иль

Russian

Alternative forms

и́ли (íli)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ilʲ]
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Conjunction

и́ль • (ílʹ)

(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?

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