la
See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"
Contents
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Latin labii, from the first word of the sixth line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn which solfège was based on because its lines started on each note of the scale successively.
NounEdit
la (plural las)
- (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
SynonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale
Coordinate termsEdit
InterjectionEdit
la
- Represents the sound of music or singing.
- "La la la la, I can't hear you!" Jimmy said, pretending to hold a mic and sing like his father.
- I couldn't make out the words of the song, it was just a bunch of la la la as far as I could hear.
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English la, from Old English lā. More at lo.
Alternative formsEdit
InterjectionEdit
la
- (obsolete) Used to introduce a statement with emphatic or intensive effect.
- (archaic) Expressing surprise, anger. etc.
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, vol. III ch. 2:
- “Oh, la! here come the Richardsons. I had a vast deal more to say to you, but I must not stay away from them any longer.”
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, vol. III ch. 2:
Etymology 3Edit
AdjectiveEdit
la (not comparable)
- Prefixed to the name of a woman, with ironic effect (as though an opera prima donna).
- 2007, Kate Carter, The Guardian, 22 Nov 2007:
- Following lukewarm on the heels of an article a few weeks ago, where (I paraphrase due to having filed the relevant copy in the recycling bin) Victoria Beckham made a "well-meaning" remark that the other Spice Girls might want to lose a few pounds, we now have a new incidence of La Beckham's scintillating and entirely well-meaning humour.
- 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, page 232:
- By judicious leaking, he also managed to make la Kirkpatrick and her associates look rather unsavory.
- 2007, Kate Carter, The Guardian, 22 Nov 2007:
Etymology 4Edit
Possibly a shortened form of lad.
NounEdit
la (plural las)
StatisticsEdit
AnagramsEdit
AmaEdit
AromanianEdit
AsturianEdit
EtymologyEdit
ArticleEdit
la f sg (masculine el, neuter lo, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)
- (definite) the
Usage notesEdit
- The article la contracts to l' before a word beginning with a or ha: l'asturiana (the Asturian), l'habitación (the habitation)
PronounEdit
la
- her (third-person singular feminine direct pronoun)
CatalanEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Provençal la, from Latin illa(m).
ArticleEdit
la f (masculine el, masculine plural els, feminine plural les)
- the; feminine singular definite article
PronounEdit
la (enclitic and proclitic, contracted proclitic l')
- her (direct object)
DeclensionEdit
Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
la m (plural las)
ChickasawEdit
DalmatianEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
la f (plural la's, diminutive laatje n)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
la f (plural la's, diminutive laatje n)
- la (music)
Related termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
EmilianEdit
PronunciationEdit
| Mirandolese Emilian definite articles | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| masculine | al 'l |
i gl' |
| feminine | la l' |
li gl' |
EtymologyEdit
From Latin illa(m), feminine form of ille.
ArticleEdit
la f sg (plural al, el, li)
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowing from French la, Italian la, Spanish la.
PronunciationEdit
ArticleEdit
la
- the
- la libro — the book
- la libroj — the books
Alternative formsEdit
- l' (poetic)
FinnishEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old French la, from Latin illam, which is the accusative singular feminine of ille.[1]
ArticleEdit
la f sg
- The (definite article).
PronounEdit
la
Related termsEdit
French personal pronouns
| Number | Person | Gender | Nominative (subject) |
Reflexive | Accusative (direct complement) |
Dative (indirect complement) |
Locative (at) |
Genitive (of) |
Disjunctive (tonic) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | First | — | je, j’ | me, m’ | — | — | moi | ||
| Second | — | tu | te, t’ | — | — | toi | |||
| Third | Masculine | il | se, s’ | le, l’ | lui | y | en | lui | |
| Feminine | elle | la, l’ | elle | ||||||
| — | on | — | — | — | — | soi | |||
| Plural | First | — | nous | nous | — | — | nous | ||
| Second | — | vous | vous | — | — | vous | |||
| Third | Masculine | ils | se, s’ | les | leur | y | en | eux | |
| Feminine | elles | elles | |||||||
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
la m (plural la)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand (1964), “le, la, les”, in Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse
External linksEdit
- “la” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
FriulianEdit
| Friulian Definite Articles | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| masculine | il l' |
i |
| feminine | la l' |
lis |
EtymologyEdit
ArticleEdit
la f sg (plural lis)
See alsoEdit
GalicianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronounEdit
la f (accusative)
Usage notesEdit
The l- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, and is suffixed to the preceding word
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
la m (plural las)
See alsoEdit
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
la f (uncountable)
Haitian CreoleEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
la
Etymology 2Edit
ArticleEdit
la
Usage notesEdit
Use this article only after a word that ends with an oral (non-nasal) vowel and an oral consonant, in that order, and when it modifies a singular noun.
See alsoEdit
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
la
- (archaic) used in dialects at the end of an exclamatory sentence as an emphasis
- ott van la! - there it is!
- a syllable used when singing a tune without lyrics
IdoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowing from Esperanto la, from French la, Italian la, Spanish la.
