el
Meaning
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- (masculine) the; definite article
- (masculine) neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the; what, that which
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əl/
Etymology
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.
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