egli

See also: Egli

Italian

Etymology

From the older form elli, from Vulgar Latin *illī, from Latin ille (literally “that one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeʎ.ʎi/

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  • Rhymes: -eʎʎi
  • Hyphenation: é‧gli
• (before a vowel) IPA^(key): /eʎ/

Pronoun

egli m (feminine ella)

1. (literary, subject form) he

   Synonym: lui

Usage notes

• This is a more formal version of lui normally only used in written language.

See also

Italian personal pronouns (alternate)

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative	Reflexive	Accusative	Dative	Locative	Genitive	Disjunctive
Singular	third	m	esso1, egli, elli3	si, s'	lo, l'	gli	vi, v'	ne, n'	esso, sé
		f	essa, ella, Ella2		la, l'	le, ella3			essa, sé
Plural	third	m	essi, eglino3, ellino3, elli3	si, s'	li	loro	vi, v'	ne, n'	essi, sé
		f	esse, elle3, elleno3		le				esse, elle,3 sé
1	Refers predominantly to non-humans.
2	Highly elevated variant of Lei.
3	Archaic.

Anagrams

• geli, gilè, glie

Latvian

Noun

egli f

1. accusative/instrumental singular of egle