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eel definition

Overview

This page has 10 definitions of eel in English, Estonian, and Ingrian. Eel is a noun and verb. Examples of how to use eel in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .

See also: Eel, e'el, eʼel, eel-, and -eel

English eel definition

Wikispecies

an eel

Etymology

From Middle English el, from Old English ǣl (eel), from Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (eel), which is of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

eel (plural eels)

  1. Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
  2. The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

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Verb

eel (third-person singular simple present eels, present participle eeling, simple past and past participle eeled)

  1. To fish for eels.
  2. To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

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Estonian eel definition

Noun

eel

  1. adessive singular of esi

Ingrian eel definition

Spatial inflection of eel
↗︎○ allative eelle
adessive eel
○↘︎ ablative eelt

Pronunciation

Postposition

eel (+ genitive)

  1. (of location) before, in front of

Noun

eel

  1. adessive singular of esi

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 38

Middle English eel definition

Noun

eel

  1. Alternative form of el

Mopan Maya eel definition

Verb

eel

  1. to know, to have knowledge of

References

  • Hofling, Charles Andrew (2011). Mopan Maya–Spanish–English Dictionary, University of Utah Press.

Westrobothnian eel definition

Etymology 1

From Old Norse elda.

Verb

eel

  1. To make fire, to keep a fire for warmth.
    hån ele för nåtta
    He made fire for the night.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

eel m pl

  1. nominative & accusative indefinite plural of el