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Pelle

Pelle

See also: pelle, pellé, pellë, and pëlle

Danish

Proper noun

Pelle

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Per or Peter, sometimes also used as a formal given name.

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German *pelle, whose existence is assured by the word’s prevalence in eastern dialects of German Low German (and East Central German). It was introduced there by Dutch settlers from Middle Dutch pelle, an old borrowing from Latin pellis ‎(“skin”). Compare modern Dutch pel, pellen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛlə/

Noun

Pelle f ‎(genitive Pelle, plural Pellen)

  1. skin, mostly with reference to sausages or vegetables, especially potatoes; peel

Declension

Derived terms

  • auf die Pelle rücken
  • pellen

Swedish

Proper noun

Pelle

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Per or Peter, sometimes also used as a formal given name.

pelle

pelle

See also: Pelle, pellé, pellë, and pëlle

Dutch

Verb

pelle

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of pellen

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Swedish pelle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpelːe/
  • Rhymes: -elːe
  • Hyphenation: pel‧le

Noun

pelle

  1. A clown.

Declension

Inflection of pelle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative pelle pellet
genitive pellen pellejen
partitive pelleä pellejä
illative pelleen pelleihin
singular plural
nominative pelle pellet
accusative nom. pelle pellet
gen. pellen
genitive pellen pellejen
pelleinrare
partitive pelleä pellejä
inessive pellessä pelleissä
elative pellestä pelleistä
illative pelleen pelleihin
adessive pellellä pelleillä
ablative pelleltä pelleiltä
allative pellelle pelleille
essive pellenä pelleinä
translative pelleksi pelleiksi
instructive — pellein
abessive pellettä pelleittä
comitative — pelleineen

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French

Etymology

From Latin pāla ‎(“shovel, spade”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛl/

Noun

pelle f ‎(plural pelles)

  1. shovel, spade
  2. dustpan
  3. fluke (anchor blade)
  4. (slang) French kiss

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German

Verb

pelle

  1. First-person singular present of pellen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of pellen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of pellen.
  4. Imperative singular of pellen.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pellis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‎(“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛlle]

Noun

pelle f ‎(plural pelli)

  1. skin
  2. hide (animal's skin)
  3. leather

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Preposition

pelle

  1. (obsolete) Contraction of per le.

Latin

Noun

pelle

  1. ablative singular of pellis

Verb

pelle

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of pellō

Norman

Etymology

From Latin pāla ‎(“shovel, spade”).

Noun

pelle f ‎(plural pelles)

  1. (Jersey) shovel

Pronunciation

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