Old French

Proper noun

Ele f ‎(nominative singular Ele)

1. A female given name, cognate to English Adele

Finnish

Noun

ele

1. gesture, sign

Declension

Derived terms

• eleetön
• elehtiä
• elekieli

Related terms

• elää

See also

• ilme
• viittoa

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin illa, feminine of ille.

Pronoun

ele f ‎(masculine il)

1. she

Descendants

• French: elle

Etymology 2

From Latin ala.

Noun

ele f ‎(oblique plural eles, nominative singular ele, nominative plural eles)

1. wing (anatomy)

Descendants

• French: aile

Palenquero

Etymology

From Spanish él.

Pronoun

ele

1. he/she/it (third-person singular personal pronoun)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese ele, from Latin ille ‎(“that, he, she, it”).

Alternative forms

• elle (obsolete)
• êlle (obsolete)
• êle (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.li/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈe.lɨ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.le/
• Hyphenation: e‧le

Pronoun

ele m (feminine ela, plural eles, feminine plural elas)

1. third-person masculine singular nominative personal pronoun; he; it
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 182:

     Ele tem razão, eu não quero mais dormir no mesmo dormitório que ele, ele é doido.

     He is right, I don't want to sleep in the same dormitory as him anymore, he is crazy.

   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 643:

     Ele nunca vai reparar na gente [...]

     He will never notice us [...]

   • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 359:

     Ele se aproximou e experimentou empurrá-la.

     He came closer and tried to push it.

   Ele andou até mim.‎

   He walked towards me.

2. third-person masculine singular prepositional pronoun; him; it

   Eu gosto de conversar com ele.‎

   I enjoy talking to him.

3. (Brazil, colloquial) third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used in all positions; he; him; it

   Um homem matou ele.‎

   A man killed him.

Usage notes

The following preposition + ele contractions are mandatory:

• de + ele → dele
• em + ele → nele

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:ele.

See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛli/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛle/

Noun

ele m (plural eles)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:ele.

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin illae, nominative feminine plural of ille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈje.le/

Pronoun

ele f pl ‎(third-person plural, masculine equivalent ei)

1. (nominative form) they (for a group composed completely of females)

Declension

Synonyms

• dumnealor (polite form)

Pronoun

ele f ‎(stressed accusative form of ele)

1. (direct object, preceded by preposition, such as "pe", "cu", "la", or "pentru") them (all-female group)

Related terms

• ea (third-person feminine singular)
• el (third-person masculine singular)
• ei (third-person masculine plural)

See also

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈele/
• Hyphenation: e‧le

Noun

ele f ‎(plural eles)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

Turkish

Noun

ele

1. dative singular of el

Volapük

Article

ele

1. dative singular of el