English

Proper noun

Pele

1. (Hawaiian mythology) The Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanos.

Hawaiian

Proper noun

Pele

1. (Hawaiian mythology) Pele
2. (rare) A female given name.

Usage notes

Old Hawaiians believed that naming a child Pele is dangerous unless the name was specially revealed in a dream.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 396
• Martha Warren Beckwith, Hawaiian Mythology, Yale University Press 1940
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women and 3 men.

Hungarian

Noun

pele ‎(plural pelék)

1. dormouse
2. (vulgar, slang) erect ****

Latvian

Pele (1)

Pele (2)

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *peliā̃ (Lithuanian pelė, Old Prussian pelē), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‎(“grey”).

Noun

pele f (5th declension)

1. mouse (esp. Mus musculus, domestic mouse)

   mājas pele‎ ― house (= domestic) mouse

   peles ala‎ ― mouse hole (lit. cave)

   peļu slazds, lamatas‎ ― mousetrap

   peļu inde‎ ― mouse poison

   peles pīkst‎ ― mice squeak, beep

2. (computing, also datorpele) computer mouse (movable input device used to move a pointer on a graphic display)

   datorpele‎ ― computer mouse

Declension

Derived terms

• datorpele

Related terms

• pelēks

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pele, pel, from Latin pellis, pellem, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‎(“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.lɨ/
• Hyphenation: pe‧le

Noun

pele f (plural peles)

1. skin
2. fur

Related terms

• peleiro

Verb

pele

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of pelar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of pelar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of pelar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of pelar

Spanish

Verb

pele

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of pelar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of pelar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of pelar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of pelar.