lã
See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"
Aromanian
Etymology
From Latin illīs, dative common plural of ille. Compare Romanian le.
Pronoun
lã m (short/unstressed dative form of elj)
- (indirect object) (to) them (all-male or mixed group)
Pronoun
lã f (short/unstressed dative form of eali)
- (indirect object) (to) them (all female group)
Related terms
- (a) lor (masculine/feminine plural dative- long/stressed form)
- ãlj/ilj, lji (masculine/feminine singular dative- short/unstressed form)
- li (feminine plural accusative- short/unstressed form)
Portuguese
lã
Etymology
From Old Portuguese lãa (“wool”), from Latin lāna (“wool”), from Proto-Italic *wlānā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.
Cognate with Galician la, Spanish lana, Catalan llana, Occitan lana, French laine, Italian lana and Romanian lână.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlɐ̃/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: lã
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃
Noun
lã f (plural lãs)
- wool
Related terms
- lanar
- laneiro
- lanifício
- lanígero
- lanolina
- lanoso
- lanugem
- lanzudo