las

See also: Appendix:Variations of "las"

Contents

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

las

1. plural of la

AnagramsEdit

• ALS, ALs, ASL, LSA, SLA, Sal, a/s/l, al's, als, asl, sal

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AromanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• lasu, alas, alasu

EtymologyEdit

From Latin laxō.

VerbEdit

las

1. Alternative form of alas

Related termsEdit

• lãsari, lãsare

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CatalanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

las

1. plural of la

Etymology 2Edit

From Latin lassus (“tired”).

Alternative formsEdit

• llas

AdjectiveEdit

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

1. weary, tired

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DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Low German las (“patch, scrap”).

NounEdit

las c (singular definite lasen, plural indefinite laser)

1. rag
2. shred

DeclensionEdit

Declension of las

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	las	lasen	laser	laserne
genitive	las'	lasens	lasers	lasernes

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɑs

NounEdit

las c (plural lassen, diminutive lasje n)

1. joint, weld

VerbEdit

las

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

AnagramsEdit

• als, sla

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EstonianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• lase

VerbEdit

las

1. second-person singular imperative of laskma

   Las ma söön.

   Let me eat.

Usage notesEdit

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

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FaroeseEdit

VerbEdit

las

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

ConjugationEdit

   Conjugation of lesa

v-56s
infinitive	lesa
present participle	lesandi
past participle a26	lisin
supine	lisið
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	lesi	lesur	lesur	lesa
past	las	last	las	lósu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	les!	—	lesið!

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FrenchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old French las, from Latin lassus.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /lɑ/
• Homophones: la, là

AdjectiveEdit

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

1. weary, tired

SynonymsEdit

• épuisé, fatigué

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /las/

• audio

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InterjectionEdit

las

1. (dated) alas

SynonymsEdit

• hélas

Further readingEdit

• “las” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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GalicianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

PronounEdit

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

1. Mutated form of la. (the)

Usage notesEdit

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.

Related termsEdit

• los
• as

Etymology 2Edit

PronounEdit

las f pl (accusative)

1. Mutated form of la. (their)

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

• los
• nas
• as

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

las m pl

1. plural of la

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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /laːs/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aːs

VerbEdit

las

1. first-person singular past indicative of lesen
2. third-person singular past indicative of lesen

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GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

las

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍃

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IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠasˠ/

VerbEdit

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)

ConjugationEdit

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	lasaim	lasann tú; lasair†	lasann sé, sí	lasaimid	lasann sibh	lasann siad; lasaid†	a lasann; a lasas	lastar
	past	las mé; lasas	las tú; lasais	las sé, sí	lasamar; las muid	las sibh; lasabhair	las siad; lasadar	a las / ar las*	lasadh
	past habitual	lasainn	lastá	lasadh sé, sí	lasaimis; lasadh muid	lasadh sibh	lasaidís; lasadh siad	a lasadh / ar lasadh*	lastaí
	future	lasfaidh mé; lasfad	lasfaidh tú; lasfair†	lasfaidh sé, sí	lasfaimid; lasfaidh muid	lasfaidh sibh	lasfaidh siad; lasfaid†	a lasfaidh; a lasfas	lasfar
conditional		lasfainn	lasfá	lasfadh sé, sí	lasfaimis; lasfadh muid	lasfadh sibh	lasfaidís; lasfadh siad	a lasfadh / ar lasfadh*	lasfaí
subjunctive	present	go lasa mé; go lasad†	go lasa tú; go lasair†	go lasa sé, sí	go lasaimid; go lasa muid	go lasa sibh	go lasa siad; go lasaid†	—	go lastar
	past	dá lasainn	dá lastá	dá lasadh sé, sí	dá lasaimis; dá lasadh muid	dá lasadh sibh	dá lasaidís; dá lasadh siad	—	dá lastaí
imperative		lasaim	las	lasadh sé, sí	lasaimis	lasaigí; lasaidh†	lasaidís	—	lastar
verbal noun		lasadh
past participle		lasta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Further readingEdit

• “lasaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• "las" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “lasaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 420.

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KashubianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

NounEdit

las m

1. forest

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LojbanEdit

RafsiEdit

las

1. rafsi of slasi.

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Middle DutchEdit

VerbEdit

las

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

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MirandeseEdit

ArticleEdit

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

1. the

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NovialEdit

PronounEdit

las

1. they (all female); them (all female)

Related termsEdit

• la
• los

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OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin illās.

ArticleEdit

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

1. the; feminine plural definite article

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Old FrenchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• a las

InterjectionEdit

las !

1. alas

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Old ProvençalEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin illās.

ArticleEdit

las (singular la)

1. the; feminine plural definite article

DescendantsEdit

• Occitan: las

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PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

PronunciationEdit

• audio

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• IPA^(key): [las]

NounEdit

las m inan (diminutive lasek)

1. forest

DeclensionEdit

declension of las

	singular	plural
nominative	las	lasy
genitive	lasu	lasów
dative	lasowi	lasom
accusative	las	lasy
instrumental	lasem	lasami
locative	lesie	lasach
vocative	lesie	lasy

Related termsEdit

• leśny (adj)

Further readingEdit

• las in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐs/, /lɐʃ/

PronounEdit

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

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RomanianEdit

VerbEdit

las

1. first-person singular present tense form of lăsa.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of lăsa.
3. third-person plural present tense form of lăsa.

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *volsь

NounEdit

las f (Cyrillic spelling лас)

1. (Kajkavian) hair

SynonymsEdit

• vlas

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SloveneEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *volsь.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈláːs/
• Tonal orthography: lȃs

NounEdit

lás m inan (genitive lasú or lása, nominative plural lasjé or lási)

1. hair

DeclensionEdit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Declension of lás (masculine inan., hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	lás	lása	lási
accusative	lás	lása	láse
genitive	lása	lásov	lásov
dative	lásu	lásoma	lásom
locative	lásu	lásih	lásih
instrumental	lásom	lásoma	lási

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SpanishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

ArticleEdit

las f pl

1. the

Related termsEdit

• el m
• la f
• los m pl

Etymology 2Edit

PronounEdit

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.

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")

¹ Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively

² Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity

³ Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to

⁴ Used only in Spain

⁵ Used only in rare circumstances

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

las m pl

1. plural of la

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WelshEdit

AdjectiveEdit

las

1. Soft mutation of glas.

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
glas	las	nglas	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.