Wiktionary

eles

See also: éles, êles, and élés

CatalanEdit

NounEdit

eles

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

GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

eles m pl (accusative os, dative lles)

  1. they

Usage notesEdit

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 termsEdit

Middle EnglishEdit

NounEdit

eles

  1. plural of el

OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio (Languedocien)(file)

PronounEdit

eles m (feminine elas)

  1. they (third-person singular subject pronoun)

Old FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

PronounEdit

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 termsEdit

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

DescendantsEdit

  • French: elles

PortugueseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Portuguese elles, from Latin illos, influenced by the singular form.

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

 

  • Hyphenation: e‧les
  • Audio (Brazil - São Paulo)(file)

PronounEdit

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.
Usage notesEdit

The following preposition + eles contractions are mandatory:

QuotationsEdit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele.

See alsoEdit
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

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

eles m

  1. plural of ele

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

eles f pl

  1. plural of ele

VolapükEdit

ArticleEdit

eles

  1. dative plural of el
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