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eles

  1. plural of ela
  2. (Valencia) plural of ele

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese elles, from Latin illos, from ille (that). The dative form is from Latin illīs.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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eles m pl (accusative os, dative lles)

  1. they
    Ora ben , isto está feito, eles están afogados , nós do feito mui pagados anque o feito custe preito.
    Well, this is done, they are drowned, we have paid dearly for the deed, even if the deed costs a lawsuit.

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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.

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Galician personal pronouns
number person nominative
(subject)
accusative
(direct object)
dative
(indirect object)
prepositional prepositional
with con
non-declining
singular first eu me min comigo
second ti te che ti contigo vostede
third m el o (lo, no) lle el con el
f ela a (la, na) ela con ela
plural first nós
nosoutros m
nosoutras f
nos nós connosco
second vós
vosoutros m
vosoutrasf
vos vós convosco vostedes
third m eles os (los, nos) lles eles con eles
f elas as (las, nas) elas con elas
reflexive third /
indefinite
se si consigo

Further reading

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Middle English

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Noun

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eles

  1. plural of el

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin illōs, from ille.

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  • Audio (Languedoc):(file)

Pronoun

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eles m (feminine elas)

  1. they (third-person singular subject pronoun)

Old English

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Noun

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eles

  1. genitive singular of ele

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

Pronoun

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eles f

  1. they (third-person plural feminine subject pronoun)
  2. they (third-person plural feminine stressed object pronoun)
    E nule nef ne put encontre eles durer
    And no boat can withstand being between them

Coordinate terms

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  • (subject pronoun): il (masculine equivalent)
  • (stressed object pronoun): eus (masculine equivalent)

Descendants

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  • French: elles

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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    From Old Galician-Portuguese elos, from Latin illōs, influenced by the singular form.

    Alternative forms

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    eles m pl

    1. masculine third-person plural nominative personal pronoun; they
      Eles andaram até mim.
      They walked towards me.
    2. masculine third-person plural prepositional pronoun; them
      Eu gosto de conversar com eles.
      I enjoy talking to them
    3. (Brazil) masculine third-person plural personal pronoun used in all positions; they; them
      Um homem matou eles.
      A man killed them.
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    The following preposition + eles contractions are mandatory:

    Quotations
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    For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele.

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    Portuguese personal pronouns
    number person nominative
    (subject)
    accusative
    (direct object)
    dative
    (indirect object)
    prepositional prepositional
    with com
    non-declining
    singular first eu me mim comigo
    second tu te ti contigo você
    o senhor m
    a senhora f
    third m ele o (lo, no) lhe ele com ele o mesmo
    f ela a (la, na) ela com ela a mesma
    plural first nós nos nós connosco (Portugal)
    conosco (Brazil)
    a gente
    second vós vos vós convosco
    com vós
    vocês
    os senhores m
    as senhoras f
    third m eles os (los, nos) lhes eles com eles os mesmos
    f elas as (las, nas) elas com elas as mesmas
    reflexive third /
    indefinite
    se si consigo o mesmo etc. (reflexive)

    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

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    eles m

    1. plural of ele<id:el

    Spanish

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    • IPA(key): /ˈeles/ [ˈe.les]
    • Rhymes: -eles
    • Syllabification: e‧les

    Noun

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    eles f pl

    1. plural of ele

    Volapük

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    Article

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    eles

    1. dative plural of el