Music Cataloging at Yale ♪ Language tools
Note: this page was created with music cataloging in mind.
For a complete list of initial articles, see Initial Definite and Indefinite Articles from LC's Network Development and MARC Standards Office.
Words in italics may have other uses, such the cardinal numeral one or a demonstrative pronoun, in that language.
| English
a; an; d'; de; the; ye |
Catalan
el; els; en; l'; la; les; un; una |
Danish
de; den; det; en; et; het |
Dutch
de; een; eene; het; 'n; 't |
| French
l'; la; le; les; un; une |
German
das; dem; den; der; des; die; ein; eine; einem; einen; einer; eines; 's |
Hungarian
a; az*; egy *Note: "az az" means "that" and "ez az" means "this" in Hungarian |
Italian
gl'; gli; i; il; l'; la; le; lo; un; un'; una; uno |
| Norwegian
de; dei; den; det; e; ei; ein; eit; en; et |
Portuguese
a; as; o; os; um; uma |
Romanian
a; al; o; un; unei; unui |
Spanish
el; la; las; lo; los; un; una |
| Swedish
de; den; det; en; ett |
Welsh
y; yr |