eel
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English el, from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin.
Cognates:
Pronunciation
editNoun
editeel (plural eels)
- Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
- A European eel (Anguilla anguilla).
- Someone or something that is sneaky and/or hard to catch.
- That Dennis is a right eel, he always seems to slip away from the scene at the right time.
- 2003, Catherine Anderson, Only by Your Touch:
- His expression when incredulous. "Why would you think that?" He was a slippery little eel.
- 2004, F. Scott Spencer, Dancing Girls, Loose Ladies, and Women of the Cloth, page 26:
- Philosophers and literary critics from ancient times, along with social scientists, physicians, theologians, and biblical scholars more recently, have tried to get a tentative handle, if not a firm grasp, on this "slippery eel" of humor and laughter.
- 2016, Jody Hedlund, Newton and Polly: A Novel of Amazing Grace, page 131:
- John scowled after the dog. "Never fear, my lady. I shall get the sneaky, slippery eel yet."
Derived terms
edit- African eel
- African longfin eel (Anguilla mossambica)
- African mottled eel (Anguilla bengalensis labiata)
- African spoon-nose eel (Mystriophis rostellatus)
- Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
- bastard eel (Gymnothorax miliaris)
- conger eel (Congridae spp.)
- Congo eel (Amphiuma spp.: order Caudata)
- cusk-eel (Ophidiidae spp.)
- cutthroat eel (family Synaphobranchidae spp.)
- deep-sea spiny eel (family Notacanthidae spp.: order Notacanthiformes)
- deepwater big-eyed worm eel
- duckbill eel (family Nettastomatidae)
- eel basket
- eel-blenny
- eelboat
- eelbuck
- eeler
- eelfare
- eelfish
- eelgrass (Zostera spp., [marine], Vallisneria spp. [freshwater])
- eelish
- eellike, eel-like
- eelpot
- eelpout, eel-pout (Zoarcidae spp.)
- eelskin
- eelspear
- eely
- electric eel (order Gymnotiformes spp.)
- European eel (Anguilla anguilla)
- fire eel (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia)
- garden eel (Heterocongrinae spp.)
- glass eel
- gulper eel
- Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)
- lamper eel (Petromyzontiformes spp.)
- longfin eel (Anguilla mossambica)
- longneck eel (Derichthyidae spp.)
- marbled eel
- Mauritanian shortface eel (Panturichthys mauritanicus)
- monkeyface eel (Cebidichthys violaceus)
- moray eel (Muraenidae spp.)
- mud eel (Siren intermedia spp.: order Caudata)
- neck eel (Derichthyidae spp.)
- pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides)
- pike eel (Muraenesox bagio)
- rubber eel (family Typhlonectidae spp.: order Gymnophiona)
- sand eel (family Ammodytidae spp.)
- sawtooth eel (family Serrivomeridae)
- sea eel
- short-finned eel
- silver eel
- slime eel (Myxinidae spp.)
- slippery as an eel
- snake eel, snake-eel (family Ophichthidae spp.)
- snipe eel (family Nemichthyidae spp.)
- snowflake eel
- spaghetti eel (family Moringuidae spp.)
- spiny eel (family Mastacembelidae spp.: order Synbranchiformes)
- swamp eel
- thin eel (genus Myroconger spp.)
- two-legged eel (Siren intermedia spp.: order Caudata)
- vinegar eel
- wheat-eel
- wolf eel
- worm eel (families Ophichthidae spp., Moringuidaespp., et al)
Translations
editany fish of the order Anguilliformes
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Anguilla anguilla — see European eel
See also
editVerb
editeel (third-person singular simple present eels, present participle eeling, simple past and past participle eeled)
- (intransitive) To fish for eels.
- (intransitive) To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.
References
edit- eel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Anguilliformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Anguilliformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
editEstonian
editNoun
editeel
Ingrian
edit↗︎○ | allative | eelle |
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○ | adessive | eel |
○↘︎ | ablative | eelt |
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈe.elːæ/, [ˈe̞.e̞lʲː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈe.el/, [ˈe̞.e̞l]
- Rhymes: -e.elː, -e.el
- Hyphenation: eel
- Homophone: eelle
Postposition
editeel (+ genitive)
- before, in front of (of location)
Noun
editeel
References
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 38
Middle English
editNoun
editeel
- Alternative form of el
Mopan Maya
editVerb
editeel
- to know, to have knowledge of
References
edit- Hofling, Charles Andrew (2011). Mopan Maya–Spanish–English Dictionary, University of Utah Press.
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