eles

== English == === Etymology === Clipping of elephant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛliːz/ === Noun === eles plural of ele === Anagrams === eels, else, lees, lese, seel, sele, slee == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈe̞.ləs] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈe.ləs] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈe.les] === Noun === eles plural of ela (Valencia) plural of ele == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese elles, from Latin illos, from ille (“that”). The dative form is from Latin illīs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeles/ [ˈe.les̺] Rhymes: -eles Hyphenation: e‧les === Pronoun === eles m pl (accusative os, dative lles) they ==== Usage notes ==== The accusative form os has variant forms los and nos. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form los is used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s. The nos 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 os (“I gave you them”) contracts to Dou chos. ==== Related terms ==== el ela elas === See also === === Further reading === “el”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “ele”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “eles”, 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), “eles”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Middle English == === Noun === eles plural of el == Occitan == === Etymology === From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin illōs, from ille. === Pronunciation === === Pronoun === eles m (feminine elas) they (third-person singular subject pronoun) == Old English == === Noun === eles genitive singular of ele == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille. === Pronoun === eles f they (third-person plural feminine subject pronoun) they (third-person plural feminine stressed object pronoun) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (subject pronoun): il (masculine equivalent) (stressed object pronoun): eus (masculine equivalent) ==== Descendants ==== French: elles == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese elos, from Latin illōs, influenced by the singular form. ==== Alternative forms ==== êis (Trás-os-Montes) êles (pre-reform spelling) elles (pre-standardization spelling) êlles (obsolete) ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: e‧les ==== Pronoun ==== eles m pl masculine third-person plural nominative personal pronoun; they masculine third-person plural prepositional pronoun; them (Brazil) masculine third-person plural personal pronoun used in all positions; they; them ===== Usage notes ===== The following preposition + eles contractions are mandatory: ‎de + ‎eles → ‎deles ‎em + ‎eles → ‎neles ===== Quotations ===== For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele. ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== eles plural of ele == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeles/ [ˈe.les] Rhymes: -eles Syllabification: e‧les === Noun === eles f pl plural of ele == Volapük == === Article === eles dative plural of el