nel

See also: Nel, ńel, nél, and -nél

Aromanian

Alternative forms

nelu, ninel

Etymology

From Latin ānellus. Compare Romanian inel.

Noun

nel n (plural neali)

ring

Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).

Contraction

nel m (feminine na, neuter no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)

in the

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈnéːɬ]

Noun

nēl inan

first-person singular possessive singular of ēlli; (it is) my liver.

Finnish

**Finnish numbers ^(edit)**
	40
^{[a], [b]} ← 3	4	5 →
Cardinal: neljä Colloquial counting form: nee, nel Ordinal: neljäs Colloquial ordinal: nelkki Ordinal abbreviation: 4. Adverbial: neljästi Multiplier: nelinkertainen Fractional: neljäsosa, neljännes
Finnish Wikipedia article on 4

Etymology

< neljä, specifically the initial syllable

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnel/, [ˈne̞l]
Rhymes: -el
Syllabification^(key): nel

Numeral

nel

(colloquial, counting) four

Usage notes

This form is used only in counting, i.e. not in attributive use.

Synonyms

neljä

Galician

Etymology

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + third-person masculine singular pronoun el (“he, him, it”).

Contraction

nel m (feminine nela, masculine plural neles, feminine plural nelas)

in him, in it

Italian

Contraction

nel

contraction of in il; in the

Manx

Verb

nel

Negative dependent form of bee:
am (not), is (not), are (not)
- Cha nel ad çheet er chor erbee.
  - They are not coming at all.
- Cha nel eh ny phaitçhey nish.
  - He is no longer a child.
- Cha nel mee boirit.
  - I am not bothered.
- Cha nel oo slane.
  - You are not well.

Usage notes

Used exclusively with cha.

Synonyms

vel

Old French

Contraction

nel

Contraction of ne + le (not it)
circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
Mes dites moi, nel me celez
But tell me, do not hide it from me