elä

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ela"

Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelæ/, [ˈe̞læ]
• Rhymes: -elæ
• Syllabification^(key): e‧lä

Verb

elä

1. (dialectal, Eastern Finnish) Alternative form of älä (“don't”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelæˣ/, [ˈe̞læ(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elæ
• Syllabification^(key): e‧lä

Verb

elä

1. inflection of elää:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Ingrian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈelæ/, [ˈe̞lʲæ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈelæ/, [ˈe̞læ]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈelæ/, [ˈe̞læ]
• Rhymes: -elæ
• Hyphenation: e‧lä

Verb

elä

1. second-person singular imperative present of ei
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva:

     Nois, Liisa nois! Elä makkaa.

     Get up, Liisa, get up! Don't sleep.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈelæ/, [ˈe̞lʲæ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈelæ/, [ˈe̞læ]
• Rhymes: -elæ
• Hyphenation: e‧lä

Verb

elä

1. inflection of ellää:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second-person singular imperative connegative

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 31
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 24