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Word used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun
grammar, an article is any of a small set of words or affixes (such as a, an, and the in English) used with nouns to limit or give definiteness to the application
Article_(grammar)
Definite article in Arabic
Arabic), is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (ḥarf) whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite. For example
Arabic_definite_article
Comedy album by Eddie Izzard
Definite Article is the title of British comedian Eddie Izzard's 1996 performance, which was released on VHS and later on DVD. It was recorded on different
Definite_Article
English words "the", "a(n)", and sometimes "some"
here, see this page. The articles in English are the definite article the and the indefinite article a (which takes the alternate form an when followed
English_articles
Semantic feature of noun phrases in linguistics
definiteness is a semantic feature of noun phrases that distinguishes between referents or senses that are identifiable in a given context (definite noun
Definiteness
Definite article in English
otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. The is the most frequently used word in the English language;
The
Grammar of the Ancient Greek language
Greek has a definite article, but no indefinite article. Thus ἡ πόλις (hē pólis) "the city", but πόλις (pólis) "a city". The definite article agrees with
Ancient_Greek_grammar
Grammar of the Romanian language
endings to the singular form. For example, nominative nouns without the definite article form the plural by adding one of the endings -i, -uri, -e, or -le.
Romanian_grammar
Use of vowelless definite articles
Definite article reduction (DAR), in linguistics, is the use of a vowel-less form of the definite article the in Northern dialects of England English
Definite_article_reduction
Grammatical concept
article phrase voids the use of the definite article ("a restored Sistine Chapel", "a Philippines free from colonial masters"). The definite article is
Proper_noun
the definite article is analogous to the English definite article the, although they are sometimes omitted in English. The French definite article can
French articles and determiners
French_articles_and_determiners
authority figure, always capitalised). This table gives endings for the definite article, equivalent to English the. The so-called "der words" (Der-Wort) take
German_articles
Topics referred to by the same term
indicate definiteness or indefiniteness Article (publishing), a piece of nonfictional prose that is an independent part of a publication Article(s) may
Article
Denoting phrase in the form of "the X"
language, a definite description is a denoting phrase in the form of "the X" where X is a noun-phrase or a singular common noun. The definite description
Definite_description
Word initial consonantal sound changes in Irish
the d of Proto-Celtic nominative feminine definite article *sindā and masculine genitive definite article *sindī. Since they ended in vowels, a following
Irish_initial_mutations
Linguistic feature
conjunctions. Examples are I like cats in which the absence of the definite article, the, signals cats to be an indefinite reference, whose specific identity
Zero-marking_in_English
Nickname for Sunderland, UK, people
Northern English varieties the definite article is never reduced. As in Scots and other Northumbrian dialects the definite article is used in a wider range
Mackem
French-based creole language
the definite article is a: If the last sound is any oral vowel other than i or ou and is preceded by a nasal consonant, then the definite article is also
Haitian_Creole
Property of a mathematical matrix
a symmetric matrix M {\displaystyle M} with real entries is positive-definite if the real number x T M x {\displaystyle \mathbf {x} ^{\mathsf {T}}M\mathbf
Definite_matrix
British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Definite Article (20 March 1992 – 28 October 2014) was a British-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. As a two-year-old in 1994 he won
Definite_Article_(horse)
Words in German that substitute for a noun or noun phrase
pronoun form and the define article form are the same in most cases, there are sometimes differences. The German definite article: The German indicative pronouns
Pronouns_in_German
or student do not apply, the definite article is used in both dialects. However, both variations drop the definite article with rush hour: at rush hour
American and British English grammatical differences
American_and_British_English_grammatical_differences
Grammar of the Modern Greek language
area that Greek does not share is the use of a postposed definite article. The Greek article (like the Ancient Greek one) stands before the noun. Modern
