иль

See also: Appendix:Variations of "il"

Russian

Alternative forms

• и́ли (íli)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ilʲ]

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Conjunction

и́ль • (ílʹ)

1. (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?