la

See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

English

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

From Latin labii, from the first word of the sixth line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn on which solfège was based because its lines started on each note of the scale successively.

Alternative form

• lah

Noun

la (plural las)

1. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, London: A[ndrew] Millar, OCLC 928184292:

     And now Mrs Waters (for we must confess she was in the same bed), being, I suppose, awakened from her sleep, and seeing two men fighting in her bedchamber, began to scream in the most violent manner, crying out murder! robbery! and more frequently rape! which last, some, perhaps, may wonder she should mention, who do not consider that these words of exclamation are used by ladies in a fright, as fa, la, la, ra, da, &c., are in music, only as the vehicles of sound, and without any fixed ideas.

Translations

syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale

• Arabic: لَا‎‎ (ar) m (lā)
• Basque: la (eu)
• Catalan: la (ca) m
• Dutch: la (nl)
• French: la (fr) m
• Greek: λα (el) n (la)
• Hungarian: lá (hu)
• Ido: la (io)

• Japanese: ラ (ja) (ra)
• Korean: 라 (ko) (la)
• Polish: la (pl) f
• Portuguese: lá (pt) m
• Russian: ля (ru) n (lja)
• Serbo-Croatian: la (sh)
• Vietnamese: la (vi)

Coordinate terms

• (music): do, re, mi, fa, sol, ti

Etymology 2

Sound used to form meaningless song refrains. Of imitative origin. Compare Old English la, a common exclamation, Ancient Greek λαλαγε (lalage, “babble”), German lallen (“to babble”).

Interjection

la

1. Represents the sound of music or singing.

   "La la la la, I can't hear you!" Jimmy said, sticking his fingers in his ears.

   I couldn't make out the words of the song, it was just a bunch of la la la as far as I could hear.

Etymology 3

From Middle English la, from Old English lā. More at lo.

Alternative forms

• law

Interjection

la

1. (obsolete) Used to introduce a statement with emphatic or intensive effect.
2. (archaic) Expressing surprise, anger. etc.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, London: A[ndrew] Millar, OCLC 928184292:

     La, ma'am, what doth your la'ship think? the girl that your la'ship saw at church on Sunday, whom you thought so handsome; though you would not have thought her so handsome neither, if you had seen her nearer, but to be sure she hath been carried before the justice for being big with child.

   • 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.”

Etymology 4

From French la, Italian la.

Adjective

la (not comparable)

1. 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, page 232:

     By judicious leaking, he also managed to make la Kirkpatrick and her associates look rather unsavory.

Etymology 5

Possibly a shortened form of lad.

Noun

la (plural las)

1. (Liverpudlian) lad, lid

Anagrams

• & al., -al, AL, Al, a.l., al, al-, al.

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɑː]

Noun

la (plural [please provide])

1. (music) la (solfège)

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɭa/

Noun

la

1. fish

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Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin illac. Compare Romanian la.

Preposition

la

1. at
2. by

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

la f sg (masculine el, neuter lo, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)

1. (definite) the

Usage notes

• The article la contracts to l' before a word beginning with a or ha: l'asturiana (the Asturian), l'habitación (the habitation)

Pronoun

la

1. her (third-person singular feminine direct pronoun)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈla/

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan la, from Latin illa(m).

Article

la f (masculine el, masculine plural els, feminine plural les)

1. the; feminine singular definite article

Pronoun

la (enclitic and proclitic, contracted proclitic l')

1. her (direct object)

Declension

Catalan personal pronouns and clitics

	strong/subject	weak (direct object)		weak (indirect object)		possessive
singular		proclitic	enclitic	proclitic	enclitic
1st person	jo, mi3	em, m’	-me, ’m	em, m’	-me, ’m	meu
1st person majestic1	nós	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	tu	et, t’	-te, ’t	et, t’	-te, ’t	teu
2nd person formal1	vós	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person very formal2	vostè	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person masculine	ell	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person feminine	ella	la, l’4	-la	li	-li	seu
3rd person neuter		ho	-ho	li	-li	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
plural
1st person	nosaltres	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	vosaltres	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person formal2	vostès	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person masculine	ells	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person feminine	elles	les	-les	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
adverbial
ablative/genitive		en, n’	-ne, ’n
locative		hi	-hi
1) Behaves grammatically as plural. 2) Behaves grammatically as third person.			3) Only as object of a preposition. 4) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.

Etymology 2

Noun

la m (plural las)

1. (music) la (sixth note of a diatonic scale)

Further reading

• “la” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Chickasaw

Pronoun

la

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

la

1. the; feminine singular definite article

Related terms

• el
• i
• le

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laː/

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Etymology 1

From earlier lade, from Middle Dutch lāde, from Old Dutch *latha, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþō.

