ель

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See also: е̄ль, єль, and эль

Kildin Sami

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Verb

ель (jel’)

  1. second-person singular imperative of эйй (ejj)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *edlь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ель • (jelʹ) f inan (genitive е́ли, nominative plural е́ли, genitive plural е́лей, relational adjective ело́вый, diminutive ёлка)

  1. spruce
  2. fir-tree

Declension

Declension of ель (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative е́ль
jélʹ 		е́ли
jéli
genitive е́ли
jéli 		е́лей
jélej
dative е́ли
jéli 		е́лям
jéljam
accusative е́ль
jélʹ 		е́ли
jéli
instrumental е́лью
jélʹju 		е́лями
jéljami
prepositional е́ли
jéli 		е́лях
jéljax
Pre-reform declension of ель (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative е́ль
jélʹ 		е́ли
jéli
genitive е́ли
jéli 		е́лей
jélej
dative е́ли
jéli 		е́лямъ
jéljam
accusative е́ль
jélʹ 		е́ли
jéli
instrumental е́лью
jélʹju 		е́лями
jéljami
prepositional е́ли
jéli 		е́ляхъ
jéljax

Derived terms

Ukrainian

Etymology

A recent borrowing from English ale. Compare Russian эль (elʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ель • (elʹ) m inan (genitive е́лю, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) ale

Declension

Declension of ель (inan sg-only soft masc-form accent-a)
singular
nominative ель
elʹ
genitive е́лю
élju
dative е́леві, е́лю
élevi, élju
accusative ель
elʹ
instrumental е́лем
élem
locative е́лю, е́лі
élju, éli
vocative е́лю
élju

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