îl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "il"

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin illum, accusative masculine singular of ille. Was originally l in earlier Romanian, with an initial prothetic î- added for ease of pronunciation.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɨl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨl

Pronoun

îl m (unstressed accusative form of el)

  1. (direct object) him
    Îl deranjează când îl întreb cum îi place patul. ― It bothers him when you ask him how he likes the bed.

Usage notes

Before auxiliary verbs beginning with a vowel (all forms of avea), îl must turn to l-. In colloquial language or poetry, this can happen before any verb beginning with a vowel.

  • o (feminine equivalent)
  • îi (plural)

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Noun

îl m (plural îls)

  1. (anatomy, Sutsilvan) eye
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