RDA
RDA
| Language: | Article/preposition: | Record as first element: | |
| Afrikaans (F. 11.1) | De, Du, Van der, Von | prefix | |
| Czech (F. 11.2) | z | part following prefix | |
| Danish (F.11.10) | is of Scandinavian, German, or Dutch origin: af, av | part following prefix | |
| is Dutch de or is of other origin | prefix | ||
| Dutch (F.11.3) | ver | prefix | |
| De, Den, op de, ter, Van, Van der, ten, Van 't | part following prefix | ||
| If the surname is not Dutch: | |||
| ° the name of a Netherlander | part following the prefix | ||
| ° the name of a Belgian | follow the instructions for the language | ||
| English (F.11.4) | À D', De, De la, Du, Le, Van, Van der Von | prefix | |
| Flemish (F.11.3) | See Dutch | ||
| French (F.11.5) | prefix consisting of a contraction of article and preposition: La, Le, Du, Des | prefix | |
| prefix consisting of a preposition alone: D', De | part following preposition | ||
| German (F.11.6) | German names: prefix consists of an article or of a contraction of an article and a preposition: Am, Aus'm, Vom, Zum, Zur; Dutch names: De, Ten |
prefix | |
| other German and Dutch names: Von, Von der, Zu | part following prefix | ||
| the name is neither German nor Dutch | follow the instructions for the language | ||
| Italian (F.11.7) | Modern names: A, D', Da, De, Del, Della, Di, Li, Lo | prefix | |
| Medieval and early modern names: consult reference sources: When the reposition is sometimes omitted | part following the prefix | ||
| Do not treat the preposition in an Italian title of nobility used as the first element as a prefix | |||
| Norwegian (F.11.10) | is of Scandinavian, German, or Dutch origin: af, av | part following prefix | |
| is Dutch de or is of other origin | prefix | ||
| Portuguese (F.11.8) | Da, Dos | part following prefix | |
| Romanian (F.11.9) | A | prefix | |
| De | part following prefix | ||
| Slovak (F.11.2) | z | part following prefix | |
| Spanish (F.11.11) | prefix consists of an article only: El, La, Las | prefix | |
| all other prefixes: De, De las, Del | part following prefix | ||
| Swedish (F.11.10) | is of Scandinavian, German, or Dutch origin: af, av | part following prefix | |
| is Dutch de or is of other origin | prefix | ||
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