ela

See also: Ela, ELA, èla, elã, elä, eła, -ela, and E-la

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Noun

ela f (plural eles)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

Derived terms

• ela geminada
• ela palatal

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ela, from Latin illa (“that”), feminine of ille. The dative is from Old Portuguese lle, from Latin illī.

Pronoun

ela m (accusative a, dative lle)

1. 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 Dou cha.

Related terms

• el
• elas
• eles

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Kamta

Etymology

Probably from ei (“this”) +‎ bela (“time”).

Adverb

ela

1. now

See also

• ṣela
• könbela
• zela

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Lamboya

Noun

ela

1. 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

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Nzadi

Noun

elá (plural elá)

1. 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

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan ela, from Latin illa, feminine of ille.

Pronoun

ela

1. she (third-person singular subject pronoun)

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Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• elha

Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ela/

Pronoun

ela

1. 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.’

Declension

Old Occitan personal pronouns and clitics

	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

• Catalan: ella
• Occitan: ela

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille (“that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.la/

Pronoun

ela f (plural elas)

1. she
   • 13th century, attributed to 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.

Descendants

• Galician: ela
• Portuguese: ela

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ella (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ela, from Latin illa, feminine of ille.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɐ/
• Hyphenation: e‧la

Pronoun

ela f (plural elas)

2. third-person feminine singular nominative pronoun she; it
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, 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, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Rocco, page 159:

     Ela sorriu encorajando-o.

     She smiled encouraging him.

   Ela está aqui perto.

   She is nearby.

4. third-person feminine singular prepositional pronoun her

   Dei flores a ela.

   I gave her flowers.

6. (Brazil, nonstandard) third-person feminine singular pronoun used in all positions she; it; her

   A gente encontrou ela.

   We came across her.

Quotations

For quotations of use of 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 (reflexive)			si (reflexive)		consigo (reflexive)
Plural	First	nós		nos			nós		connosco (Portugal) conosco (Brazil)		a gente
	Second	vós		vos			vós		convosco		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 (reflexive)			si (reflexive)		consigo (reflexive)
Indefinite				se (reflexive)			si (reflexive)		consigo (reflexive)

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• ala (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin āla.

Noun

ela f (plural elas)

1. (Puter) wing

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Turkish

Adjective

ela (comparative daha ela, superlative en ela)

1. Hazel, greenish-brown (refers to the color of eyes).

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Volapük

Article

ela

1. genitive singular of el