ela

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === ele (Valencia) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.la] === Noun === ela f (plural eles) The name of the Latin script letter L/l. ==== Derived terms ==== ela geminada ela palatal === Further reading === “ela”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “ela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “ela” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “ela” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Estonian == === Verb === ela inflection of elama: present active indicative connegative second-person singular present imperative second-person singular present imperative connegative == Fala == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese ela, from Latin illa (“that”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈela/ Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: e‧la === Pronoun === ela f sg (plural elas, masculine el, masculine plural elis) Third person singular feminine nominative pronoun; she ==== See also ==== === References === Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 121 == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese ela, from Latin illa (“that”), feminine of ille. The dative is from Old Galician-Portuguese lle, from Latin illī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛla/ [ˈɛ.lɐ], /ˈela/ [ˈe.lɐ] Rhymes: -ɛla, -ela Hyphenation: e‧la === Pronoun === ela f (accusative a, dative lle) she ==== Usage notes ==== The accusative form a has variant forms la and na. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form la is used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s. The na form is used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong. These alternative forms are then suffixed to the preceding word. The accusative also forms contractions when it immediately follows an indirect object pronoun. For example, Dou che a (“I gave you it”) contracts to Doucha (“I gave her to you”). ==== Related terms ==== el elas eles === See also === === References === “ela”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “ela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Kamta == === Etymology === Probably from ei (“this”) +‎ bela (“time”). === Adverb === ela now === See also === ṣela könbela zela == Laboya == === Noun === ela family Synonym: ole dadi === References === Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “ela”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 17 == Nzadi == === Noun === elá (plural elá) lie, mistruth === Further reading === Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011), A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN == Occitan == === Etymology === From Old Occitan ela, from Latin illa, feminine of ille. === Pronunciation === === Pronoun === ela she (third-person singular subject pronoun) == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.lɑ/ === Noun === ēla genitive plural of elh == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin illa, feminine of ille (“that”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈe.la/ === Pronoun === ela f (plural elas) she Por ela nos perdõou. / deus o pecado Dadam. / da maçãa que goſtou. per / que ſoffreu muit affan. By her, God forgave us of Adam’s sin. Of the apple he tasted, because she felt very anguished. ==== Descendants ==== Fala: ela Galician: ela Portuguese: ela == Old Occitan == === Alternative forms === elha === Etymology === From Latin illa, feminine of ille. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈela/ === Pronoun === ela she c. 1130, Marcabru, pastorela: ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Occitan: ela == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === ella (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese ela, from Latin illa, feminine of ille. Cognate with Galician ela and Spanish ella. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: e‧la === Pronoun === ela f (plural elas) third-person feminine singular nominative pronoun she; it third-person feminine singular prepositional pronoun her (Brazil) third-person feminine singular pronoun used in all positions she; it; her ==== Usage notes ==== The following preposition + ela contractions are mandatory: ‎de + ‎ela → ‎dela ‎em + ‎ela → ‎nela ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele. ==== See also ==== == Romansch == === Alternative forms === ala (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) === Etymology === From Latin āla. === Noun === ela f (plural elas) (Puter) wing == Sotho == === Verb === ela to flow == Turkish == === Alternative forms === elâ === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish الا. Doublet of ala. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ˈlaː/ Hyphenation: e‧la === Adjective === ela Of hazel color. === Noun === ela (definite accusative elayı, plural elalar) hazel (refers to the color of eyes). == Volapük == === Article === ela genitive singular of el == West Makian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ˈl̪a/ === Interjection === ela that's why! === References === Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[2], Pacific linguistics (as elá) == Woiwurrung == === Pronoun === ela who === See also === winhaRup (“who”) edal (“whose”) narooe (“when”) intoorring (“where, whereabouts”) ain-ing-tali (“why”) inongo (“whence”) ining-jak (“what”) === References ===