Noun

la f (plural la's, diminutive laatje n)

1. drawer

Alternative forms

• lade

Derived terms

• bureaula
• schuifla

Etymology 2

Noun

la f (plural la's, diminutive laatje n)

1. la (music)

Anagrams

• al

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Emilian

Etymology

From Latin illa(m), feminine form of ille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/
• Hyphenation: la

Mirandolese Emilian definite articles
	singular	plural
masculine	al 'l	i gl'
feminine	la l'	li gl'

Article

la f sg (plural al, el, li)

1. the

Pronoun

la (personal)

1. (nominative case) she
2. (accusative case) her

Alternative forms

• Becomes l’ before a vowel.
• Becomes -la when acting as an enclitic.

Related terms

Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)

Number	Person	Gender	Disjunctive (tonic)	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Reflexive (-self)	Comitative (with)
Singular	First	—	mè	a	me			mêg
	Second	—	tè	et	te			têg
	Third	Masculine	ló	al		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine	lê	la
Plural	First	Masculine	nuēter	a	se			nōsk
		Feminine	nuētri
	Second	Masculine	vuēter	a	ve			vōsk
		Feminine	vuētri
	Third	Masculine	lôr	i		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine		el	li

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French la, Italian la, Spanish la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/
• Hyphenation: la

Article

la

1. the

   la libro — the book

   la libroj — the books

   la angla lingvo — the English language

   la angla — (the) English (language) (clipped form)

Alternative forms

• l' (poetic)

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Finnish

Etymology

From lauantai.

Abbreviation

la

1. lauantai (Saturday)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/

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• Homophones: là, las

Etymology 1

From Old French la, from Latin illam, which is the accusative singular feminine of ille.

Article

la f sg

1. the (definite article).

Pronoun

la

1. her, it (direct object).

Related terms

French personal pronouns

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	te, t’			—	—	toi
	Third	Masculine	il	se, s’	le, l’	lui	y	en	lui, soi
		Feminine	elle		la, l’				elle, soi
		—	on		—	—	—	—	soi
Plural	First	—	nous	nous			—	—	nous
	Second	—	vous	vous			—	—	vous
	Third	Masculine	ils	se, s’	les	leur	y	en	eux, soi
		Feminine	elles						elles, soi

Etymology 2

Noun

la m (plural la)

1. (music) la, the note 'A'.

See also

• là

Further reading

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

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Friulian

Friulian Definite Articles
	singular	plural
masculine	il l'	i
feminine	la l'	lis

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

la f sg (plural lis)

1. the

See also

• lis, il

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Galician

Etymology 1

Pronoun

la f (accusative)

1. Mutated form of a. (her)

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

Related terms

• a
• lo
• na

Etymology 2

Noun

la m (plural las)

1. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
2. (music) A (the musical note or key)

See also

• (musical notes) nota musical; dó, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si

Etymology 3

Noun

la f (uncountable)

1. wool

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Haitian Creole

Etymology 1

From French l'art

Noun

la

1. art

Etymology 2

Article

la

1. the (definite article)

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.

See also

• a
• an
• lan
• nan
• yo
• yon

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɒ]

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Interjection

la

1. (archaic) used in dialects at the end of an exclamatory sentence as an emphasis

   ott van la! - there it is!

2. a syllable used when singing a tune without lyrics

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Ido

Alternative forms

• (apocopic form) l'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Esperanto la, from French la, Italian la, Spanish la.

Article

la (plural le)

1. the

Derived terms

Prep. + article	Combined form
ad + la	al
de + la	del
di + la	dil
da + la	dal

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English la, French la, Italian la, Spanish la, Portuguese lá, German A, Russian ля (lja).

Noun

la (plural le la or lai)

1. (music) la

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Interlingua

Pronoun

la

1. (accusative) her
2. (dative) to her

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Istriot

Etymology

From Latin illa(m), feminine of ille.

Article

la f sg (masculine el)

1. feminine singular definite article the
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 29:

     Ti son la manduleîna inzucherada.

     You are the sugared almond.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Latin illa(m), feminine form of ille.

Article

Italian Definite Articles
	singular	plural
masculine	il lo/l'	i gli
feminine	la/l'	le

la f sg (plural le)

1. the

Usage notes

The article la elides with words that begin with a vowel, becoming l'.

Pronoun

la f sg (plural le, masculine lo)

1. (accusative) her, it

   La vedo. ― I see her.

