el

Signification

Article

1. (masculine) the; definite article
2. (masculine) neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the; what, that which

Pron

him (direct object)

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əl/

Étymologie

From earlier lo, from Latin illum, from Latin ille. The initial e- was inserted as an epenthetic vowel after the unstressed -o had begun to be dropped.