els
Meaning
alder, tree of the genus Alnus
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛls/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch else, from Old Dutch *alisa, from Frankish *alisu, from Proto-Germanic *alisō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis-. Compare German Erle, English alder, Danish el, Norwegian older, Icelandic elri.
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