"el" meaning in Latin

See el in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɛɫ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛl] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{la-noun|el|g=f|indecl=y}} el f (indeclinable)
  1. The name of the letter L. Tags: feminine, indeclinable
    Sense id: en-el-la-noun-DFq7U7ba Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 61 entries, Pages with entries, Latin letter names Coordinate_terms: littera [Latin, letter-name], ā [Latin, letter-name], bē [Latin, letter-name], cē [Latin, letter-name], dē [Latin, letter-name], ē [Latin, letter-name], ef [Latin, letter-name], gē [Latin, letter-name], hā [Latin, letter-name], *acca [Latin, letter-name], ī [Latin, letter-name], kā [Latin, letter-name], em [Latin, letter-name], en [Latin, letter-name], ō [Latin, letter-name], pē [Latin, letter-name], kū [Latin, letter-name], er [Latin, letter-name], es [Latin, letter-name], tē [Latin, letter-name], ū [Latin, letter-name], ix [Latin, letter-name], īx [Latin, letter-name], ex [Latin, letter-name], ȳ [Latin, letter-name], ī graeca [Latin, letter-name], ȳpsīlon [Latin, letter-name], zēta [Latin, letter-name]
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          "word": "ā"
        },
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "bē"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter-name"
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          "word": "cē"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter-name"
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          "word": "dē"
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            "Latin",
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            "Latin",
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          "word": "hā"
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            "Latin",
            "letter-name"
          ],
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            "Latin",
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          "tags": [
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            "Latin",
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          "word": "ō"
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          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter-name"
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          "word": "pē"
        },
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            "Latin",
            "letter-name"
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            "Latin",
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            "letter-name"
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            "Latin",
            "letter-name"
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          "word": "ī graeca"
        },
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            "Latin",
            "letter-name"
          ],
          "word": "ȳpsīlon"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "letter-name"
          ],
          "word": "zēta"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The name of the letter L."
      ],
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          "L",
          "L#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈɛɫ]",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛl]",
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    }
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      "word": "littera"
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      "word": "ā"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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      "word": "bē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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      "word": "cē"
    },
    {
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        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
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      "word": "dē"
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    {
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        "Latin",
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      "word": "ē"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
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      "word": "ef"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "gē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "hā"
    },
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        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "*acca"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "ī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "kā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "em"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "en"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "ō"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "pē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "kū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "er"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "es"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "tē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "ū"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "ix"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "īx"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "ex"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "ȳ"
    },
    {
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        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "ī graeca"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "ȳpsīlon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "zēta"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "indeclinable"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛl]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "el"
}

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