Music Cataloging at Yale [1] ♪ Language tools [2]
Note: this page was created with music cataloging in mind.
For a complete list of initial articles, see Initial Definite and Indefinite Articles [3] 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 |