el.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"

Danish

Conjunction

el.

  1. Abbreviation of eller.

Faroese

Etymology

Abbreviation of ella

Conjunction

el.

  1. or

Norwegian

Abbreviation

el.

  1. eller = or

Swedish

Abbreviation

el.

  1. or; Abbreviation of eller.
  2. electric, electrical, electricity; Abbreviation of elektrisk.

Usage notes

  • 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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