Modern_Greek_grammar
behave in very different manners: definite article: "câinele" (the dog) - "pâinea" (the bread); plural, with definite article: "câinii" (the dogs) - "pâinile"
Romanian_nouns
Transcription of Arabic into Cyrillic script
over the alif of the definite article. As with the hamza, there are some difficulties in rendering the Arabic definite article. In neutral position,
Cyrillization_of_Arabic
multiple purposes. A prefix can serve as a conjunction, preposition, definite article, or interrogative. Prefixes are also used when conjugating verbs in
Prefixes_in_Hebrew
Extinct ancient Phoenician language
demonstrative pronoun 'this, these' was: The definite article was evolving from Phoenician ha- to an unaspirated article a-. By 406 BCE, both variants were attested
Punic_language
Borough and county in New York, US
the definite article is attributed to the style of referring to rivers. A time-worn story purportedly explaining the use of the definite article in the
The_Bronx
Two groups of Arabic consonants
definite article (equivalent to "the" in English) is assimilated or pronounced before consonants: when a word begins with a sun letter, the definite article
Sun_and_moon_letters
Canaanite deity or form of human sacrifice
instances include the Hebrew definite article ha- ('the') or have a prepositional form indicating the presence of the definite article. All of these texts condemn
Moloch
and grammatically incorrect to use a definite article with Ukraine. Use of Ukraine without the definite article has since become commonplace in journalism
Name_of_Ukraine
Variety of Portuguese language
Brazilian Portuguese. In Portuguese, one may or may not include the definite article before a possessive pronoun (meu livro or o meu livro, for instance)
Brazilian_Portuguese
Extinct Brittonic language of northern England and southern Scotland
speech. The modern Brittonic languages have different forms of the definite article: Welsh yr, -'r, y, Cornish an, and Breton an, ar, al. These are all
Cumbric
Inflection of nouns, adjectives, etc. in German
noun declension classes of Proto-Germanic, but in much reduced form. The definite articles (der, die, etc.) correspond to the English "the". The indefinite
German_declension
Italo-Romance language spoken in Italy
(f)fierro; chillu (p)pane) but not in definite quantities (e.g. Chistu fierro; chillu pane) The feminine plural definite article 'e (e.g. 'e (s)segge; 'e (g)guaglione)
Neapolitan_language
limited soft mutation occurs include: Feminine singular nouns after the definite article (y / yr / 'r), e.g. y rhyfel 'the war', not *y ryfel; y llwyfan 'the
Colloquial_Welsh_morphology
Linguistic comparison
dialects the definite article is used before personal names; thus, la María salió is commonly heard. Portuguese uses the definite article before the names
Comparison of Portuguese and Spanish
Comparison_of_Portuguese_and_Spanish
Northern and Southern Californians is that the latter tend to put the definite article "the" before highway numbers (e.g. "taking the 5 to L.A."), while the
State_highways_in_California
Eastern South Slavic language
the elimination of case declension, the development of a suffixed definite article, and the lack of a verb infinitive. They retain and have further developed
Bulgarian_language
Arabic phrase, "Praise be to God"
it is a combination of the definite article al- and the word ʾilāh (Arabic: إِلَٰه, "god, deity"). As in English, the article is used here to single out
Alhamdulillah
Polynesian language
is a strong man" The article te is the definite article and means 'the'. In conversation it is also used as an indefinite article for 'a' or 'an' – for
Tahitian_language
French-based creole of the Antilles
sounds between the noun and definite article and la is used for all nouns Demonstrative article Like the definite article this is placed after the noun
Antillean_Creole
Grammatical rules of the Bulgarian language
inflections—Bulgarian has lost the noun cases but has developed a definite article, which is suffixed at the end of words. In its verbal system, Bulgarian
Bulgarian_grammar
Major dialect group and standard form of Armenian
"This is a book." Գիրք մըն ալ /ˈkirk mən ˈɑl/– "A book as well." The definite article is a suffix attached directly to the noun. It appears either as -ն
Western_Armenian
Grammar of the Swedish language
letter"). In most dialects, the final -t of the definite neuter suffix is silent. The definite article in the plural is -na for the first three declensions
Swedish_grammar
Grammatical case used to receive the direct object of a transitive verb
the adjective is being used after a definite article (the), after an indefinite article (a/an) or without any article before the adjective (many green apples)
Accusative_case
