el-

el-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"

Esperanto

Etymology

From el (“from”).

Prefix

el-

1. from
2. all the way, to a significant degree of completion, up

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Esperanto_words_prefixed_with_el-' title='Category:Esperanto words prefixed with el-'>Esperanto words prefixed with el-</a>

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛl]

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Prefix

el-

1. (verbal prefix) indicates actions whose direction is pointing away from the speaker, either literally or figuratively

   megy (“to go, to walk”) → elmegy (“to go away”)

   vet (“to throw, to cast”) → elvet (“to dismiss, to rule out, to throw out (a plan or a possible solution)”)

   néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to excuse, to forgive”)

2. (verbal prefix) indicates the unsuccessful or inaccurate completion of an action

   ír (“to write”) → elír (“to misspell”)

   számol (“to calculate”) → elszámol (“to miscalculate”)

   néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to overlook”)

3. (verbal prefix) indicates separation, deprivation, etc.

   lop (“to steal something”) → ellop (“to steal something from someone”)

   zár (“to lock”) → elzár (“to lock away, to store something securely”)

4. (verbal prefix) indicates perfection

   alszik (“to sleep”) → elalszik (“to fall asleep”)

   éget (“to burn”) → eléget (“to burn away, to destroy completely by burning”)

   játszik (“to act”) → eljátszik (“to act out”)

   fogy (“to decrease, to diminish (in size, quantity, etc.)”) → elfogy (“to get used up”)

5. (verbal prefix) indicates continuity over a long period of time

   áll (“to stand”) → eláll (“(for food) to remain fresh, not to get spoiled”)

   van (“to be, to exist”) → elvan (“to entertain/amuse oneself”)

   néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to observe something, to watch”)

   játszik (“to play”) → eljátszik (“to play for a long time”)

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_prefixed_with_el-' title='Category:Hungarian verbs prefixed with el-'>Hungarian verbs prefixed with el-</a>

See also

• el
• Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes

References

• Hungarian verb prefixes in the English Wikipedia

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ele-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ali-, *alji-, *alja- (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *al- (“beyond, other”). Akin to Old Saxon and Old High German eli- (German el-), Old Norse alja-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /el/

Prefix

el-

1. forming words with sense of "strange", "other" or "else", compare elþēodiġ (“strange, foreign”), ellende (“in a foreign land”); elcor (“elsewhere”). See eldritch

Derived terms

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