PronunciationEdit
ArticleEdit
la (plural le)
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowing from English la, French la, Italian la, Spanish la, Portuguese lá, German A, Russian ля (lja).
NounEdit
InterlinguaEdit
IstriotEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin illa(m), feminine of ille.
ArticleEdit
la f sg (masculine el)
- feminine singular definite article the
- 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 29:
- Ti son la manduleîna inzucherada.
- You are the sugared almond.
- Ti son la manduleîna inzucherada.
- 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 29:
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Latin illa(m), feminine form of ille.[1]
ArticleEdit
| Italian Definite Articles | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| masculine | il lo |
i gli |
| feminine | la | le |
la f sg (plural le)
Usage notesEdit
- The article la elides with words that begin with a vowel, becoming l'.
PronounEdit
la f sg (plural le)
- her (direct object)
- it (feminine)
- ...una improvvisa timidezza però la immobilizza... (Pasolini) - ...a sudden timidity immobilized her though...
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
la m (invariable)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, ISBN 88-15-08638-2, page 127
AnagramsEdit
KilivilaEdit
VerbEdit
-la- [1]
IdiomsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 303. ISBN 3-11-010781-3
LadinEdit
EtymologyEdit
ArticleEdit
la f (singular)
See alsoEdit
Usage notesEdit
- The article la elides with words that begin with a vowel, becoming l'.
LojbanEdit
CmavoEdit
la
- Indicates that the following word is a cmene (proper noun).
Usage notesEdit
- The cmavo la can be used before an ordinary brivla, not just cmevla. So, for example, whereas "lo cribe" could be translated as "bear" or "a bear" and "le cribe" as "the bear", "la cribe" could be translated as "Bear". [1]
- A sumti phrase begun with la can be ended (if necessary) with the elidable terminator ku.
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
MandarinEdit
PronunciationEdit
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RomanizationEdit
la (Zhuyin ㄌㄚ˙)
- Pinyin transcription of 啦
- Pinyin transcription of 坼
- Pinyin transcription of 蓗
- Pinyin transcription of 藌
- Pinyin transcription of 鞡
- Nonstandard spelling of lā.
- Nonstandard spelling of lá.
- Nonstandard spelling of lǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of là.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
MichifEdit
Middle FrenchEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old French la.
ArticleEdit
la f (masculine le, masculine and feminine plural les)
DescendantsEdit
- French: la
Etymology 2Edit
From Old French la.
Alternative formsEdit
- là (circa 1550)
AdverbEdit
la
DescendantsEdit
- French: là
MirandeseEdit
NeapolitanEdit
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French la, from Latin illa(m).
PronunciationEdit
-
Audio (Jersey) (file)
ArticleEdit
la f (plural les)
Coordinate termsEdit
- (gender) lé
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From the verb late
VerbEdit
la (imperative la, present tense lar, simple past lot, past participle latt)
- to let
- La sovende hunder ligge. - Let sleeping dogs lie.
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
la (imperative la, present tense lar, simple past ladde, past participle ladd)
- alternative form of lade
Etymology 3Edit
VerbEdit
la
- simple past of legge
ReferencesEdit
- “la” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
VerbEdit
la (present tense lèt or lar, past tense lét or let, past participle late or latt, imperative la)
- let
- La meg få gjera det.
- Let me do it.
- La meg få gjera det.
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
la
NovialEdit
OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Provençal la, from Latin illa(m).
ArticleEdit
la (masculine lo, feminine plural las, masculine plural los)
- the; feminine singular definite article
Old FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
ArticleEdit
la
- the (feminine singular oblique definite article)
- the (feminine singular nominative definite article)
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Trop avons fet grant reposee,
Recomançomes la meslee!- We have rested too much
- Let's restart the battle! (literally, the mix)
- Trop avons fet grant reposee,
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
InflectionEdit
Old French definite articles
PronounEdit
la
- it (feminine singular object pronoun)
Old ProvençalEdit
EtymologyEdit
ArticleEdit
la (masculine lo)
- the; feminine singular definite article
DescendantsEdit
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
la
- Alternative form of a (third-person feminine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary
RomanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ла (Moldavia)
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PrepositionEdit
la (+accusative)
Etymology 2Edit
From Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō.
Alternative formsEdit
- (Transylvania) lăia
VerbEdit
a la (third-person singular present lă, past participle lăut) 1st conj.
- (popular, uncommon) to wash (especially the head)
ConjugationEdit
conjugation of la (first conjugation)
| infinitive | a la | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | lând | ||||||
| past participle | lăut | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | lau | lai | lă | lăm | lați | lau | |
| imperfect | lam | lai | la | lam | lați | lau | |
| simple perfect | lăui | lăuși | lău | lăurăm | lăurăți | lăură | |
| pluperfect | lăusem | lăuseși | lăuse | lăuserăm | lăuserăți | lăuseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să lau | să lai | să lea, laie, leie | să lăm | să lați | să lea, laie, leie | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | lă | lați | |||||
| negative | nu la | nu lați | |||||
Derived termsEdit
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
SamoanEdit
Santa Catarina Albarradas ZapotecEdit
SicilianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin illa(m), from ille.
