el

a unit of length corresponding to about 69 cm: ell, cubit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: elne

Inherited from Old Dutch: *elina

Cognate with English: el

Cognate with German: el

In summary

From Middle Dutch elne, elle, from Old Dutch *elina, from Proto-West Germanic *alinu. Cognate with English ell, German Low German Ell, German Elle.

Concepts

ell

cubit

rod

tbsp

Synonyms

ellepijp

roede

meetstok

Translations

Elle

coudée

aune

EL

κ.σ.

aune de Paris

c. à s.

braccio

cubito

pertica

auna

tbsp

pręt

ł. stoł.

côvado