article

Etymology
From, from , from , from , from , from the root. .

Noun

 * 1) A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
 * 2) An object, a member of a group or class.
 * 3)  A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
 * 4) A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
 * 5) A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
 * 6)  A person; an individual.
 * 7)  A wench.
 * 8)  Subject matter; concern.
 * 9)  A distinct part.
 * 10)  A precise point in time; a moment.
 * 11) * 1805,, The Effects of Civilisation on the People in European States, Original Preface:
 * who has more opportunities of acquiring the knowledge, than a physician? He is admitted into the dwellings of all ranks of people, and into the innermost parts of them; he sees them by their fireside, at their tables, and in their beds; he sees them at work, and at their recreations; he sees them in health, in sickness, and in the article of death;
 * 1)  A person; an individual.
 * 2)  A wench.
 * 3)  Subject matter; concern.
 * 4)  A distinct part.
 * 5)  A precise point in time; a moment.
 * 6) * 1805,, The Effects of Civilisation on the People in European States, Original Preface:
 * who has more opportunities of acquiring the knowledge, than a physician? He is admitted into the dwellings of all ranks of people, and into the innermost parts of them; he sees them by their fireside, at their tables, and in their beds; he sees them at work, and at their recreations; he sees them in health, in sickness, and in the article of death;
 * 1)  Subject matter; concern.
 * 2)  A distinct part.
 * 3)  A precise point in time; a moment.
 * 4) * 1805,, The Effects of Civilisation on the People in European States, Original Preface:
 * who has more opportunities of acquiring the knowledge, than a physician? He is admitted into the dwellings of all ranks of people, and into the innermost parts of them; he sees them by their fireside, at their tables, and in their beds; he sees them at work, and at their recreations; he sees them in health, in sickness, and in the article of death;
 * 1) * 1805,, The Effects of Civilisation on the People in European States, Original Preface:
 * who has more opportunities of acquiring the knowledge, than a physician? He is admitted into the dwellings of all ranks of people, and into the innermost parts of them; he sees them by their fireside, at their tables, and in their beds; he sees them at work, and at their recreations; he sees them in health, in sickness, and in the article of death;
 * who has more opportunities of acquiring the knowledge, than a physician? He is admitted into the dwellings of all ranks of people, and into the innermost parts of them; he sees them by their fireside, at their tables, and in their beds; he sees them at work, and at their recreations; he sees them in health, in sickness, and in the article of death;

Translations

 * Adangme: fiɛɛmi
 * Afrikaans:
 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: مَقَال, مَقَالَة
 * Egyptian Arabic: مقال, مقالة
 * Armenian:
 * Asturian:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bashkir: мәҡәлә
 * Belarusian: арты́кул
 * Bengali: আর্টিকেল
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 文章
 * Dungan: вынҗон
 * Eastern Min: 文章
 * Hakka: 文章
 * Hokkien:
 * Mandarin:
 * Wu: 文章
 * Cornish: erthygel, artikel, skrif, skriven
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Extremaduran: artículu
 * Faroese: grein
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian:
 * German: ; ,
 * Greek:
 * Hawaiian: ʻatikala
 * Hebrew: ;
 * Hindi:, मक़ाला
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua:
 * Irish: alt, airteagal
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kazakh:
 * Khmer: អត្ថបទ
 * Korean:, ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: ,
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Lao: ບົດຄວາມ
 * Latin: articulus
 * Latvian: raksts
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: напис, статија
 * Malay: rencana, artikel, makalah
 * Maori: atikara,, pito kōrero, rīpoata
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Norman: articl'ye
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Occitan:
 * Pashto: مقاله
 * Persian:
 * Classical Persian:
 * Iranian Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scots: airticle
 * Scottish Gaelic: artaigil
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: чла́нак, чла̑н
 * Roman: ,
 * Shan: လွင်ႈတႅမ်ႈ
 * Slovak: článok
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swabian: Artigl
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tajik:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Turkmen: makala
 * Ukrainian:
 * Urdu: مَقالَہ,
 * Uyghur:
 * Uzbek:
 * Venetian: artìcoło
 * Vietnamese:
 * Volapük:
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: אַרטיקל


 * Afrikaans:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish:, earra, airteagal
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Macedonian: предмет, арти́кл
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ball
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Venetian: artìcoło
 * Welsh:, ,


 * Afrikaans:
 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: أَدَاة التَّعْرِيف
 * Aragonese: articlo
 * Armenian:
 * Asturian:
 * Azerbaijani: artikl
 * Belarusian: арты́кль
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Cornish: ger mell
 * Czech:
 * Danish: kendeord,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Faroese: kenniorð
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: არტიკლი
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἄρθρον
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: ,
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Irish: alt
 * Old Irish: articol
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: артикль
 * Korean:
 * Kyrgyz: артикль
 * Latin: articulus
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: artikelis
 * Macedonian: член
 * Malay: kata sandang, artikel
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic: ялгац гишүүн
 * Norman: articl'ye
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: alt
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: чла̑н
 * Roman:
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene: člen
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: pantukoy
 * Tajik: артикл
 * Thai: คำกำกับนาม
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian:
 * Uzbek:
 * Venetian: artìcoło
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: bannod
 * Yiddish: אַרטיקל


 * Afrikaans:
 * Albanian:
 * Arabic:, مَوَادُّ
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, , paragraf
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Irish: airteagal
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kazakh: бап
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: capitulum, articulus
 * Macedonian: член
 * Malay: perkara, seksyen , fasal
 * Norman: articl'ye
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: umalli
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scots: airticle
 * Scottish Gaelic: bonn
 * Serbo-Croatian: члан
 * Slovene: člen
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Venetian: artìcoło
 * Vietnamese: (條)
 * Welsh:


 * German: ,


 * Breton:, (1), ,  (2), . (3), ,  (4)
 * Interlingua: (1,2,3,4)
 * Mongolian:
 * Norman:
 * Romanian: (1-4)

Verb

 * 1)  To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
 * 2)  To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
 * 3) * 1793, Manning of the Navy Act (Statutes of George III 33 c. 66) ¶VIII:
 * if the Captain of any Merchant ship under convoy shall wilfully disobey Signalshe shall be liable to be articled against in the High Court of Admiralty
 * 1) To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
 * 1) * 1793, Manning of the Navy Act (Statutes of George III 33 c. 66) ¶VIII:
 * if the Captain of any Merchant ship under convoy shall wilfully disobey Signalshe shall be liable to be articled against in the High Court of Admiralty
 * 1) To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
 * 1) To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

Etymology
. Compare the inherited doublet.

Noun

 * 1)  a piece of nonfictional writing

Etymology
, borrowed from. Compare the inherited.

Noun

 * 1)  a piece of nonfictional writing
 * 2) merchandise, sales
 * 3) section (of a law)
 * 4)  joint, articulation
 * 5) moment
 * 1) moment

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  a piece of nonfictional writing

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  joint; articulation
 * 2)   (of faith)
 * 3)  (clause in a legal document or treaty)

Usage notes

 * Occasionally used as a feminine noun