elas

== Fala == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese ellas, from Latin illās. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈelas/ Rhymes: -elas Syllabification: e‧las === Pronoun === elas f pl (singular ela, masculine el, masculine plural elis) Third person plural feminine nominative pronoun; they ==== 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 ellas, from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille. The dative form is from Latin illīs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛlɐs/ Hyphenation: e‧las === Pronoun === elas f pl (accusative as, dative lles) they ==== Usage notes ==== The accusative form as has variant forms las and nas. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form las is used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s. The nas 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 as (“I gave you them”) contracts to Dou chas. ==== Related terms ==== el ela eles === See also === == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille. === Pronunciation === === Pronoun === elas f (masculine eles) they (third-person singular subject pronoun) == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.lɑs/ === Noun === ēlas nominative/accusative plural of elh == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === ellas (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese ellas, from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: e‧las === Pronoun === elas f pl they (a group of people other than the speaker, entirely female) (Brazil) third-person feminine plural personal pronoun used in all positions; they; them; it ==== Usage notes ==== The following preposition + elas contractions are mandatory: ‎de + ‎elas → ‎delas ‎em + ‎elas → ‎nelas ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele. ==== See also ==== == Volapük == === Article === elas genitive plural of el