ela
Catalan
Alternative forms
- ele (Valencian)
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈe.lə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈe.la/
Noun
ela f (plural eles)
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
Derived terms
- ela geminada
- ela palatal
Further reading
- “ela” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “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
- present indicative connegative of elama
- second-person singular imperative of elama
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese ela, from Latin illa (“that”), feminine of ille. The dative is from Old Portuguese lle, from Latin illī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛlɐ], [ˈelɐ]
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
References
- “ela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “ela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “ela” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Kamta
Etymology
Probably from ei (ei, “this”) + bela (bela, “time”).
Adverb
ela (ela)
- now
See also
- ṣela (ṣela)
- könbela (könbela)
- zela (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
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Pronoun
ela
- she (third-person singular subject pronoun)
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- elha
Etymology
From Latin illa, feminine of ille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈela/
Pronoun
ela
- she
- c. 1130, Marcabru, pastorela:
- «Don, dis ela, qui que·m sia / Ben conosc sen o folia [...].»
- ‘Sir,’ said she, ‘whatever I may be, I can well distinguish sense and folly.’
- c. 1130, Marcabru, pastorela:
Declension
| nominative | oblique | possessive (nom. obl.) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct object | indirect object | emphatic | ||||
| singular | ||||||
| 1st person | eu, ieu ie (before enclitic) | me, mi m', ·m | meus meu | |||
| 2nd person | tu | te, ti ·t | teus teu | |||
| 3rd person masculine | el | lo | li l', lh', ·l, ·lh | lui | seus seu | |
| 3rd person feminine | ela | la | li l', lh', ·l, ·lh | lei, leis | seus seu | |
| 3rd person reflexive | se, si s', ·s, ·is | se, si s', ·s, ·is | ||||
| plural | ||||||
| 1st person | nos ·ns | nos ·ns | nostre | |||
| 2nd person | vos ·us | vos ·us, ·eus | vostre | |||
| 3rd person masculine | il | los | els (after preposition) | lor | lor, lur | |
| 3rd person feminine | elas | las | elas (after preposition) | lor | lor, lur | |
| 3rd person reflexive | se, si s', ·s, ·is | se, si s', ·s, ·is | ||||
Descendants
- Occitan: ela
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin illa, feminine of ille (“that”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.la/
Pronoun
ela f (plural elas)
- she
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 3 (facsimile):
- 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.
- Por ela nos perdõou. / deus o pecado Dadam. / da maçãa que goſtou. per / que ſoffreu muit affan.
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Descendants
- Galician: ela
- Portuguese: ela
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- ella (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese ela, from Latin illa, feminine of ille. Cognate with Galician ela and Spanish ella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.lɐ/
- Hyphenation: e‧la
Audio (Brazil - São Paulo) (file)
Pronoun
ela f (plural elas)
- third-person feminine singular nominative pronoun she; it
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 227:
- Pensei que você tivesse dito que ela estava só mandando você escrever!
- I thought that you have said that she was just ordering you to write!
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 159:
- Ela sorriu encorajando-o.
- She smiled encouraging him.
- Ela está aqui perto.
- She is nearby.
- third-person feminine singular prepositional pronoun her
- Dei flores a ela.
- I gave her flowers.
- (Brazil) third-person feminine singular pronoun used in all positions she; it; her
- A gente encontrou ela.
- We came across 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
| Portuguese personal pronouns (edit) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Person | Nominative (subject) | Accusative (direct object) | Dative (indirect object) | Prepositional | Prepositional with com | Non-declining | ||||||
| m | f | m | f | m and f | m | f | m | f | m | f | |||
| Singular | First | eu | me | mim | comigo | ||||||||
| Second | tu | te | ti | contigo | você | ||||||||
| o senhor | a senhora | ||||||||||||
| Third | ele | ela | o (lo, no) | a (la, na) | lhe | ele | ela | com ele | com ela | o mesmo | a mesma | ||
| se | si | consigo | |||||||||||
| Plural | First | nós | nos | nós | connosco (Portugal) conosco (Brazil) | a gente | |||||||
| Second | vós | vos | vós | convosco, com vós | vocês | ||||||||
| os senhores | as senhoras | ||||||||||||
| Third | eles | elas | os (los, nos) | as (las, nas) | lhes | eles | elas | com eles | com elas | os mesmos | as mesmas | ||
| se | si | consigo | |||||||||||
| Indefinite | se | si | consigo | ||||||||||
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, Pacific linguistics (as elá)
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- ẹlá (Owé)
Etymology
Possibly a Doublet of ẹran. Probably cognate with Igala ẹlá, Olukumi ẹlá
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.lá/
Noun
elá
- (Ekiti) cow, cattle
- Synonym: màlúù