lell

lell

See also: LE LL

Estonian

Etymology

Of Finno-Mordivinic origin. Cognate to Erzya леля (lelja, “older brother, uncle”).

Noun

lell (genitive lelle, partitive lelle)

1. paternal uncle; brother of one's father

Declension

Declension of lell (type külm)

	singular	plural
nominative	lell	lelled
genitive	lelle	lellede
partitive	lelle	lelli / lellesid
illative	lelle / lellesse	lelledesse / lellisse
inessive	lelles	lelledes / lellis
elative	lellest	lelledest / lellist
allative	lellele	lelledele / lellile
adessive	lellel	lelledel / lellil
ablative	lellelt	lelledelt / lellilt
translative	lelleks	lelledeks / lelliks
terminative	lelleni	lelledeni
essive	lellena	lelledena
abessive	lelleta	lelledeta
comitative	lellega	lelledega

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From likevel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛlː/

Adverb

lell

1. nevertheless, nonetheless, after all
   • 1895, Per Sivle, "Vaar-Vôn":

     Og kjenner du inkje ikvell ikvell, at Livet, det er no det likaste lell?

     And can you not feel, tonight, tonight, that life is the best thing after all?

References

• “lell” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.