   • Pasolini

     […] una improvvisa timidezza però la immobilizza […]

     […] a sudden timidity immobilized her though […]

2. (accusative) you (term of respect)

   La vedo. ― I see you.

   Scusi se la disturbo. ― Sorry to disturb you.

See also

Italian personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative	Reflexive	Accusative	Dative	Locative	Genitive	Disjunctive
Singular	first	—	io	mi, m'			—		me
	second	—	tu	ti, t'					te
	third	m	lui	si,2 s'	lo, l'	gli	ci, c', vi, v' (formal)	ne, n'	lui, sé
		f 1	lei, Lei		la, l', La	le,3 Le			lei, Lei, sé
Plural	first	—	noi	ci, c'			—		noi
	second	—	voi	vi, v'					voi
	third	m	loro, Loro	si, s'	li	gli, loro (formal), Loro	ci, c', vi, v' (formal)	ne, n'	loro, Loro, sé
		f 1			le
1	The feminine gender forms are also used as formal terms of address, often capitalised as Lei, Loro etc. to distinguish them.
2	Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive.
3	In informal speech sometimes replaced with gli (nonstandard).

Etymology 2

Noun

la m (invariable)

1. (music) la (musical note)
2. (music) A (musical note and scale)

Derived terms

• la maggiore
• la minore

Further reading

• La (nota) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• al

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Kilivila

Verb

-la-

1. to leave, to go

   kula - thou goest

   kulosi - ye go

   bala - I will go

Idioms

• kusisu, bala

See also

• -wa-

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Ladin

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

la f (singular)

1. the

Usage notes

• The article la elides with words that begin with a vowel, becoming l'.

See also

• l
• l'
• i
• les

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Romanization

la (Zhuyin ˙ㄌㄚ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 啦
2. Pinyin transcription of 嚹
3. Pinyin transcription of 藍, 蓝
4. Pinyin transcription of 鞡
5. Pinyin transcription of 𤷟
6. Pinyin transcription of 𩋷

la

1. Nonstandard spelling of lā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of lá.
3. Nonstandard spelling of lǎ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of là.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Matal

Preposition

la

1. in

   Kak la marabay, Səmon kona aŋa Yuhana, kà uwana dza asik à uwana apə̀hakala dziriga uwaga aw, ama Baba gulo uwana la zagəla la afik la uwana apə̀hakala uwaga.(Mata 16:17)

   Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.(Matthew 16:17)

2. from

   Ama ləv aŋatà kà kərkər la gi (Mata 15:8)

   But their heart is far away from me. (Matthew 15:8)

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Michif

Etymology

From French la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [la]

Article

la f (masculine li, masculine and feminine plural lii)

1. the

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Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French la.

Article

la f (masculine le, masculine and feminine plural les)

1. the

Descendants

• French: la

Etymology 2

From Old French la.

Alternative forms

• là (circa 1550)

Adverb

la

1. there

Descendants

• French: là

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Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

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

1. the

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Neapolitan

Pronoun

la

1. Alternative form of 'a

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French la, from Latin illa(m).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey)

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Article

la f (plural les)

1. (Jersey) the (feminine singular definite article)

Coordinate terms

• (gender) lé

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb late

Verb

la (imperative la, present tense lar, simple past lot, past participle latt)

1. to let

   La sovende hunder ligge. - Let sleeping dogs lie.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlaða

Verb

la (imperative la, present tense lar, simple past ladde, past participle ladd)

1. alternative form of lade

Etymology 3

Verb

la

1. simple past of legge

References

• “la” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse láta. Akin to English let.

Alternative forms

• lata
• late

Verb

la (present tense lèt or lar, past tense lét or let, past participle late or latt, imperative la)

1. let, allow

   La meg få gjera det.

   Let me do it.

Etymology 2

Verb

la

1. past tense of leggja, leggje, legga and legge

References

• “la” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Novial

Pronoun

la

1. she; her

Related terms

• las
• lo
• le

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan la, from Latin illa(m).

Article

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

1. the; feminine singular definite article

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

la

1. the (feminine singular oblique definite article)
2. 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)

Inflection

Old French definite articles

Declension of the definite article le

	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.

Pronoun

la

1. it (feminine singular object pronoun)

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin illa(m).

Article

la (masculine lo)

1. the; feminine singular definite article

Descendants

• Catalan: la
• Occitan: la

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɐ/

Pronoun

la

2. Alternative form of a (third-person feminine singular 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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Romanian

Alternative forms

• ла (Moldavia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Latin illac.

Preposition

la (+accusative)

1. at
2. to, towards

Etymology 2

From Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

Alternative forms

• (Transylvania) lăia

Verb

a la (third-person singular present lă, past participle lăut) 1st conj.

