El Definition

ĕl
noun
The letter l.
American Heritage

Ell.

Webster's New World
An elevated railway.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Elevation.
American Heritage
pronoun

An ancient Semitic deity corresponding with the Hebrew God.

Wiktionary

An ancient Semitic abbreviation for Elohim or Eloah.

Wiktionary
suffix
Suffix forming nouns, originally denoting an agent, from verbs, usually spelt -le except after n and e.
Runnel, shovel, dotel.
Wiktionary
Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin.
Hatchel, hovel, gomeral.
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Suffix, originally diminutive, in words of Latin or Romance origin.
Cupel, chapel, tunnel.
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Other Word Forms of El

Noun

Singular:
el
Plural:
els

Origin of El

  • From Middle English -el, from Old English -el (agent suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent suffix).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English, from Old French -el (diminutive suffix), from Latin -ellus (suffix).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Canaanite אל (ʼĒl) "God"

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El Sentence Examples

  • Meanwhile, however divided in opinion as to his political conduct, his countrymen were practically unanimous in admiring his dramatic work; and his reputation, if it gained little by El Nuevo Don Juan, was greatly increased by El Tanto por Ciento and El Tejado de Vidrio.

  • A wooden mosque was erected near the site of the Temple, which was replaced by the Mosque of Aksa, built by the amir Abdalmalik (Abd el Malek), who also constructed the Dome of the Rock, known as the Mosque of Omar, in 688.

  • He suggested an international congress on the question; inspired a pamphlet, Le Pape el le Con grs, which proposed a reduction of the papal territory, and wrote to the pope advising him to cede Romagna in order to obtain better guarantees for the rest of his dominions.

  • Normally the medusae are liberated in quite an immature state; they swim away, feed, grow and become adult mature el individuals.

  • The titles of these juvenile performances, which were played by amateurs, were Salga por donde saliere, Me voy a Sevilla and La Corona y el Punal.

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