lell

See also: Lell and LE LL

Estonian

Etymology

Of Finno-Mordvinic origin. Cognate to Erzya леля (ľeľa, “older brother, uncle”).

Noun

lell (genitive lelle, partitive lelle)

  1. paternal uncle; brother of one's father

Declension
Declension of lell (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative lell lelled
accusative nom.
gen. lelle
genitive lellede
partitive lelle lelli
lellesid
illative lelle
lellesse		 lelledesse
lellisse
inessive lelles lelledes
lellis
elative lellest lelledest
lellist
allative lellele lelledele
lellile
adessive lellel lelledel
lellil
ablative lellelt lelledelt
lellilt
translative lelleks lelledeks
lelliks
terminative lelleni lelledeni
essive lellena lelledena
abessive lelleta lelledeta
comitative lellega lelledega

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From likevel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛlː/

Adverb

lell

  1. nevertheless, nonetheless, after all
    • 1895, Per Sivle, Vaar-Vôn:
      Og kjenner du inkje ikvell ikvell, at Livet, det er no det likaste lell?
      And can you not feel, tonight, tonight, that life is the best thing after all?

References
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