Latin letter A with grave accent
in Portuguese to represent a contraction of the feminine singular definite article a with the preposition a or the demonstrative aquele and its inflections
À
use a definite suffix or enclitic article instead of a definite article unless a preposition is attached to the noun, when a definite article is placed
Gender_in_Danish_and_Swedish
Ancient people who inhabited Canaan's southern coast
the Bible, the Philistines are almost always referred to without the definite article in the Torah. Rabbinic sources state that the Philistines of Genesis
Philistines
Morphological form of a noun
semantically definite modified noun. The modified noun is placed in the construct state, which lacks any definite article (despite being semantically definite),
Construct_state
Aspect of the German language
decline similarly to the definite article manch- (some), solch- (such), welch- (which), which decline similarly to the definite article alle (all) beide (both)
German_adjectives
Romance language
dialect. In this standard one can find, among other features: the definite article lo instead of el, special possessive pronouns and determinants la mia
Catalan_language
Index of articles associated with the same name
Positive-definite bilinear form Positive-definite function Positive-definite function on a group Positive-definite functional Positive-definite kernel Positive-definite
Positive_definiteness
Western variety of the Romansh language
has both a definite and an indefinite article. These are preposed and agree with their noun in gender and number. (The indefinite article only has singular
Sursilvan
Grammar of the Arabic language
form is always that of the construct state, whether preceded by a definite article or not: ithnatā ‘ašarata laylatan "twelve nights", al-ithnatā ‘ašarata
Arabic_grammar
Ethio-Semitic language
he-built) 'he built a big house'. If the adjective noun complex is definite, the definite article is suffixed to the adjective and not to the noun, e.g. tǝllǝq-u
Amharic
Comparison of Scandinavian languages
common (indefinite article en and definite article -en) and neuter (indefinite article et [Danish]/ett [Swedish] and definite article -et). In Norwegian
Comparison of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish
Comparison_of_Danish,_Norwegian_and_Swedish
Explanation of gender of Dutch words
maintain the neuter gender, which has distinct adjective inflection, definite article and some pronouns. The picture is less clear for the masculine and
Gender_in_Dutch_grammar
't paard (the horse) The preposition te contracts with a following definite article: te den → ten, te der → ter. Compare this to German zum, zur. te der
Archaic_Dutch_declension
Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand
using the definite article te or ngā preceding a noun followed by one of the deictic particles nei, nā or rā. The t of the singular definite article appears
Māori_language
North Germanic language
adjective, the definiteness is marked by the definite article, either den for common gender nouns or det for neuter, and the definite form of the adjective:
Danish_language
Grammar of the Old Irish language
phrase. When a definite-marked noun is modified by a genitive definite noun phrase, the modified noun loses its article. The definite article can also be
Old_Irish_grammar
Non-standard Latin spoken in ancient Rome
term into a definite article. Once speakers began prefacing sentences with the term, they began utilizing it in a manner similar to an article; therefore
Vulgar_Latin
British comedian and actor (born 1962)
stand-up comedy tours have included Live at the Ambassadors (1993), Definite Article (1996), Glorious (1997), Dress to Kill (1998), Circle (2000), Stripped
Eddie_Izzard
Ligature of the Latin letters A and E
the proclitic definite article: æ hus (the house), as opposed to Standard Danish and all other Nordic varieties which have enclitic definite articles (Danish
Æ
Archipelagic country in Melanesia
obtained, and the name changed to just "Solomon Islands" (without the definite article), in 1978. At independence, Solomon Islands became a constitutional
Solomon_Islands
Grammatical rules of the modern-day Hebrew language
syntactically as a case marker, is formally a preposition, and ha is the definite article. This sentence is realised phonetically as ten li ta-séfer. In sentences
Modern_Hebrew_grammar
Verse of the New Testament
the third century, wrote about the use of the definite article: We next notice John's use of the article in these sentences. He does not write without
John_1:1
Grammatical case generally used to indicate the noun to which something is given
prepositional case-marking of nouns following simple prepositions and the definite article. In Georgian and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu), the dative case can also
