el en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɛl/
- [ɛɫ]
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English el, from Latin el (the name of the letter L).
Meanings
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The name of the Latin script letter L/l.
The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch.
1773 October, The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | alternative | lexicographic | |
| els | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ell | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (39)
ga luis (name of the letter L, l) · fr elle (name of the letter L, l) · fa ال (name of the letter L, l) · tr le (name of the letter L, l) · ms el (name of the letter L, l) · pl el (name of the letter L, l) · ca ela (name of the letter L, l) · eo lo (name of the letter L, l) · tl ele (name of the letter L, l) · pt ele (name of the letter L, l) · mr एल (name of the letter L, l) · ar إِل (name of the letter L, l) · th แอล (name of the letter L, l) · ru эль (name of the letter L, l) · fi ällä (name of the letter L, l) · es ele (name of the letter L, l) · vi e-lờ (name of the letter L, l) · tl el (name of the letter L, l) · hi एल (name of the letter L, l) · tl la (Abakada) (name of the letter L, l) · ko 엘 (name of the letter L, l) · bg ел (name of the letter L, l) · ja エル (name of the letter L, l) · bn এল (name of the letter L, l) · el ελ (name of the letter L, l) · id el (name of the letter L, l) · vi lờ (name of the letter L, l) · cy el (name of the letter L, l) · io le (name of the letter L, l) · la el (name of the letter L, l) · ast ele (name of the letter L, l) · nl el (name of the letter L, l) · ga eil (name of the letter L, l) · haw lā (name of the letter L, l) · oc èla (name of the letter L, l) · ru эл (name of the letter L, l) · gl ele (name of the letter L, l) · fi äl (name of the letter L, l) · it elle (name of the letter L, l)