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.

Related terms

• o (feminine equivalent)
• îi (plural)

Romansch

Alternative forms

• egl (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan)
• îgl (Surmiran)
• ögl (Puter, Vallader)

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