pelle

Dutch

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Verb

pelle

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of pellen

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish pelle (no longer common), after its usage in Pelle Jöns (compare Swedish pellejöns), originally from Pelle, a diminutive form of Peter and/or Per.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelːe/,
• Rhymes: -elːe
• Syllabification^(key): pel‧le

Noun

pelle

1. A clown.

Declension

Synonyms

• klovni

Derived terms

Further reading

• “pelle”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pāla (“shovel, spade”). Doublet of pale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛl/

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• Homophones: pèle, pèles, pèlent, pelles

Noun

pelle f (plural pelles)

1. shovel, spade
   • 1945, “Les feuilles mortes”, Jacques Prévert (lyrics), Joseph Kosma (music):

     Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle / Les souvenirs et les regrets aussi

     Dead leaves are shovelled up / Memories and regrets are too

2. dustpan
3. fluke (anchor blade)
4. (slang) French kiss

   Synonyms: patin, galoche, palot

Related terms

Further reading

• “pelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

German

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Verb

pelle

1. inflection of pellen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Interlingua

Noun

pelle (uncountable)

1. (anatomy) skin

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin pellis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛl.le/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlle
• Hyphenation: pèl‧le

Noun

pelle f (plural pelli)

1. skin
2. hide (animal's skin)
3. leather

   Synonym: cuoio

4. life, existence
   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     I più intelligenti rompevano le regole e al tempo stesso si salvavano la pelle.

     The clever thing was to break the rules and stay alive all the same.

     (literally, “The most intelligent ones broke the rules and at the same time saved their lives.”)

Derived terms

• non stare più nella pelle (“can't wait (to do something)”)

Related terms

• pellaio

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpel.le/
• Rhymes: -elle
• Hyphenation: pél‧le

Contraction

pelle

1. (dated) Contraction of per le.

Latin

Noun

pelle

1. ablative singular of pellis

Verb

pelle

1. second-person singular present active imperative of pellō

Norman

Etymology

From Latin pāla (“shovel, spade”).

Noun

pelle f (plural pelles)

1. (Jersey) shovel