1. (popular, uncommon) to wash (especially the head)

Conjugation

    conjugation of la (first conjugation, no infix)

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 să laie să leie	să lăm	să lați	să lea să laie să leie
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		lă			lați
	negative		nu la			nu lați

Synonyms

• se spăla, scălda, îmbăia

Derived terms

• lăutoare, lăutură

Related terms

• lături
• lăun
• spăla

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Samoan

Noun

la

1. sun

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Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec

Noun

la

1. name

References

• Basic Vocabulary, page 63

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Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin illa(m), from ille.

Article

la f sg (plural li)

1. the

See also

Sicilian articles
	Masculine	Feminine
indefinite singular	un, nu	na
definite singular	lu, û	la, â
definite plural	li, î	li, î

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la/

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa(m), feminine singular of ille.

Article

la f sg (masculine el, feminine plural las, masculine plural los)

1. the

Pronoun

la

1. Accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
2. Impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases: 'it', 'this'.

   La sabe toda.

   He/she knows everything (it all)

   ¡Dónde la viste!

   Where have you seen this!

   No te la creo.

   I don't believe you.

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).

See also

• lo
• saberla
• pasarla
• jugársela
• buscarsela
• verla

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 primarily in Spain

⁵ Used only in rare circumstances

Etymology 2

Noun

la m (plural las)

1. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
2. (music) A (the musical note or key)

See also

• (musical notes) nota musical; do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si

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Swahili

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.

Verb

-la (infinitive kula)

1. to eat
2. (by extension) to consume, to eradicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -la
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kula							kutokula
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					kula							kuleni
Habitual					hula
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilikula nalikula tulikula twalikula ulikula walikula mlikula mwalikula alikula walikula ulikula ilikula lilikula yalikula kilikula vilikula ilikula zilikula ulikula kulikula palikula mulikula Relative niliokula naliokula tuliokula twaliokula uliokula waliokula mliokula mwaliokula aliokula waliokula uliokula iliokula liliokula yaliokula kiliokula viliokula iliokula ziliokula uliokula kuliokula paliokula muliokula Negative sikula hatukula hukula hamkula hakula hawakula haukula haikula halikula hayakula hakikula havikula haikula hazikula haukula hakukula hapakula hamukula
Present Positive ninakula nakula tunakula unakula mnakula anakula wanakula unakula inakula linakula yanakula kinakula vinakula inakula zinakula unakula kunakula panakula munakula Relative ninaokula naokula tunaokula unaokula mnaokula anaokula wanaokula unaokula inaokula linaokula yanaokula kinaokula vinaokula inaokula zinaokula unaokula kunaokula panaokula munaokula Negative sikuli hatukuli hukuli hamkuli hakuli hawakuli haukuli haikuli halikuli hayakuli hakikuli havikuli haikuli hazikuli haukuli hakukuli hapakuli hamukuli
Future Positive nitakula tutakula utakula mtakula atakula watakula utakula itakula litakula yatakula kitakula vitakula itakula zitakula utakula kutakula patakula mutakula Relative nitakaokula tutakaokula utakaokula mtakaokula atakaokula watakaokula utakaokula itakaokula litakaokula yatakaokula kitakaokula vitakaokula itakaokula zitakaokula utakaokula kutakaokula patakaokula mutakaokula Negative sitakula hatutakula hutakula hamtakula hatakula hawatakula hautakula haitakula halitakula hayatakula hakitakula havitakula haitakula hazitakula hautakula hakutakula hapatakula hamutakula
Subjunctive Positive nile tule ule mle ale wale ule ile lile yale kile vile ile zile ule kule pale mule Negative nisile tusile usile msile asile wasile usile isile lisile yasile kisile visile isile zisile usile kusile pasile musile
Present Conditional Positive ningekula tungekula ungekula mngekula angekula wangekula ungekula ingekula lingekula yangekula kingekula vingekula ingekula zingekula ungekula kungekula pangekula mungekula Negative nisingekula singekula tusingekula hatungekula usingekula hungekula msingekula hamngekula asingekula hangekula wasingekula hawangekula usingekula haungekula isingekula haingekula lisingekula halingekula yasingekula hayangekula kisingekula hakingekula visingekula havingekula isingekula haingekula zisingekula hazingekula usingekula haungekula kusingekula hakungekula pasingekula hapangekula musingekula hamungekula
Past Conditional Positive ningalikula tungalikula ungalikula mngalikula angalikula wangalikula ungalikula ingalikula lingalikula yangalikula kingalikula vingalikula ingalikula zingalikula ungalikula kungalikula pangalikula mungalikula Negative nisingalikula singalikula tusingalikula hatungalikula usingalikula hungalikula msingalikula hamngalikula asingalikula hangalikula wasingalikula hawangalikula usingalikula haungalikula isingalikula haingalikula lisingalikula halingalikula yasingalikula hayangalikula kisingalikula hakingalikula visingalikula havingalikula isingalikula haingalikula zisingalikula hazingalikula usingalikula haungalikula kusingalikula hakungalikula pasingalikula hapangalikula musingalikula hamungalikula
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelikula tungelikula ungelikula mngelikula angelikula wangelikula ungelikula ingelikula lingelikula yangelikula kingelikula vingelikula ingelikula zingelikula ungelikula kungelikula pangelikula mungelikula
General Relative Positive nilao tulao ulao mlao alao walao ulao ilao lilao yalao kilao vilao ilao zilao ulao kulao palao mulao Negative nisiokula tusiokula usiokula msiokula asiokula wasiokula usiokula isiokula lisiokula yasiokula kisiokula visiokula isiokula zisiokula usiokula kusiokula pasiokula musiokula
Gnomic Positive nala twala wala mwala ala wala wala yala lala yala chala vyala yala zala wala kwala pala mwala
Perfect Positive nimekula tumekula umekula mmekula amekula wamekula umekula imekula limekula yamekula kimekula vimekula imekula zimekula umekula kumekula pamekula mumekula
"Already" Positive nimeshakula tumeshakula umeshakula mmeshakula ameshakula wameshakula umeshakula imeshakula limeshakula yameshakula kimeshakula vimeshakula imeshakula zimeshakula umeshakula kumeshakula pameshakula mumeshakula
"Not yet" Negative sijala hatujala hujala hamjala hajala hawajala haujala haijala halijala hayajala hakijala havijala haijala hazijala haujala hakujala hapajala hamujala
"If/When" Positive nikila tukila ukila mkila akila wakila ukila ikila likila yakila kikila vikila ikila zikila ukila kukila pakila mukila
"If not" Negative nisipokula tusipokula usipokula msipokula asipokula wasipokula usipokula isipokula lisipokula yasipokula kisipokula visipokula isipokula zisipokula usipokula kusipokula pasipokula musipokula
Consecutive Positive nikala tukala ukala mkala akala wakala ukala ikala likala yakala kikala vikala ikala zikala ukala kukala pakala mukala
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -lia
  • Causative: -lisha
  • Passive: -liwa
  • Stative: -lika (“be edible”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • chakula (“food”)
  • mla

