Elle

Elle

1. A diminutive of the female given name Eleanor and other names beginning with El. Also given as a name in its own right.

• Le-Le

Elle

1. a female given name, short form of Helena (“Helen”) and Eliisabet

From Middle High German elle, backformation from earlier el(e)n, ellen, from Old High German elina, from Proto-Germanic *alinō.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlə/

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Elle f (genitive Elle, plural Ellen)

1. (anatomy) ulna (bone of the forearm)

   Coordinate term: Speiche

2. ell (historic unit of length)

• The length of the ell varied greatly. In German-speaking Europe it was usually between 50 and 60 cm, thus only half of the English ell of 114 cm. Certain German ells measured up to about 90 cm, however.

• Ellbogen, Ellenbogen
• ellenlang

• “Elle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Elle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Elle” in Duden online
• Elle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Elle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλη (Héllē).

Elle f

1. (Greek mythology) Helle

Short form of Norwegian and Swedish Ellen, or of other names beginning with El-..

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈelːle/

Elˈle

1. a female given name

• Ellá

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland