las

See also: Appendix:Variations of "las"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑːz/
• Rhymes: -ɑːz

Noun

las

1. plural of la

Anagrams

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

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin illas (“those ones”).

Pronoun

las

1. them (feminine direct object)

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• lasu, alas, alasu

Etymology

From Latin laxō.

Verb

las

1. Alternative form of alas

Related terms

• lãsari, lãsare

Catalan

Etymology 1

Latinizing modification of the popular form llas, from Old Catalan las, from Latin lassus.

Alternative forms

• llas

Adjective

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

1. weary, tired

Related terms

• lassar
• lassitud

References

• “las” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Noun

las

1. plural of la

Danish

Etymology

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

Noun

las c (singular definite lasen, plural indefinite laser)

1. rag
2. shred

Declension

Declension of las

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

las c (plural lassen, diminutive lasje n)

1. joint, weld

Descendants

• → Indonesian: las

Verb

las

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

Anagrams

• als, sla

Estonian

Alternative forms

• lase

Verb

las

1. second-person singular imperative of laskma

   Las ma söön.

   Let me eat.

Usage notes

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

Faroese

Verb

las

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of lesa (group v-56s)
infinitive	lesa
supine	lisið
participle (a26)1	lesandi	lisin
	present	past
first singular	lesi	las
second singular	lesur	last
third singular	lesur	las
plural	lesa	lósu
	imperative
singular	les!
plural	lesið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French las, from Latin lassus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. weary, tired

   Synonyms: épuisé, fatigué

   • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis‎^[1]:

     La solitude me pèse. J’aimerais à avoir un ami, un véritable ami, ou bien une maîtresse à qui je confierais mes peines. Quand on erre, toute une journée, sans parler, on se sent las, le soir dans sa chambre.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• de guerre lasse

Etymology 2

Clipping of hélas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las/

• audio

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Interjection

las

1. (dated) alas

   Synonym: hélas

Further reading

• “las”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

Pronoun

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

1. Alternative form of la (“the”, feminine plural)

Usage notes

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 terms

• los
• as

Etymology 2

Pronoun

las f pl (accusative)

1. Alternative form of la (“them”, feminine plural)

Usage notes

The l- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, and are suffixed to the preceding word.

Related terms

• los
• nas
• as

Etymology 3

Noun

las m pl

1. plural of la

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːs/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aːs

Verb

las

1. first/third-person singular preterite of lesen

Gothic

Romanization

las

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍃

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch las (“welding, joint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlas]
• Hyphenation: las

Noun

las (first-person possessive lasku, second-person possessive lasmu, third-person possessive lasnya)

1. weld.

Derived terms

• mengelas
• pengelasan

 

Further reading

• “las” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠasˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɔsˠ/ (as if spelled los)

Verb

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)

Conjugation

conjugation of las (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 / a 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 / a 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

Derived terms

• dolasta
• so-lasta

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lasaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “las”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “lasaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 420
• Entries containing “las” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “las” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

Noun

las ?

1. forest

Further reading

• “las”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “las”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi

Ladino

Article

las (singular la, masculine los, Hebrew spelling לאס)

1. the (feminine plural)

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French lasse (“weary, tired”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las/

Adjective

las

1. tired.

See also

• fatigé

Middle Dutch

Verb

las

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

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lase, lasse, lace, laz, lesse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French las.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːs/

Noun

las (plural lass)

1. lace
   • 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Knyghtes Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:

     Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his las.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• English: lace
• Yola: laace, laase

References

• “lās, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Mirandese

Article

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

1. the

   las bacas de l fazendeiro

   the cows of the farmer

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

las

1. past of lesa

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin illās.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Article

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

1. the; feminine plural definite article

Old French

Alternative forms

• a las

Interjection

las !

1. alas

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin illās.

Article

las (singular la)

1. the; feminine plural definite article

Descendants

• Occitan: las

Phalura

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las, ɽas/

Pronoun

las (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لس)

1. it
2. him
3. her (dist acc)

Alternative forms

• les (Biori)

References

• Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polabian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las/

Noun

las m

1. salmon

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: las

Noun

las m inan (diminutive lasek)

1. forest

Declension

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 terms

adjectives

• bezleśny
• lasowy
• lesisty
• leśny

 

nouns

• bezlesie
• bezleśność
• lesistość
• lesopował
• leśnictwo
• leśniczówka
• leśniczy
• leśniczyna
• leśnik
• zalesienie

 

verbs

• wylesiać
• wylesić
• zalesiać
• zalesić

 

Further reading

• las in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• las in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /las/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /las/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /laʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐʃ/

Pronoun

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

Romanian

Verb

las

1. inflection of lăsa:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsь.