Dative_case
Categorization of nouns and modifiers by function
Greek as τῷ ποδί (tôi podí, meaning "the foot") with both words – the definite article, and the noun πούς (poús) "foot" – changing to dative form. More formally
Grammatical_case
Naming conventions for legislative or government acts
"Act". The Australian Guide to Legal Citation recommends that the definite article at the beginning of the "statute title" should be omitted when citing
Short_and_long_titles
Figure in Abrahamic religions
When used without the definite article (simply satan), it can refer to any accuser, but when it is used with the definite article (ha-satan), it usually
Satan
Niger-Congo language of Sierra Leone and Guinea
across dialects. Noun classes are distinguished by the form of the definite article (class particle) which follows the noun, and sometimes also by a prefix
Limba_language
Script variant for Old Arabic
held that because the Safaitic inscriptions often make use of the definite article ha-, in contrast to Classical Arabic 'al, that their language should
Safaitic
Oldest attested phase of the Javanese language
the definite article and the articles of respect, ika can be used to express definiteness. The word ika has two functions, those are definite article and
Old_Javanese
Semitic language spoken mostly in Malta
(beak) The proclitic il- is the definite article, equivalent to "the" in English and "al-" in Arabic. The Maltese article becomes l- before or after a vowel
Maltese_language
Topics referred to by the same term
code: AL), Wisconsin, US (1994-2008) Al- (Arabic: ال), the Arabic definite article Anno Lucis, a dating system used in Freemasonry A-level (A/L), in UK
AL
genitive and dative. This also applies to the dual and plural, and to the definite article: ὁ θεός ho theós 'the god', acc.sg. τὸν θεόν tòn theón – gen. sg. τοῦ
Ancient_Greek_accent
Subgroup of South Slavic languages
features, e.g., lack of case inflection, existence of a postpositive definite article and renarrative mood, use of clitics, preservation of final l, etc
Eastern_South_Slavic
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up definite, definitely, definiteness, or definites in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Definiteness is a feature of noun phrases in grammatical
Definiteness_(disambiguation)
Name list
encountered as surnames, sometimes also with the accompanying "al" (the definite article "the") as in Al Anwar. In Francophone countries, both names are usually
Anwar_(name)
Flag and symbol of Basque nationalism
The flag of the Basque Country (Basque: ikurrin, with the definite article, ikurrina, pronounced /ˌi'kuri'ɲa/ in Southern Basque dialects, or /ˌi'kuri'na/
Flag_of_the_Basque_Country
Old term for English fashionable society
or style, or something in vogue. It could also (generally with the definite article: the ton) mean people of fashion, or fashionable society generally
Ton_(society)
Grammatical determiners in the Spanish language
in Portuguese, in Slavic languages, in Japanese and in Turkish. The definite article in Spanish, corresponding to "the", is el. It inflects for gender and
Spanish_determiners
South Slavic language spoken in North Macedonia
also the only Slavic languages with any definite articles (unlike standard Bulgarian, which uses only one article, standard Macedonian as well as some south-eastern
Macedonian_language
Declined according to case, state, gender and number
)" (the definite article does not appear with a suffixed possessive, but the noun is still definite, so the adjective takes the definite article) رَأَيْتُ
Arabic_nouns_and_adjectives
(singular or plural) of the noun. The definite article takes the following forms: Like the, the Insubric definite article is used with a noun referring to
Western_Lombard_grammar
Surname list
derived from the Basque words mendi (mountain) and (h)otz (cold) + definite article -a (Mendoza being mendi+(h)otza). The original Basque form with an
Mendoza_(name)
Part of speech that names an object or set of objects
a noun: can co-occur with a definite article the) *the baptise (baptise is a verb: cannot co-occur with a definite article) constant circulation (circulation
Noun
Country in West Africa
The Gambia. The Gambia is one of only two countries for which the definite article "the" is officially used in its short form English-language name, the
The_Gambia
Punctuation or diacritical mark (')
omitted characters. For example, the indefinite article een can be shortened to 'n, and the definite article het shortened to 't. When this happens in the
Apostrophe
1973 studio album by Electric Light Orchestra
the Harvest label, the last (in the UK) on which the band used the definite article The in their name, and the one that introduced their abbreviated name
