FromLatinānellus. CompareRomanianinel.
From a contraction of the prepositionen(“in”) + masculine singular articleel(“the”).
nel m (femininena,neuterno,masculine pluralnos,feminine pluralnes)
nēl inan
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| Cardinal:neljä Colloquial counting form:nee,nel Ordinal:neljäs Colloquial ordinal:nelkki(regional) Ordinalabbreviation:4.,4:s Digit name:nelonen Adverbial:neljästi Multiplier:nelinkertainen Distributive:nelittäin Fractional:neljäsosa,neljännes | ||
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<neljä, specifically the initial syllable
nel(colloquial)
This form is used only in counting, i.e. not in attributive use.
From contraction of prepositionen(“in”) + third-person masculine singular pronounel(“he, him, it”).
nel m (femininenela,masculine pluralneles,feminine pluralnelas)
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nel
nel
Fromno.
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nel
The usage is similar to that of a particle.