Phrase guide

indefinite article

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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noun

Meaning 2

a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: article

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: нявы́значаны арты́кль (njavýznačany artýklʹ) — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Bulgarian: неопредели́телен член (neopredelítelen člen) — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Catalan: article indefinit — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • 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
  • Czech: neurčitý člen — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Danish: ubestemt artikel — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Dutch: lidwoord van onbepaaldheid — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Dutch: onbepaald lidwoord — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Esperanto: artikolo nedefinida — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Esperanto: nedefinida artikolo — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Finnish: epämääräinen artikkeli — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • French: article indéfini — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Galician: artigo indefinido — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • German: unbestimmter Artikel — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Greek: αόριστο άρθρο (aóristo árthro) — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Hungarian: határozatlan névelő — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Icelandic: óákveðinn greinir — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Icelandic: óákv. gr. — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Irish: alt éiginnte — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Italian: articolo indeterminativo — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Japanese: 不定冠詞 (futei kanshi) — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Korean: 부정관사 (bujeonggwansa) — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Mongolian: эс тухайлах ялгац гишүүн (es tuxajlax jalgac gišüün) — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Mongolian: тодорхой бус ялгац гишүүн (todorxoj bus jalgac gišüün) — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Norman: articl'ye îndéfinnie — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Pannonian Rusyn: нєодредзени член (njeodredzeni člen) — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Polish: przedimek nieokreślony — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Portuguese: artigo indefinido — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Romanian: articol nehotărât — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Romansh: artitgel indefinit — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Russian: неопределённый арти́кль (neopredeljónnyj artíklʹ) — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Scottish Gaelic: alt neo-chinnteach — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Serbo-Croatian: неодређени члан — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Serbo-Croatian: neodređeni član — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Upper Sorbian: njewobmjezowany artikl — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Upper Sorbian: indefinitny artikl — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Spanish: artículo indefinido — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Spanish: artículo indeterminado — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Swedish: obestämd artikel — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Turkish: belirsiz harfitarif — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Turkish: belirsiz tanımlık — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Ukrainian: неви́значений арти́кль (nevýznačenyj artýklʹ) — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Vietnamese: mạo từ bất định — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Vietnamese: mạo từ không xác định — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Vietnamese: mạo từ không hạn định — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
  • Welsh: bannod amhenodol — word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects