egli

See also: Egli

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin illī.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeʎ.ʎi/[2][3]
    • Rhymes: -eʎʎi
    • Hyphenation: é‧gli
  • IPA(key): (sometimes before a vowel) /eʎ/*[3]
    • Hyphenation: egli

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, elle3, sé
1 Refers predominantly to non-humans.
2 Highly elevated variant of Lei.
3 Archaic.

References

  1. ^ egli in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ egli in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 egli in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

Anagrams

Latvian

Noun

egli f

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of egle
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