en el
el as a noun(en el)
Meaning
electricity, electric current or power; clipping of elektricitet or elektrisk; short for el- och energiprogrammet
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en el |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | elen |
el is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor el, den stora elen. Check another noun
el as an abbreviation
Meaning
electricity
In Swedish: elektricitet
Practise el
1 / 1Is it en el or ett el?
el in a sentence
- Jag går el.I study at the electrical engineering programme
Words built with el
- elkraft electric power
- elvisp electric mixer
- hushållsel domestic electricity
- kärnkraftsel electricity generated by nuclear power
- elransonering electricity rationing
- elchock electroshock
- elgitarr electric guitar
Questions
What does el mean in English?
el means “electricity, electric current or power; clipping of elektricitet or elektrisk, short for el- och energiprogrammet”.
Is it en el or ett el?
It is en el, and “the electricity” is elen.
Origin
A contraction of elektricitet or elektrisk, that must have taken place between 1920 and 1975.
Nearby common words
el is number 1,736 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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