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ille.

that, yon; those

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

det[ˈɪl.lɛ]Classical-Latin[ˈil.le]

  1. that, yon; those

    demonstrative · determiner
    4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 3:24 in illo tempore exauditae sunt preces amborum in conspectu gloriae summi Dei at that time the prayers of them both were heard in the sight of the glory of the most high God
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin olle (“he, that”) (also ollus, olla), from Proto-Italic *olnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ol-no-s or *h₂l̥-no-s, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognate with Latin uls (“beyond”), alius (“other”), and alter (“the other”); Umbrian ulu (“to that place”), Old Church Slavonic лани (lani, “last year”, literally “in that (year)”). Initial i- from o- has no parallel case and owe to contamination from is and iste, or the palatalizing effect of l exilis.

pron[ˈɪl.lɛ]Classical-Latin[ˈil.le]

  1. that one; that (thing); those ones (in the plural); those (things); he, she, it

    demonstrative · pronoun

  2. he, she, it (third-person personal pronoun)

    Late-Latin · demonstrative · pronoun
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin olle (“he, that”) (also ollus, olla), from Proto-Italic *olnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ol-no-s or *h₂l̥-no-s, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognate with Latin uls (“beyond”), alius (“other”), and alter (“the other”); Umbrian ulu (“to that place”), Old Church Slavonic лани (lani, “last year”, literally “in that (year)”). Initial i- from o- has no parallel case and owe to contamination from is and iste, or the palatalizing effect of l exilis.

article[ˈɪl.lɛ]Classical-Latin[ˈil.le]

  1. the

    Early · Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · definite
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin olle (“he, that”) (also ollus, olla), from Proto-Italic *olnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ol-no-s or *h₂l̥-no-s, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognate with Latin uls (“beyond”), alius (“other”), and alter (“the other”); Umbrian ulu (“to that place”), Old Church Slavonic лани (lani, “last year”, literally “in that (year)”). Initial i- from o- has no parallel case and owe to contamination from is and iste, or the palatalizing effect of l exilis.

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