ELO_2
adverbs, masculine nouns use a separate count form. Definiteness is expressed by a definite article which is postfixed to the noun. Nouns can be formed
Bulgarian_nouns
Topics referred to by the same term
in London Al- or "El-" (Arabic: ال), Arabic prefix meaning "the" (definite article in Arabic), used in many family names El (Cyrillic) (Л, л), a letter
El
Earliest stage of the Arabic language before Islam
Old Hijazi (from which Classical Arabic much later developed) is the definite article al-. The first unambiguous literary attestation of Old Arabic and this
Old_Arabic
Title of address for a noble woman
lady's title in her own right. A peeress's title is used with the definite article: Lord Morris's wife is "the Lady Morris". A widow's title derived from
Lady
Vowel sandhi process
feminine singular definite article a ("the"), indicated in writing with a grave accent or the masculine singular definite article o (also "the"). For
Crasis
Latest common predecessor of all forms of the Romani language
instrumental and genitive. The nominal phrases also expressed definiteness by means of a definite article. Partly like other Modern Indo-Aryan languages, the grammatical
Early_Romani
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Watan (Arabic: وطن) or Al-Watan with the definite article al- (Arabic: الوطن), meaning homeland, heimat, country, or nation,
Watan
Northwest Semitic supreme deity
passages written in elevated prose. It occasionally appears with the definite article as hā'Ēl (הָאֵל, 'the El'), such as in Deuteronomy 10:17, 2 Samuel
El_(deity)
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Boy/Male
Japanese
Infinite; endless.
Boy/Male
Indian
Infinite visionary
Boy/Male
Hindi
Infinite.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Infinite; Matchless
Boy/Male
Indian
Infinite.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Infinite visionary
Girl/Female
Tamil
Infinite, Divine
Boy/Male
Tamil
Infinite God
Boy/Male
Hindu
Infinite, Endless
Boy/Male
Hindu
Infinite God
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Infinite
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Infinite
Boy/Male
Hindu
Infinite, Endless
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Infinite
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Infinite
Girl/Female
Indian
Infinite, Divine
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Chinese, German, Muslim
Definite; Decisive
Boy/Male
Tamil
Infinite, Endless
Boy/Male
Tamil
Infinite, Endless
Girl/Female
Hindi
Infinite.
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Female
Irish
 Pet form of Irish Abigail, ABBIE means "little smith." Compare with another form of Abbie.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bhavartha | பாவாரà¯à®¤
Meaning
Girl/Female
Latin
Renowned.
Female
Celtic
, a Jewess, or, praised.
Girl/Female
Muslim
The bright light
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Attractive
Boy/Male
German
Strong with a sword.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Glory of the Faith
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant spelling of Scottish Buckie, a habitational name from either of two places so called in northeast Scotland.
Boy/Male
Biblical
A lamp, new-tilled land.
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a.
Having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded; -- opposed to infinite; as, finite number; finite existence; a finite being; a finite mind; finite duration.
a.
Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.
n.
One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article.
n.
That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness.
a.
Limiting; determining; as, a definitive word.
a.
Boundless; infinite.
a.
Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining; as, the definite article.
n.
Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc.
n.
The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.
adv.
In a definite manner; with precision; precisely; determinately.
n.
An infinite quantity or magnitude.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Define
a.
Having no determined or certain limits; large and unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
v. t.
To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.
definite article.
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
a.
Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval.
a.
Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; -- opposed to finite.
a.
Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite word, term, or expression.
a.
Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite time, plan, etc.
n.
A word used to define or limit the extent of the signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and some pronouns.