els
English
Adjective
els (not comparable)
- Obsolete form of else.
- (Can we date this quote?) John Aubrey
- We have a custome, that when one sneezes, every one els putts off his hatt, and bowes, and cries God bless ye Sir.
- (Can we date this quote?) John Aubrey
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əls/
Article
els m pl (feminine plural les, masculine singular el, feminine singular la)
- the; masculine plural definite article
Pronoun
els (proclitic, enclitic los, contracted enclitic 'ls)
- them (masculine, direct or indirect object).
- them (feminine, indirect object only).
Declension
Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
Danish
Dutch
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *alisō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos. Compare German Erle, English alder, Danish el, Norwegian older, Icelandic elri.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛls
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Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch elsene, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *alisnō, *alusnō. Related to *ēlō, whence Dutch aal, German Ahle, English awl.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *elles, genitive of *elli (Middle Dutch el), from Proto-Germanic *aljaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /els/
Romansch
Pronoun
els
- they (masculine, common, and indeterminate gender)
Swedish
Volapük
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