Possible Clues:

• Foreign n. designation
• Like the Fr. 'le' or Ger. 'der'
• Gram. gender
• Pronoun designation: Abbr
• Like the Fr. 'fromage'
• Form for some Fr. nouns
• Like the Spanish "el" (Abbr.)
• Like 'der' words, in Ger
• Like "el," in Sp
• Like the Spanish nouns 'gato' (cat) and 'perro' (dog): Abbr