# él
## Aragonese
### Etymology

From Latin ille (“that one”). Akin to Spanish él and Portuguese ele.

### Pronoun

él
* he (third-person singular masculine pronoun)

## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin ille (“that one”).

### Pronoun

él
* (Western and Central Asturias, dated Central) Alternative form of elli

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈeːl]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eːl

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *elä-. Cognates include Finnish elää (“to live”).

#### Verb

él
* (intransitive) to live (to remain alive, be alive, sometimes to reside at)
    Coordinate term: lakik (“to reside, dwell somewhere”)
* (transitive) to live
    Veszélyes időket éltek. ― They lived in dangerous times.
* (intransitive) to live in a particular state
    Mindannyian hazugságban élünk. ― We are all living a lie.
* (intransitive) to use something habitually or regularly (+ -val/-vel), especially when that something is considered unethical or immoral
    Én nem élek drogokkal. ― I don’t use drugs.
    Ki karddal él, kard által vész el, tartja a mondás. ― He who lives by the sword dies by the sword, as the saying goes.
* (intransitive) to consume something (+ -n/-on/-en/-ön) as a main part of one’s diet
    Sok egyetemista egészségtelen ételeken él. ― A lot of university students live off unhealthy food.
* (intransitive) to use something (+ -val/-vel) to one’s advantage, to make proper use of
    Szeretnék élni alkotmányos jogaimmal. ― I would like to exercise my constitutional rights.
    A barátom élt a felesége tanácsával. ― My friend took his wife’s advice.
* (intransitive) to spend most of one's time benefiting something or someone (usually + -nak/-nek)
    Egy katona egyedül a hazájának él. ― A soldier lives for his country alone.
* (intransitive) to make a living, to depend on something (+ -ból/-ből) as a source of income
    A legtöbb dolgozó a munkájából él. ― Most workers live from their work.
    Meg kellett tanulniuk a földből élni. ― They had to learn to live off the land.
* (intransitive) to continue to be remembered, to live with someone (+ -ban/-ben)
    A szavai azóta is bennem élnek. ― His words have lived with me ever since.

##### Derived terms

* élelem
* éleszt
* élet
* élmény
* élő
* élőlény
* élősködik
* éltet
(With verbal prefixes):
* átél
* beleél
* elél
* felél
* keresztülél
* kiél
* leél
* megél
* túlél
* újraél
* végigél
* visszaél
* él és virul
* él, mint hal a vízben
* élve vagy halva

### Etymology 2

Probably from Proto-Ugric *elɜ (“edge”). Compare with Northern Mansi э̄лми (è̄lmi, “edge”).

#### Noun

él (plural élek)
* edge
    Synonyms: szél, perem, szegély
    a kés éle ― the edge of the knife
* crease (of pants/trousers)
* fore, front, forefront, head (see élen, élén)
    Synonyms: vezető, eleje
* (geometry) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape)
    Synonym: (a less technical term in this sense) oldal

##### Derived terms

* éles
* életlen
* élez → éleződik
* élboly
* élcsapat
* élcsoport
* élenjáró
* élgárda
* élharcos
* élhető
* éllovas
* élmezőny
* élmunkás
* élsport, élsportoló
* éltartó
* élüzem
* élvonal → élvonalbeli
* élvonalzó
* alapél
* arcél
* borotvaél
* elmeél
* kardél
* oldalél
* vezetőél

### Further reading

* (to live): él in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* (edge): él in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* él in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

### Anagrams

* lé

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse él.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jɛl/, [jɛːl]

### Noun

él n (genitive singular éls, nominative plural él)
* hailstorm, hail shower

#### Derived terms

* haglél
* naddél

#### See also

* hagl

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin ille (“that one”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈel/ [ˈel]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -el
* Syllabification: él

### Pronoun

él (masculine third-person singular pronoun, feminine ella, neuter ello, masculine plural ellos, feminine plural ellas)
* he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
    Él es mi hermano.He is my brother.
    Lo hice para él.I did it for him.
* it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)
    ―¿Es esto un libro? ―Sí, él es.―Is this a book? ―Yes, it is.
    ¡Mi coche! ¿Qué le pasó a él?My car! What happened to it?

#### Related terms

* el

### See also

| | | | | nominative | dative | accusative | disjunctive |
| first person | singular | singular | singular | yo | me | me | mí$^1$ |
| first person | plural | masculine$^2$ | masculine$^2$ | nosotros | nos | nos | nosotros |
| first person | plural | feminine | feminine | nosotras | nos | nos | nosotras |
| second person | singular | tuteo | tuteo | tú | te | te | ti$^1$ |
| second person | singular | voseo | voseo | vos | te | te | vos |
| second person | singular | formal$^3$ | formal$^3$ | usted | le, se$^4$ | lo/la$^5$ | usted |
| second person | plural | familiar$^6$ | masculine$^2$ | vosotros | os | os | vosotros |
| second person | plural | familiar$^6$ | feminine | vosotras | os | os | vosotras |
| second person | plural | formal/general$^3$ | formal/general$^3$ | ustedes | les, se$^4$ | los/las$^5$ | ustedes |
| third person | singular | masculine$^2$ | masculine$^2$ | él | le, se$^4$ | lo | él |
| third person | singular | feminine | feminine | ella | le, se$^4$ | la | ella |
| third person | singular | neuter | neuter | ello$^7$ | le, se$^4$ | lo | ello |
| third person | plural | masculine$^2$ | masculine$^2$ | ellos | les, se$^4$ | los | ellos |
| third person | plural | feminine | feminine | ellas | les, se$^4$ | las | ellas |
| third person | reflexive | reflexive | reflexive | — | se | se | sí$^1$ |
* Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
* Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
* Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
* If le or les precedes lo, la, los, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije)
* Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
* Used primarily in Spain
* Used only in rare circumstances

### Further reading

* “él”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* le