elise
See also: Elise, Élise, and élise
Italian
Verb
elise
- third-person singular past historic of elidere
Participle
elise f pl
- feminine plural of eliso
Anagrams
- esile
Latin
Participle
ēlīse
- vocative masculine singular of ēlīsus
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- elesi
- elisi
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hélice (“helix; propeller”), from Latin helīx, from Ancient Greek ἕλῑξ (hélīx, “spiral”). Compare English helix.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: e‧li‧se
- IPA(key): /ˈʔelise/, [ˈʔe.lɪ.se]
- IPA(key): /ˈʔelisi/, [ˈʔe.lɪ.sɪ] (colloquial)
Noun
élisé (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜐᜒ)
- propeller
- Synonyms: balakatak, sandirit
Related terms
- helikonya
- helikopter
Further reading
- “elise”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018