îl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "il"

Romanian

Etymology

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/

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.

Related terms

• o (feminine equivalent)
• îi (plural)

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Romansch

Alternative forms

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

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