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French
Etymology
Blend of ils + elles.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
iels gender-neutral pl (third-person plural, singular iel, accusative les, dative leur, emphatic elleux, possessive determiner leur)
- (neologism) They. A gender-neutral personal pronoun (third-person plural subject).
2014, Carina Rozenfeld, La Symphonie des abysses, Robert Laffont, book 1:[…] ; les jours où iels n’avaient pas l’occasion de parler un peu, juste tous les deux, iel se sentait vide.- the days when they didn't have the chance to talk a little, just the two of them, they felt empty.
2017 April 15, Tanguy Porret, “ABSTENTIONNISME - LE VOTE BLANC ?”, in Le Mégaphone, INSA Rennes, retrieved 13 June 2019:Arthaud, Poutou, Cheminade, Dupont-Aignan, Lassalle ? Aucune chance, iels sont considéré·e·s comme des “petits candidats”.- Arthaud, Poutou, Cheminade, Dupont-Aignan, Lassalle? No way; they are seen as "minor candidates".
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