la
[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
Originally as the first syllable of Latin labii.
[edit] Noun
la (plural las)
- (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
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[edit] Etymology 2
Old English lā.
[edit] Interjection
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:
[edit] Etymology 3
[edit] Adjective
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, p. 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:
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[edit] Ama
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɭa/
[edit] Noun
la
[edit] Anglo-Norman
[edit] Article
la f. (nominative and oblique, plural les)
- Nominative feminine singular definite article
- Oblique feminine singular definite article
[edit] Aromanian
[edit] Etymology
From Latin illac.
[edit] Preposition
la
[edit] Asturian
[edit] Article
la f. sg. (masculine el, neuter lo, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)
- (definite) the
[edit] Usage notes
- The article la contracts to l' before a word beginning with a or ha: l'asturiana (the Asturian), l'habitación (the habitation)
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin illa
[edit] Article
la f. (masculine el, masculine plural els, feminine plural les)
- the; feminine singular definite article
[edit] Pronoun
la (enclitic and proclitic, contracted proclitic l')
- her (direct object)
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[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
la m. (plural las)
[edit] Chickasaw
[edit] Pronoun
la
- I (first-person singular pronoun)
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /la/
[edit] Noun
la f. (plural laden, diminutive laatje)
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[edit] Noun
la f. (plural la's, diminutive laatje)
- la (music)
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[edit] Esperanto
[edit] Etymology
From the French, Spanish and Italian la.
[edit] Article
la
- the
- la libro — the book
- la libroj — the books
[edit] Finnish
[edit] Etymology
From lauantai.
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la
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
From Old French la, from Latin illam, which is the accusative singular feminine of ille.[1]
[edit] Article
la f. sg.
- The (definite article).
[edit] Pronoun
la
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| 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, t' | 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 | |||||||
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
la m. inv.
- (music) The note 'A'.
[edit] References
- ^ 1964, Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand, “le, la, les”, in Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse:
[edit] Galician
[edit] Pronoun
la f. (accusative)
[edit] Usage notes
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
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[edit] Noun
la m. (plural las)
[edit] Noun
la f. (usually uncountable)
[edit] Haitian Creole
[edit] Etymology 1
From French l'art
[edit] Noun
la
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Article
la
[edit] Usage notes
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.
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[edit] Hungarian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈlɒ/
[edit] Interjection
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
[edit] Ido
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la
[edit] Interlingua
[edit] Pronoun
la
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin illa, female form of ille.[1]
[edit] Article
| Italian Definite Articles | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| masculine | il lo |
i gli |
| feminine | la | le |
la f. sg. (plural le)
[edit] Usage notes
- The article la elides with words that begin with a vowel, becoming l'.
[edit] Pronoun
la f. sg. (plural le)
- her (direct object)
- it (feminine)
- ...una improvvisa timidezza però la immobilizza... (Pasolini) - ...a sudden timidity immobilized her though...
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
la m. inv.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] References
- ^ 2002, Patota, Giuseppe, Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, ISBN 88-15-08638-2, page p. 127:
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Lojban
[edit] Particle
la
- Indicates that the following word is a cmene (proper noun).
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[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Pronunciation
-
audio (file)
[edit] Romanization
[edit] Romanization
la
- Nonstandard spelling of lā.
- Nonstandard spelling of lá.
- Nonstandard spelling of lǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of là.
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English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
[edit] Michif
[edit] Etymology
From French la.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [la]
[edit] Article
la f. (masculine li, masculine and feminine plural lii)
[edit] Middle French
[edit] Article
la f. (masculine le, masculine and feminine plural les)
[edit] Descendants
- French: la
[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Verb
la (present tense lar; past tense lot; past participle latt)(bokmål)
la (present tense lèt [leter/lar]; past tense lét; past participle late/lati [latt])(nynorsk)
- let
- La meg få gjera det. (nynorsk)
- Let me do it.
[edit] Occitan
[edit] Article
la (masculine lo, feminine plural las, masculine plural los)
- the; feminine singular definite article
[edit] Old French
[edit] Article
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:
[edit] Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
| nominative | li | la, le 1 | li | les |
| oblique | le 1 | la 1 | les | les |
| 1 These singular forms elide to l' before a vowel or non-aspirate h. | ||||
[edit] Old Provençal
[edit] Article
la (masculine lo)
- the; feminine singular definite article
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /la/
[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin illac.
[edit] Preposition
la (+accusative)
[edit] Etymology 2
From Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō.
[edit] Alternative forms
- (Transylvania) lăia
[edit] Verb
a la (third-person singular present lă, past participle lăut) 1st conj.
- (popular, uncommon) to wash (especially the head)
[edit] 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 | |||||
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[edit] Sicilian
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Article
la f. sg. (plural li)
| The Sicilian Definite Article | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | |
| Singular | lu, û | la, â |
| Plural | li, î | li, î |
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology 1
From Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa, feminine singular of ille.
[edit] Article
la f. sg. (masculine el, feminine plural las, masculine plural los)
[edit] Pronoun
la
- Feminine form of it or that. (May be nominative or accusative)
- Impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases: 'it', 'this'.
- La sabe toda.
- He/she knows everything (it all)
- ¡Donde la viste!
- Where have you seen this!
- No te la creo.
- I don't believe you.
- Examples:
- La sabe toda.
[edit] Usage notes
- 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).
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[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
la (plural las)
[edit] Swahili
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Bantu. Cf. Zulu -dla.
[edit] Verb
la
- to eat
[edit] Conjugation
†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
| 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)† |
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| 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
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Verb
la
- past tense of lägga.
[edit] Conjunction
la
- Regional, non-standard variant of väl
[edit] Vietnamese
[edit] Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese, from Chinese 騾
[edit] Noun
la
[edit] Verb
la
[edit] Yatzachi Zapotec
[edit] Noun
la
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