have fielded skepticism in a variety of forms and from a multitude of sources about what it means to identify as nonbinary.2019 May 29, Amy Harmon, “Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2019: