egli
See also: Egli
Italian
Etymology
From the older form elli, from Vulgar Latin *illī, from Latin ille (“that”).
Pronunciation
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Pronoun
egli m (feminine ella)
- (literary, subject form) he
- Synonym: lui
Usage notes
This is a more formal version of lui normally only used in written language.
See also
Italian personal pronouns (alternate)
| Number | Person | Gender | Nominative | Reflexive | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Genitive | Disjunctive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | third | m | esso1, egli, elli3 | si, s' | lo, l' | gli | vi, v' | ne, n' | esso, sé |
| f | essa, ella, Ella2 | la, l' | le, ella3 | essa, sé | |||||
| Plural | third | m | essi, eglino3, ellino3, elli3 | si, s' | li | loro | vi, v' | ne, n' | essi, sé |
| f | esse, elle3, elleno3 | le | esse, elle,3 sé | ||||||
| 1 | Refers predominantly to non-humans. | ||||||||
| 2 | Highly elevated variant of Lei. | ||||||||
| 3 | Archaic. | ||||||||
Anagrams
- geli, gilè, glie
Latvian
Noun
egli f
- accusative singular form of egle
- instrumental singular form of egle