lã

See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin illīs, dative common plural of ille. Compare Romanian le.

Pronoun

lã m (short/unstressed dative form of elj)

1. (indirect object) (to) them (all-male or mixed group)

Pronoun

lã f (short/unstressed dative form of eali)

1. (indirect object) (to) them (all female group)

Related terms

• (a) lor (masculine/feminine plural dative- long/stressed form)
• ãlj/ilj, lji (masculine/feminine singular dative- short/unstressed form)
• li (feminine plural accusative- short/unstressed form)

Portuguese

lã

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lãa (“wool”), from Latin lāna (“wool”).

Cognate with Galician laa, Spanish lana, Catalan llana, Occitan lana, French laine, Italian lana and Romanian lână.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃
• Homophone: LAN (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: lã

• Audio (Brazil):

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Noun

lã f (plural lãs)

1. wool

Related terms

• lanar
• laneiro
• lanifício
• lanígero
• lanolina
• lanoso
• lanugem
• lanzudo