different between eel vs zel

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle English ele, from Old English ?l (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *?l, from Proto-Germanic *?laz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?l, IPA^(key): /i?l/
• Rhymes: -i?l
• Homophone: 'e'll

Noun

eel (plural eels)

1. Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
2. The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• elver

Verb

eel (third-person singular simple present eels, present participle eeling, simple past and past participle eeled)

1. To fish for eels.
2. To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

Anagrams

• ELE, Lee, l'ee, lee

Estonian

Noun

eel

1. adessive singular of esi

Ingrian

Etymology

From ezi- (“pre-”). Akin to Finnish edellä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?l/

Postposition

eel (+ genitive)

1. (of location) before, in front of

See also

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 38
• Vitalij Chernyavskij (2005) Ižoran keel (Ittseopastaja)?^[1], page 95

Middle English

Noun

eel

1. Alternative form of ele

Mopan Maya

Verb

eel

1. to know, to have knowledge of

References

• Hofling, Charles Andrew (2011). Mopan Maya–Spanish–English Dictionary, University of Utah Press.

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse elda.

Verb

eel

1. To make fire, to keep a fire for warmth.

   hån ele för nåtta

   He made fire for the night.

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

eel m pl

1. nominative & accusative indefinite plural of el

English

Noun

zel (plural zels)

1. Alternative form of zill

Anagrams

• Lez, lez

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin z?lus, from Ancient Greek ????? (zêlos)

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?z?l/

Noun

zel m (plural zels)

1. fervor, zeal
2. heat, estrus

Related terms

• gelós

Further reading

• “zel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “zel” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “zel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “zel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?z?l]

Noun

zel n

1. genitive plural of zlo

Latvian

Verb

zel

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of zelt
2. 2nd person singular imperative form of zelt

Middle English

Noun

zel

1. Alternative form of zele

Middle French

Alternative forms

• zele

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin z?lus.

Noun

zel m (uncountable)

1. zeal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zèle.

Noun

zel n (uncountable)

1. zeal (fervor or devotion)

Declension

Synonyms

• râvn?, sârguin??, ardoare

Related terms

• zelos

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *z?l?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z???/

Adjective

z??? (comparative zl?jši, superlative n?jzl?jši)

1. evil

Inflection

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zé??/

Noun

z??? f

1. (clarification of this definition is needed) green plant

Inflection

Further reading

• “zel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran