Phrase guide

prepositional article

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In some languages, such as French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, a contraction of a preposition and an article, e.g. au in French (a contraction of à and le).

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  • French: préposition composée — contraction of a preposition and an article
  • Italian: preposizione articolata — contraction of a preposition and an article
  • Japanese: 縮約冠詞 (shukuyaku kanshi) — contraction of a preposition and an article
  • Japanese: 冠詞前置詞 (kanshi zenchishi) — contraction of a preposition and an article
  • Polish: przyimek ściągnięty — contraction of a preposition and an article
  • Portuguese: preposição contraída — contraction of a preposition and an article
  • Russian: сочленённый предло́г (sočlenjónnyj predlóg) — contraction of a preposition and an article
  • Sicilian: pripusizziuni articulata — contraction of a preposition and an article
  • Sicilian: pripusizziuni cuntratta — contraction of a preposition and an article
  • Spanish: preposición compuesta — contraction of a preposition and an article