different between dels vs els

English

Noun

dels

1. plural of del

Anagrams

• EDLs, ELSD, LEDs, SLED, seld, sled

Catalan

Contraction

dels

1. Contraction of de els (“of the, from the (masculine plural)”).

See also

• del

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?e?ls]

Etymology 1

After Middle Low German d?ls, German teils, originally a genitive singular of del (“part”) used adverbially

Adverb

dels

1. partly

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

dels c

1. indefinite genitive singular of del

Norwegian Bokmål

Conjunction

dels

1. part, partly, in part (part this, part that), both and

Derived terms

• til dels

References

• “dels” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

del +? -s, the genitive singular form of del m (“part”). The adverb is a calque of German teils, from Teils, the genitive singular form of Teil (“part”).

Adverb

dels

1. part, partly

   Synonyms: delvis, til dels

Noun

dels m

1. genitive singular of del

Derived terms

• til dels

References

• “dels” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• seld

Occitan

Contraction

dels

1. Contraction of de los.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Conjunction

dels

1. part, partly, in part (part this, part that), both and

   Den består dels av nervceller, och dels av stödjande celler som kallas gliaceller.

   It consists in part of nerve cells, and in part of supporting cells which are called glial cells.

   Vårt företag erbjuder dels enkla och robusta nivåvakter, dels mer noggranna givare för mätning och registrering.

   Our company offers both simple and robust level detectors, and also more accurate detectors for measuring and registration.

Usage notes

• The prescribed usage is "dels A, dels B", but one also often sees "dels A, men också B".

Noun

dels

1. indefinite genitive singular of del

Anagrams

• elds, leds

Volapük

Noun

dels

1. plural of del

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??lz/

Noun

els

1. plural of el

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ls/

Adjective

els (not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of else.
   • c. 1691, John Audrey, Naturall Historie of Wiltshire

     We have a custome, that when one sneezes, every one els putts off his hatt, and bowes, and cries God bless ye Sir.

Anagrams

• -les-, ESL, LES, LSE, Les, L?Es, SLE, les

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin illos (“those ones”). Akin to Spanish ellos and Portuguese eles.

Pronoun

els

1. they (third-person plural masculine pronoun)

Synonyms

• ellos

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ill?s, from ille.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?ls/, (before voiced sound) /?lz/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /els/, (before voiced sound) /elz/

Article

els m pl (feminine plural les, masculine singular el, feminine singular la)

1. the; masculine plural definite article

Pronoun

els (proclitic, enclitic los, contracted enclitic 'ls)

1. them (masculine, direct or indirect object).
2. them (feminine, indirect object only).

Declension

Danish

Noun

els c

1. indefinite genitive singular of el

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ls/
• Hyphenation: els
• Rhymes: -?ls

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch else, from Old Dutch *alisa, from Frankish *alisu, from Proto-Germanic *alis?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?élis-.

Compare German Erle, English alder, Danish el, Norwegian older, Icelandic elri.

Noun

els m (plural elzen, diminutive elsje n)

1. alder, tree of the genus Alnus

Derived terms

• elzenkatje

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch elsene, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *alisn?, *alusn?. Related to *?l?, whence Dutch aal, German Ahle, English awl.

Noun

els f (plural elzen, diminutive elsje n)

1. (leather working) awl
2. (printing) bodkin

Anagrams

• les

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *elles, genitive of *elli (Middle Dutch el), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /els/

Adverb

els

1. elsewhere

Further reading

• “el, els”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “els”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin ill?s, from ille.

Pronoun

els

1. they (masculine, common, and indeterminate gender)

Swedish

Noun

els

1. indefinite genitive singular of el

Anagrams

• -sel

Volapük

Article

els

1. nominative plural of el