el-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"
Hungarian
Etymology
Cognate with Northern Mansi эл- (èl-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛl]
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Prefix
el-
- (verbal prefix) indicates actions whose direction is pointing away from the speaker, either literally or figuratively
- (verbal prefix) indicates the unsuccessful or inaccurate completion of an action
- (verbal prefix) indicates separation, deprivation, etc.
- (verbal prefix) indicates completeness or perfection
- (verbal prefix) indicates continuity over a long period of time
Derived terms
Hungarian verbs prefixed with el-
See also
- el
- Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes
Old English
Alternative forms
- ele-, æl-
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ali-, *allja-, from Proto-Germanic *ali- ~ *alja-, combining form of *aljaz (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Cognate with Old Saxon eli-, Old High German eli-, and Old Norse alja-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈel/
Derived terms
Old English terms prefixed with el-
Tocharian B
Etymology
Unknown.
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “el-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 103
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