el.

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Danish[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

el.

  1. Abbreviation of eller.

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Abbreviation of ella

Conjunction[edit]

el.

  1. or

Norwegian[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

el.

  1. Abbreviation of eller (or).

Swedish[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

el.

  1. or; Abbreviation of eller.

Adjective[edit]

el.

  1. electric, electrical, electricity; Abbreviation of elektrisk.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Some time around 1940, this abbreviation turned into a prefix in words like elmotor (electrical motor), elverk (electrical power plant), replacing the much older prefix elektro- (electro-). Then around 1960, it turned into a stand-alone word el (electricity).

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