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A word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: article
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
нявы́значаны арты́кль
(njavýznačany artýklʹ)
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Bulgarian:
неопредели́телен член
(neopredelítelen člen)
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Catalan:
article indefinit
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Chinese Mandarin:
不定冠詞 /不定冠词
(bùdìng guàncí)
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Czech:
neurčitý člen
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Danish:
ubestemt artikel
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Dutch:
lidwoord van onbepaaldheid
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Dutch:
onbepaald lidwoord
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Esperanto:
artikolo nedefinida
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Esperanto:
nedefinida artikolo
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Finnish:
epämääräinen artikkeli
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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French:
article indéfini
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Galician:
artigo indefinido
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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German:
unbestimmter Artikel
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Greek:
αόριστο άρθρο
(aóristo árthro)
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Hungarian:
határozatlan névelő
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Icelandic:
óákveðinn greinir
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Icelandic:
óákv. gr.
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Irish:
alt éiginnte
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Italian:
articolo indeterminativo
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Japanese:
不定冠詞
(futei kanshi)
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Korean:
부정관사
(bujeonggwansa)
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Mongolian:
эс тухайлах ялгац гишүүн
(es tuxajlax jalgac gišüün)
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Mongolian:
тодорхой бус ялгац гишүүн
(todorxoj bus jalgac gišüün)
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Norman:
articl'ye îndéfinnie
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Pannonian Rusyn:
нєодредзени член
(njeodredzeni člen)
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Polish:
przedimek nieokreślony
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Portuguese:
artigo indefinido
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Romanian:
articol nehotărât
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Romansh:
artitgel indefinit
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Russian:
неопределённый арти́кль
(neopredeljónnyj artíklʹ)
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Scottish Gaelic:
alt neo-chinnteach
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Serbo-Croatian:
неодређени члан
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Serbo-Croatian:
neodređeni član
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Upper Sorbian:
njewobmjezowany artikl
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Upper Sorbian:
indefinitny artikl
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Spanish:
artículo indefinido
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Spanish:
artículo indeterminado
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Swedish:
obestämd artikel
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Turkish:
belirsiz harfitarif
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Turkish:
belirsiz tanımlık
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Ukrainian:
неви́значений арти́кль
(nevýznačenyj artýklʹ)
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Vietnamese:
mạo từ bất định
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Vietnamese:
mạo từ không xác định
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Vietnamese:
mạo từ không hạn định
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
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Welsh:
bannod amhenodol
— word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects