English

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  • IPA(key): /lɑːz/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːz

Noun

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las

  1. plural of la

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Aragonese

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Etymology

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From Latin illas (those ones).

Pronoun

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las

  1. them (feminine direct object)

Aromanian

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Etymology

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From Latin laxō.

Verb

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las first-singular present indicative

  1. Alternative form of alas
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Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Latinizing modification of the popular form llas, from Old Catalan las, from Latin lassus.

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Adjective

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las (feminine lassa, masculine plural lassos, feminine plural lasses)

  1. weary, tired
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References

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  • “las” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Etymology 2

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las

  1. plural of la

Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German las (patch, scrap).

Noun

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las c (singular definite lasen, plural indefinite laser)

  1. rag
  2. shred

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Dutch

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las c (plural lassen, diminutive lasje n)

  1. joint, weld

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  • Indonesian: las

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las

  1. singular past indicative of lezen
  2. inflection of lassen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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Estonian

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Verb

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las

  1. second-person singular imperative of laskma
    Las ma söön.
    Let me eat.

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lase governs the adessive (verb in the infinitive), las governs the nominative (verb in corresponding person, in the present).

Faroese

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Verb

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las

  1. first-person plural past indicative of lesa
  2. third-person plural past indicative of lesa

French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French las, from Latin lassus.

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las (feminine lasse, masculine plural las, feminine plural lasses)

  1. weary, tired
    Synonyms: épuisé, fatigué
    • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis[1]:
      La solitude me pèse. J’aimerais à avoir un ami, un véritable ami, ou bien une maîtresse à qui je confierais mes peines. Quand on erre, toute une journée, sans parler, on se sent las, le soir dans sa chambre.
      Loneliness weighs heavily on me. I would like to have a friend, a true friend, or a lover to whom I could confide my sorrow. When one wanders all day without speaking to anybody, one feels weary in one's bedroom at night.
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of hélas.

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Interjection

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las

  1. (dated) alas
    Synonym: hélas

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

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las f pl (feminine plural las, masculine singular lo, masculine plural los)

  1. Alternative form of la (the, feminine plural)
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The l- forms of article are compulsorily used after the preposition por and adverb u. It is optional when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, after unstressed pronouns nos, vos and lles (when they are enclitc) of ambos, entrambos, todos, tras and copulative conjunction (e mais and tonic pronouns vós and nós followed by a numerical precision).

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Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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las f pl (accusative)

  1. Alternative form of la (them, feminine plural)
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The l- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, and are suffixed to the preceding word.

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Etymology 3

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Noun

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las m pl

  1. plural of la

German

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las

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of lesen

Gothic

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Romanization

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las

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍃

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch las (welding, joint).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlas]
  • Hyphenation: las

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las (first-person possessive lasku, second-person possessive lasmu, third-person possessive lasnya)

  1. weld.

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Irish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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las (present analytic lasann, future analytic lasfaidh, verbal noun lasadh, past participle lasta)

  1. (transitive) to light (start (a fire); illuminate)
  2. (intransitive) to blaze (shine like a flame)

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References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13

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Kashubian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlas/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: las

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las m inan (diminutive lôsk, related adjective lasowi or lasny)

  1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)

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Further reading

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  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “las”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 90
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “las”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “las”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]
  • las”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Ladino

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las (singular la, masculine los, Hebrew spelling לאס)

  1. the (feminine plural)

Louisiana Creole

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Etymology

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Inherited from French lasse (weary, tired).

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Adjective

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las

  1. tired
    Synonyms: dormétik, épwizé, fatigé, fourbu, harasé

Masurian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish las.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlas/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: las

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las m inan (diminutive lasek or laszik)

  1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)
    Synonym: bór

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “las”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 4, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 11-12

Middle Dutch

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las

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of lēsen

Middle English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French las, from the verb lacier (to lace).

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las (plural lass)

  1. lace

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Mirandese

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las f pl (singular la, masculine l, masculine plural ls)

  1. the
    las bacas de l fazendeiro
    the cows of the farmer

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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las

  1. past of lesa
    Det var forfattaren sjølv som las.
    It was the author himself who was reading.

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin illās.

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las (singular la, masculine lo, masculine plural los)

  1. the; feminine plural definite article

Old French

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Etymology

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See a las

Interjection

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las !

  1. alas

Old Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin illās.

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las (singular la)

  1. the; feminine plural definite article

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Old Polish

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̑sъ. First attested in the second half of the 13th century.

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /lʲas/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /lʲas/

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las m animacy unattested (diminutive lasek, related adjective leśny)

  1. (attested in Lesser Poland, Greater Poland) forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)
    • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎[3], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 49, 11:
      Moia sø wszistka zwerzøta lassow (omnes ferae silvarum)
      [Moja są wszystka źwierzęta lasow (omnes ferae silvarum)]
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, Lubiń: inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 77r:
      Lucus walt silua nemus idem czyemny lasz
      [Lucus walt silua nemus idem ciemny las]
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, Lubiń: inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 125v:
      Silua eyn walt lyąsz
      [Silua eyn walt las]

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References

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  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “las”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “las”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  • Mańczak, Witold (2017) “las”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “las”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “las”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
  • Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “las”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Phalura

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Etymology

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las (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لس)

  1. it
  2. him
  3. her (dist acc)

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References

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  • Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[4], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polabian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German las.

