ləi

Italian

Alternative forms

  • l*i (nonstandard)

Etymology

Coined by substituting the central vowel of lui and lei with the gender-neutral vowel ə.[1] Compare French iel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈləi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: lə̀i

Pronoun

ləi (plural loro, plural lᴈi) (gender-neutral, LGBTQ, neologism, rare, proscribed)

  1. (non-standard) (s)he, they (singular), gender-neutral third person singular pronoun (exclusively in writing)
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:ləi.

Usage notes

  • See usage note at -ə.

References

  1. ^ Probably standardized by the site Italiano Inclusivo.
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