ель
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Kildin Sami
Pronunciation
Verb
ель (jel’)
- second-person singular imperative of эйй (ejj)
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *edlь.
Pronunciation
Noun
ель • (jelʹ) f inan (genitive е́ли, nominative plural е́ли, genitive plural е́лей, relational adjective ело́вый or е́левый, diminutive ёлка)
Declension
Derived terms
- е́льник m (jélʹnik)
- подъе́льник m (podʺjélʹnik)
Compounds:
- е́ль Шре́нка m (jélʹ Šrénka)
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “ель”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Ukrainian
Etymology
A recent borrowing from English ale. Compare Russian эль (elʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ель • (elʹ) m inan (genitive е́лю, usually uncountable, nominative plural е́лі, genitive plural е́лів, relational adjective е́левий)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ель elʹ |
е́лі éli |
| genitive | е́лю élju |
е́лів éliv |
| dative | е́леві, е́лю élevi, élju |
е́лям éljam |
| accusative | ель elʹ |
е́лі éli |
| instrumental | е́лем élem |
е́лями éljamy |
| locative | е́лю, е́лі élju, éli |
е́лях éljax |
| vocative | е́лю élju |
е́лі éli |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ель”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “ель”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)