impure s
nounDefinitions
In Italian, an "s" (/s/ or /z/) followed by another consonant. When used immediately…
In Italian, an "s" (/s/ or /z/) followed by another consonant. When used immediately before a masculine noun beginning with an impure s, the definite article changes from il to lo in the singular and from i to gli in the plural, the indefinite article changes from un to uno, the partitive article changes from dei to degli, and some adjectives and pronouns also change form.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for impure s. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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