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las m ?

  1. salmon

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    Polański, Kazimierz (1971) “las”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 2 (ďüzd – ľotü), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 314
  • Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “las”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 87
  • Olesch, Reinhold (1962) “Las”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 493

Polish

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las

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish las.

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las m inan (diminutive lasek, related adjective leśny or lasowy)

  1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)
  2. forest (dense collection or amount)
  3. forest (large number or quantity of something that makes it difficult to orient oneself and act properly)

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Trivia

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According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), las is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 24 times in scientific texts, 9 times in news, 3 times in essays, 48 times in fiction, and 25 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 109 times, making it the 566th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]

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  1. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “las”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 212

Further reading

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  • las in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • las in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “las”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • LAS”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 19.12.2018
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “las”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “las”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “las”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 686
  • las in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Portuguese

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las

  1. Alternative form of as (third-person feminine plural 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

Romanian

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Verb

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las

  1. inflection of lăsa:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present indicative

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsь.

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las f (Cyrillic spelling лас)

  1. (Kajkavian) hair
    Synonym: vlas

Silesian

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Alternative forms

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  • les (Southern Silesian)

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish las.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlas/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: las

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las m inan (related adjective leśny)

  1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)
    Synonyms: (Cieszyn) dōmbrowa, gŏj

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Further reading

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  • las in dykcjonorz.eu
  • las in silling.org

Slovene

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Alternative forms

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  • laſ (Bohorič alphabet)

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *volsь. Compare with obsolete vlas.

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lȃs m inan or f

  1. (anatomy) hair on top of head
  2. (obsolete, dialectal) hair (anywhere)[→SSKJ]
    • 2019 March 5, “Faun je ... Izvor in pomen besede "faun"”, in Punto Marinero[5]:
      Ta kratkodobna, prekrita z lasjo bitje je bila zelo priljubljena med prebivalci rimskih vasi.
      This short-lived being covered with hair was very popular between the inhabitants of Roman villages.
  3. nap, pile (The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile)
  4. (agriculture) corn silk

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Unlike in English, the singular is reserved only for a single hair. For hair as a collection of many hairs, the plural is used. The feminine form is chiefly western dialects [→SSKJ] and is also commonly used as an uncountable noun (see quotation under sense 2).

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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular , ending -je in nominative plural , null ending in genitive dual/plural , special endings in plural from former i-stem declension , special accent changes
nom. sing. lȃs
gen. sing. lasȗ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
lȃs lȃsa lasjẹ̑
genitive
rodȋlnik
lasȗ lás lás
dative
dajȃlnik
lȃsu, lȃsi lȃsoma, lȃsama lasẹ̑m
accusative
tožȋlnik
lȃs lȃsa lasẹ̑, lȃse+prep.
locative
mẹ̑stnik
lȃsu, lȃsi lasẹ́h lasẹ́h
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
lȃsom lȃsoma, lȃsama lasmí
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
lȃs lȃsa lasjẹ̑


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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent, special accent changes
nom. sing. lȃs
gen. sing. lȃsa
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
lȃs lȃsa lási
genitive
rodȋlnik
lȃsa lás lás
dative
dajȃlnik
lȃsu, lȃsi lȃsoma, lȃsama lásom
accusative
tožȋlnik
lȃs lȃsa láse
locative
mẹ̑stnik
lȃsu, lȃsi lásih, lásah lásih, lásah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
lȃsom lȃsoma, lȃsama lási
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
lȃs lȃsa lási



  • chiefly western dialects, often uncountable
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Second feminine declension (i-stem) , long mixed accent
nom. sing. lȃs
gen. sing. lasȋ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
lȃs lasȋ lasȋ
genitive
rodȋlnik
lasȋ lasī lasī
dative
dajȃlnik
lási lasẹ̄ma lasẹ̄m
accusative
tožȋlnik
lȃs lasȋ lasȋ
locative
mẹ̑stnik
lási lasẹ́h lasẹ́h
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
lasjọ́ lasẹ̄ma lasmí
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
lȃs lasȋ lasȋ

Synonyms

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  • (sense 1)
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See also

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Further reading

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  • las”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • las”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Slovincian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlas/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: las

Noun

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las m inan (related adjective lasny)

  1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)

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Spanish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

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las f pl

  1. the
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las f pl

  1. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
  2. feminine plural pronoun
    las que no hablan
    those (women) who do not speak

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Noun

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las m pl

  1. plural of la

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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las

  1. Soft mutation of glas.

Etymology 2

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From English lace.

Noun

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las f (plural lasau or lasiau or lasys, singulative lasen or lasyn)

  1. lace

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “las”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies