Dellassociazione

Dell'associazione is the contracted form of the Italian preposition di followed by the definite article l' before a feminine singular noun that begins with a vowel. It translates to "of the association" or "the association's" in English. The contraction dell' arises from di + l' and is a standard feature of Italian article-based prepositions (dello, della, dei, delle, dell', etc.).

Usage and function: Dell'associazione marks possession, attribution, or relation between the association and another noun. It is commonly used in official documents, descriptions, and everyday expressions: statuto dell'associazione (the association's statute), bilancio dell'associazione (the association's budget), attività dell'associazione (the association's activities), responsabilità dell'associazione (the association's responsibilities). The phrase can also occur within larger sentences as a prepositional phrase, for example: Il logo dell'associazione è stato approvato.

Orthography and forms: The correct written form is dell'associazione with an apostrophe. It should not be written as dellassociazione. Italian uses di + article forms to produce different contractions like del, dello, della, dei, delle, and dell' to reflect gender, number, and the following noun.

Variations and related notes: For nouns with different gender or pluralization, other contractions apply (del/dei, della/delle, dello, etc.). In the plural, one would typically use delle associazioni (of the associations). The construct di + articolo is a common way to express possession or relation across Italian syntax.