ArticleEdit
la f sg (plural li)
See alsoEdit
| Sicilian articles | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | |
| indefinite singular | un, nu | na |
| definite singular | lu, û | la, â |
| definite plural | li, î | li, î |
SpanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa(m), feminine singular of ille.
ArticleEdit
la f sg (masculine el, feminine plural las, masculine plural los)
PronounEdit
la
- Accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
- Impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases: 'it', 'this'.
- La sabe toda.
- He/she knows everything (it all)
- ¡Dónde la viste!
- Where have you seen this!
- No te la creo.
- I don't believe you.
- La sabe toda.
Usage notesEdit
- Sometimes used where English would prefer a possessive: "Tengo algo en la bolsa" (literally, I have something in the bag) as opposed to "Tengo algo en mi bolsa". (I have something in my bag).
See alsoEdit
Spanish personal pronouns
| nominative | dative | accusative | disjunctive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first person | singular | yo | me | mí1 | |||
| plural | masc. | nosotros | nos | nosotros | |||
| fem. | nosotras | nosotras | |||||
| second person | singular | tuteo | tú | te | ti1 | ||
| voseo | vos | vos | |||||
| formal2 | usted | le | lo/la3 | usted | |||
| plural | familiar4 | masc. | vosotros | os | vosotros | ||
| fem. | vosotras | vosotras | |||||
| formal/general2 | ustedes | les | los/las3 | ustedes | |||
| third person | singular | masc. | él | le | lo | él | |
| fem. | ella | la | ella | ||||
| neut. | ello5 | lo/la3 | ello | ||||
| plural | masc. | ellos | les | los | ellos | ||
| fem. | ellas | las | ellas | ||||
| sing. & pl. | reflexive | — | se | sí1 | |||
- Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
- If le or les precedes lo, la, los, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., "Se lo dije" instead of "Le lo dije")
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
la m (plural las)
See alsoEdit
SwahiliEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Bantu. Compare Zulu -dla.
VerbEdit
-la (infinitive kula)
- to eat
ConjugationEdit
affirmative conjugation of la
†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
negative conjugation of la
| infinitive | kutola | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
|||
| indicative | general | sili | huli | hali | hauli | halili | hakili | haili | hauli | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | sikula | hukula | hakula | haukula | halikula | hakikula | haikula | haukula | ||
| perfect | sijala | hujala | hajala | haujala | halijala | hakijala | haijala | haujala | ||
| future | sitakula | hutakula | hatakula | hautakula | halitakula | hakitakula | haitakula | hautakula | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | nisingekula | usingekula | asingekula | usingekula | lisingekula | kisingekula | isingekula | usingekula | |
| past | nisingalikula | usingalikula | asingalikula | usingalikula | lisingalikula | kisingalikula | isingalikula | usingalikula | ||
| subjunctive | general | nisile | usile | asile | usile | lisile | kisile | isile | usile | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | nisipokula | usipokula | asipokula | usipokula | lisipokula | kisipokula | isipokula | usipokula | ||
| imperative | usile!‡ | |||||||||
| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
|||
| indicative | general | hatuli | hamli | hawali | haili | hayali | havili | hazili | hazili | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | hatukula | hamkula | hawakula | haikula | hayakula | havikula | hazikula | hazikula | ||
| perfect | hatujala | hamjala | hawajala | haijala | hayajala | havijala | hazijala | hazijala | ||
| future | hatutakula | hamtakula | hawatakula | haitakula | hayatakula | havitakula | hazitakula | hazitakula | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | tusingekula | msingekula | wasingekula | isingekula | yasingekula | visingekula | zisingekula | zisingekula | |
| past | tusingalikula | msingalikula | wasingalikula | isingalikula | yasingalikula | visingalikula | zisingalikula | zisingalikula | ||
| subjunctive | general | tusile | msile | wasile | isile | yasile | visile | zisile | zisile | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | tusipokula | msipokula | wasipokula | isipokula | yasipokula | visipokula | zisipokula | zisipokula | ||
| imperative | tusile | msile!‡ | ||||||||
†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
Etymology 2Edit
InterjectionEdit
la
See alsoEdit
Etymology 3Edit
See -a.
ParticleEdit
la
SwedishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
VerbEdit
la
- past tense of lägga.
ConjunctionEdit
la
- (regional, nonstandard) Alternative form of väl
TsafikiEdit
PronounEdit
la
- I; the first-person singular masculine pronoun; the first-person singular pronoun used by adult men
Coordinate termsEdit
- čiʰké (first-person singular feminine pronoun, first-person singular pronoun used by adult women)
- če (first-person singular pronoun used by children)
- čiʰke-lá (first-person plural pronoun)
ReferencesEdit
- The Languages of the Andes (2004, Willem F. H. Adelaar, Pieter C. Muysken)