l'

Contraction of the masculine article el.

l' m

1. (definite) the

• The masculine singular article el contracts to l' before a word beginning with a vowel or h: l'asturianu (the Asturian), l'hermanu (the brother)

• el
• 'l

Contraction of the feminine article la.

l' f

1. (definite) the

• The feminine singular article la contracts to l' before a word beginning with a or ha: l'asturiana (the Asturian), l'habitación (the habitation)

• la

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [l‿]

l' m or f

1. Contraction of el: the
2. Contraction of la: the

• el is contracted to l' before a vowel or h-.

  l'avi ― the grandfather

• la is contracted to l' before a vowel or h-, except before a following unstressed (h)i- or (h)u-.

  l'àvia ― the grandmother

  l'hora ― the hour

  l'única filla (stressed ⟨u⟩) ― the only daughter

  la ullada (unstressed ⟨u⟩) ― the glance

l'

1. Contraction of el.
2. Contraction of la.

• l' is the elided (elida) form of the pronoun. It is used before verbs beginning with a vowel. The exceptions regarding the contraction of la mentioned above apply as well.

  L'envejo. ― I envy him/her.

  La interessa. (unstressed ⟨i⟩) ― It interests her.

l'

1. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of u, lu: the
2. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of a, la: the
3. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of i, li: the
4. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of e, le: the

l'

1. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of u, lu: him
2. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of a, la: her
3. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of i, li: them
4. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of e, le: them

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• IPA^(key): /l/

l' (definite)

1. (poetic) Apocopic form of la: the

It is used mainly in poetry and lyrics as a tool for enforcing a specific meter or rhythm, although it may at times be used in prose for a poetic stylistic effect.

A space is used after l' (e.g. "de l' mondo", not "de l'mondo"). It is most common after prepositions ending in a vowel, de l' (“of the”) being most common by far.

When possible it is pronounced at the end of the proceeding syllable rather than at the start of the following syllable (e.g. de l' animo (“of the soul”) is pronounced /del aˈni.mo/ rather than /de laˈni.mo/).

Frequent or consistent use of l' can be found as a feature of the ideolects of some people, but this is considered non-standard, and is discouraged by the majority of fluent speakers.

l' m or f

1. Prevocalic clipping of la
2. Prevocalic clipping of lo

l' m or f

1. Prevocalic clipping of la
2. Prevocalic clipping of lo

• IPA^(key): /l‿/

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l’ m or f (singular, definite)

1. (before a vowel or mute h) Apocopic form of le, la: the
2. (Quebec, Louisiana, colloquial, after a vowel) Apocopic form of le: the
   • 2002, Jean-François Pauzé (lyrics and music), “La Manifestation”, in Break Syndical:

     À la manifestation, / on rêvait d’révolution / se gelant l’cul avec une poignée de comparses / sous la pluie froide du mois d’mars

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

l’ m or f (third-person singular)

1. (before a vowel or mute h) Apocopic form of le, la: him, her, it
2. (Quebec, Louisiana, colloquial, after a vowel) Apocopic form of le: him, it
   • 2002, Jean-François Pauzé, Marie-Annick Lépine (lyrics and music), “Toune d'automne”, in Break Syndical:

     Icitte y’a papa qui se r’met / fe sa p’tite opération / t’aurais du l’voir, y fakait / fallait l’traiter aux p’tits oignons

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• “l'”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Friulian Definite Articles
	singular	plural
masculine	il l'	i
feminine	la l'	lis

l' m or f (definite)

1. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of il, la: the

Contration of li, from French lui.

l'

1. Alternative spelling of l; contraction of li.

l'

1. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of la: the

Italian Definite Articles
	singular	plural
masculine	il lo/l'	i gli
feminine	la/l'	le

• IPA^(key): /l/

l' m or f (apocopated) (definite)

1. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of il/lo, la: the

l' m or f (apocopated)

1. (before vowels) Apocopic form of lo, la: him, her, it

• Optionally elides before a vowel, especially before ho and ha: l'ho, l'ha. Elision before other verbs beginning with a stressed vowel is less common: lo era instead of l'era, lo è instead of l'è.

l' f (singular)

1. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of la: the

• l
• la
• i
• les

Contraction of the masculine article el.

l' m sg

1. Apocopic form of el: the

• The masculine singular article el contracts to l' before a word beginning with a vowel or h.

Contraction of the feminine article la.

l' f sg

1. Apocopic form of la: the

• The feminine singular article la contracts to l' before a word beginning with a or ha.

l' m sg (definite)

1. (before a vowel) the (+ a masculine name in the singular)

l'

1. elided form of le, la: the

• Earlier manuscripts omit the apostrophe
• lame ― the soul

From Latin ille, illa.

l' m and f (singular and plural definite)

1. (before a vowel) Apocopic form of 'o, 'a: the

l'

1. (before a vowel sound) Apocopic form of la/le: the

• Original manuscripts omit the apostrophe
• lame ― the soul

• e' before a consonant

l' m (before a vowel)

1. the

• IPA^(key): /l‿/, (after a word ending in a vowel) /r‿/

l'

Sassarese definite articles
	singular	plural
masculine	lu/l'	li/l'
feminine	la/l'

1. Apocopic form of lu
2. Apocopic form of la
3. Apocopic form of li

l'

1. Apocopic form of lu
2. Apocopic form of la
3. Apocopic form of li

• Used before a vowel sound.