pelle

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See also: Pelle, pellé, pellë, and pëlle

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Verb

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pelle

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of pellen

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Swedish pelle (no longer common), after its usage in Pelle Jöns (compare Swedish pellejöns), originally from Pelle, a diminutive form of Peter and/or Per.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpelːe/, [ˈpe̞lːe̞]
  • Rhymes: -elːe
  • Hyphenation(key): pel‧le

Noun

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pelle

  1. A clown.

Declension

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Inflection of pelle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative pelle pellet
genitive pellen pellejen
partitive pelleä pellejä
illative pelleen pelleihin
singular plural
nominative pelle pellet
accusative nom. pelle pellet
gen. pellen
genitive pellen pellejen
pellein rare
partitive pelleä pellejä
inessive pellessä pelleissä
elative pellestä pelleistä
illative pelleen pelleihin
adessive pellellä pelleillä
ablative pelleltä pelleiltä
allative pellelle pelleille
essive pellenä pelleinä
translative pelleksi pelleiksi
abessive pellettä pelleittä
instructive pellein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pelle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pelleni pelleni
accusative nom. pelleni pelleni
gen. pelleni
genitive pelleni pellejeni
pelleini rare
partitive pelleäni pellejäni
inessive pellessäni pelleissäni
elative pellestäni pelleistäni
illative pelleeni pelleihini
adessive pellelläni pelleilläni
ablative pelleltäni pelleiltäni
allative pellelleni pelleilleni
essive pellenäni pelleinäni
translative pellekseni pelleikseni
abessive pellettäni pelleittäni
instructive
comitative pelleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pellesi pellesi
accusative nom. pellesi pellesi
gen. pellesi
genitive pellesi pellejesi
pelleisi rare
partitive pelleäsi pellejäsi
inessive pellessäsi pelleissäsi
elative pellestäsi pelleistäsi
illative pelleesi pelleihisi
adessive pellelläsi pelleilläsi
ablative pelleltäsi pelleiltäsi
allative pellellesi pelleillesi
essive pellenäsi pelleinäsi
translative pelleksesi pelleiksesi
abessive pellettäsi pelleittäsi
instructive
comitative pelleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pellemme pellemme
accusative nom. pellemme pellemme
gen. pellemme
genitive pellemme pellejemme
pelleimme rare
partitive pelleämme pellejämme
inessive pellessämme pelleissämme
elative pellestämme pelleistämme
illative pelleemme pelleihimme
adessive pellellämme pelleillämme
ablative pelleltämme pelleiltämme
allative pellellemme pelleillemme
essive pellenämme pelleinämme
translative pelleksemme pelleiksemme
abessive pellettämme pelleittämme
instructive
comitative pelleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pellenne pellenne
accusative nom. pellenne pellenne
gen. pellenne
genitive pellenne pellejenne
pelleinne rare
partitive pelleänne pellejänne
inessive pellessänne pelleissänne
elative pellestänne pelleistänne
illative pelleenne pelleihinne
adessive pellellänne pelleillänne
ablative pelleltänne pelleiltänne
allative pellellenne pelleillenne
essive pellenänne pelleinänne
translative pelleksenne pelleiksenne
abessive pellettänne pelleittänne
instructive
comitative pelleinenne

Synonyms

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin pāla (shovel, spade). Doublet of pale.

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Noun

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pelle f (plural pelles)

  1. shovel, spade
  2. dustpan
  3. fluke (anchor blade)
  4. (slang) French kiss
    Synonyms: patin, galoche, palot
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Further reading

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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pelle

  1. inflection of pellen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Interlingua

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Noun

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pelle (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy) skin

Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin pellis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth).

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Noun

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pelle f (plural pelli)

  1. skin
  2. hide (animal's skin)
  3. leather
    Synonym: cuoio
  4. life, existence
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      I più intelligenti rompevano le regole e al tempo stesso si salvavano la pelle.
      The clever thing was to break the rules and stay alive all the same.
      (literally, “The most intelligent ones broke the rules and at the same time saved their lives.”)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpel.le/
  • Rhymes: -elle
  • Hyphenation: pél‧le

Contraction

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pelle

  1. (dated) Contraction of per le.

Latin

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Noun

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pelle

  1. ablative singular of pellis

Verb

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pelle

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of pellō

Norman

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Etymology

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From Latin pāla (shovel, spade).

Noun

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pelle f (plural pelles)

  1. (Jersey) shovel