иль

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ilʲ]
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Conjunction

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и́ль (ílʹ)

  1. (poetic) a shortened version of и́ли (íli): or, or else, either
    • (Can we date this quote?), Pushkin, Сказка о царе Салтане:
      Ла́дно ль за́ морем иль ху́до?
      Ládno lʹ zá morem ilʹ xúdo?
      Is it nice or bad overseas?