el.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"

Danish

Conjunction

el.

  1. Abbreviation of eller.

Faroese

Etymology

Abbreviation of ella

Conjunction

el.

  1. or

Norwegian

Conjunction

el.

  1. Abbreviation of eller (“or”).

Swedish

Conjunction

el.

  1. or; Abbreviation of eller.

Adjective

el.

  1. electric, electrical, electricity; Abbreviation of elektrisk.

Usage notes
  • Some time around 1940, this abbreviation turned into a prefix in words like elmotor (“electrical motor”), elverk (“electrical power plant”), replacing the much older prefix elektro- (“electro-”). Then around 1960, it turned into a stand-alone word el (“electricity”).

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