ellos

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See also: eļļõs and -ellos

Aragonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illos (those ones). Akin to Spanish ellos and Portuguese eles.

Pronoun[edit]

ellos

  1. they (third-person plural masculine pronoun)

Synonyms[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illos, from ille.

Pronoun[edit]

ellos m pl

  1. they (third-person plural masculine pronoun)

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Variant of ells, perhaps produced by influence of Spanish ellos.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ellos

  1. (Northern Catalan, Alghero) they (masculine or mixed group)

Declension[edit]

Northern Sami[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈeːllos/

Verb[edit]

ēllos

  1. third-person singular imperative of eallit

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illos, from ille.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈeʝos/ [ˈe.ʝos]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈeʎos/ [ˈe.ʎos]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈeʃos/ [ˈe.ʃos]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈeʒos/ [ˈe.ʒos]

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  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝos
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎos
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃos
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒos

  • Syllabification: e‧llos

Pronoun[edit]

ellos m pl (dative les)

  1. plural of él (they, them)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to men, masculine nouns, groups of people or nouns of mixed gender, and (rarely) groups of neuter nouns.

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