Etymology 2

From Arabic لَا‎ (lā).

Interjection

la

1. no

See also

• siyo
• hapana

Etymology 3

See -a.

Particle

la

1. Ji class inflected form of -a.

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• lade

Verb

la

1. past tense of lägga.

Conjunction

la

1. (regional, nonstandard) Alternative form of väl

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Tsafiki

Pronoun

la

1. I; the first-person singular masculine pronoun; the first-person singular pronoun used by adult men

Coordinate terms

• čiʰké (first-person singular feminine pronoun, first-person singular pronoun used by adult women)
• če (first-person singular pronoun used by children)
• čiʰke-lá (first-person plural pronoun)

References

• The Languages of the Andes (2004, Willem F. H. Adelaar, Pieter C. Muysken)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laː˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 騾 (“mule”; SV: loa).

Noun

la

1. mule

Etymology 2

Verb

la

1. to cry, to shout
2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to reprimand, to scold

   bị vợ la ― to be scolded by wife

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Walloon

Etymology

From Latin illac.

Adverb

la

1. there

Synonyms

• låvå

Antonyms

• chal, droci

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Wolof

Pronoun

la

1. you (second-person singular object pronoun)

See also

Wolof personal pronouns

	singular subject	plural subject	singular object	plural object
1st person	man	nun	ma	nu
2nd person	yow	yeen	la	leen
3rd person	moom	ñoom	ko	leen

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Yatzachi Zapotec

Noun

la

1. name

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Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lá/

Pronoun

la

1. these; class 6 proximal demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -lá
Full form	lá
Locative	kula
Full form	lá
Locative	kula
Copulative	yila
Possessive forms
	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wala	owala
Class 2	bala	abala
Class 3	wala	owala
Class 4	yala	eyala
Class 5	lala	elala
Class 6	ala	awala
Class 7	sala	esala
Class 8	zala	ezala
Class 9	yala	eyala
Class 10	zala	ezala
Class 11	lwala	olwala
Class 14	bala	obala
Class 15	kwala	okwala
Class 17	kwala	okwala

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “la”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “la (2)”