nel

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See also: Nel, ńel, nél, and -nél

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ānellus. Compare Romanian inel.

Noun

nel n (plural neali)

  1. ring

Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition en (in) + masculine singular article el (the).

Contraction

nel m (feminine na, neuter no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)

  1. in the

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

nēl inan

  1. first-person singular possessive singular of ēlli; (it is) my liver.

Finnish

Finnish numbers (edit)
40
[a], [b] ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: neljä
    Colloquial counting form: nee, nel
    Ordinal: neljäs
    Colloquial ordinal: nelkki (regional)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 4., 4:s
    Digit name: nelonen
    Adverbial: neljästi
    Multiplier: nelinkertainen
    Distributive: nelittäin
    Fractional: neljäsosa, neljännes

Etymology

< neljä, specifically the initial syllable

Pronunciation

Numeral

nel (colloquial)

  1. (counting) four

Usage notes

This form is used only in counting, i.e. not in attributive use.

Synonyms

Galician

Etymology

From contraction of preposition en (in) + third-person masculine singular pronoun el (he, him, it).

Contraction

nel m (feminine nela, masculine plural neles, feminine plural nelas)

  1. in him, in it

Italian

Contraction

nel

  1. contraction of in il; in the

Manx

Verb

nel

  1. Negative dependent form of bee:
    am (not), is (not), are (not)

Usage notes

  • Used exclusively with cha.

Synonyms

Old French

Contraction

nel

  1. Contraction of ne + le (not it)