elise

See also: Elise, Élise, and élise

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

elise

1. third-person singular past historic of elidere

Etymology 2

Participle

elise f pl

1. feminine plural of eliso

Anagrams

• esile

Latin

Participle

ēlīse

1. vocative masculine singular of ēlīsus

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• elesi
• elisi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hélice (“helix; propeller”), from Latin helīx, from Ancient Greek ἕλῑξ (hélīx, “spiral”). Compare English helix.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔelise/ [ˌʔɛː.lɪˈsɛ], (colloquial) /ˈʔelisi/ [ˌʔɛː.lɪˈsi]
• Rhymes: -elise
• Syllabification: e‧li‧se

Noun

élisé (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜐᜒ)

1. propeller

   Synonyms: balakatak, sandirit

Related terms

• helikonya
• helikopter

 

Further reading

• “elise”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “elise”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• elesi