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)
- (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)
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)
- (anatomy, Sutsilvan) eye