pèl
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pel"
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-.
Pronunciation
Noun
pèl m (plural pèls)
- hair
- (figurative) bit, dash (small amount)
- Li falta un pèl de sal, a la truita. ― The omelet lacks a bit of salt.
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “pèl”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “pèl”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “pèl” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pèl” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Emilian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛːl/
Noun
pèl f (plural pèl)
Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Latin pellis, pellem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (East Languedocien) [ˈpɛl][1]
- IPA(key): (West Languedocien) [ˈpɛl]
Audio (West Languedoc): (file)
Noun
pèl f (plural pèls)
References
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[1], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 728.
- Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.
- ^ Müller 2011: 43. Likewise for the other pronunciation.