Noun

las f (Cyrillic spelling лас)

1. (Kajkavian) hair

   Synonym: vlas

Slovene

Alternative forms

• laſ (Bohorič alphabet)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volsь. Compare with obsolete vlas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /láːs/
• Rhymes: -aːs
• Hyphenation: las
• Homophone: laz

Noun

lȃs m inan or f

1. (anatomy) hair on top of head
2. (obsolete, dialectal) hair (anywhere)^[→SSKJ]
   • 2019 March 5, “Faun je ... Izvor in pomen besede "faun"”, in Punto Marinero‎^[3]:

     Ta kratkodobna, prekrita z lasjo bitje je bila zelo priljubljena med prebivalci rimskih vasi.

     This short-lived being covered with hair was very popular between the inhabitants of Roman villages.

3. nap, pile (The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile)
4. (agriculture) corn silk

Usage notes

Unlike in English, the singular is reserved only for a single hair. For hair as a collection of many hairs, the plural is used. The feminine form is chiefly western dialects ^[→SSKJ] and is also commonly used as an uncountable noun (see quotation under sense 2).

Declension

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate), long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular, ending -je in nominative plural, null ending in genitive dual/plural, special endings in plural from former i-stem declension, special accent changes
nom. sing.	lȃs
gen. sing.	lasȗ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	lȃs	lȃsa	lasjẹ̑
genitive rodȋlnik	lasȗ	lás	lás
dative dajȃlnik	lȃsu, lȃsi	lȃsoma, lȃsama	lasẹ̑m
accusative tožȋlnik	lȃs	lȃsa	lasẹ̑, lȃse+prep.
locative mẹ̑stnik	lȃsu, lȃsi	lasẹ́h	lasẹ́h
instrumental orọ̑dnik	lȃsom	lȃsoma, lȃsama	lasmí
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	lȃs	lȃsa	lasjẹ̑

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate), fixed accent, special accent changes
nom. sing.	lȃs
gen. sing.	lȃsa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	lȃs	lȃsa	lási
genitive rodȋlnik	lȃsa	lás	lás
dative dajȃlnik	lȃsu, lȃsi	lȃsoma, lȃsama	lásom
accusative tožȋlnik	lȃs	lȃsa	láse
locative mẹ̑stnik	lȃsu, lȃsi	lásih, lásah	lásih, lásah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	lȃsom	lȃsoma, lȃsama	lási
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	lȃs	lȃsa	lási

• chiefly western dialects, often uncountable

Second feminine declension (i-stem), long mixed accent
nom. sing.	lȃs
gen. sing.	lasȋ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	lȃs	lasȋ	lasȋ
genitive rodȋlnik	lasȋ	lasī	lasī
dative dajȃlnik	lási	lasẹ̄ma	lasẹ̄m
accusative tožȋlnik	lȃs	lasȋ	lasȋ
locative mẹ̑stnik	lási	lasẹ́h	lasẹ́h
instrumental orọ̑dnik	lasjọ́	lasẹ̄ma	lasmí
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	lȃs	lasȋ	lasȋ

Synonyms

• (sense 1)

• lasec
• lasek
• vlas

 

• (sense 2)

• dlačevje
• dlačje
• dlaka
• kocina
• kosmačija
• kosmatina
• kosmatinje
• kosmina
• kosminje
• puh
• resa
• ščetina
• vos

 

Derived terms

• dobiti sive lase
• dolgi lasje – kratka pamet
• iti v lase
• iti z roko skozi lase
• izgubiti lase
• lasje koga bolijo
• lasje komu gredo pokonci
• lasje komu stopijo pokonci
• lasje komu vstajajo pokonci
• lasje se komu ježijo
• lasáti
• lasúlja
• lasȁt
• lesti v lase
• lāsəc
• lāsəc
• lāsək
• lȃsnat
• lȃsnica
• lȃsən
• na las
• puliti si lase
• sivi lasje
• skočiti v lase
• skriviti las
• v laseh
• viseti na lasu
• vleči za lase
• za las
• za lase privlečen
• zardeti do las
• zlásati
• žabji las

 

See also

• volna
• žima
• runo
• laso (some forms are the same)

Further reading

• “las”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “las”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las/ [las]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: las

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

Article

las f pl

1. the

Related terms

• el m
• la f
• los m pl

 

Etymology 2

Pronoun

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

Etymology 3

Noun

las m pl

1. plural of la

See also

Spanish personal pronouns

				nominative	dative	accusative	disjunctive
first person	singular			yo	me		mí1
	plural	masculine2		nosotros	nos		nosotros
		feminine		nosotras			nosotras
second person	singular	tuteo		tú	te		ti1
		voseo		vos			vos
		formal3		usted	le, se4	lo/la5	usted
	plural	familiar6	masculine2	vosotros	os		vosotros
			feminine	vosotras			vosotras
		formal/general3		ustedes	les, se4	los/las5	ustedes
third person	singular	masculine2		él	le, se4	lo	él
		feminine		ella		la	ella
		neuter		ello7		lo	ello
	plural	masculine2		ellos	les, se4	los	ellos
		feminine		ellas		las	ellas
	reflexive			—	se		sí1

1. Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
2. 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.
3. Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
4. 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)
5. Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
6. Used primarily in Spain
7. Used only in rare circumstances

Further reading

• “los”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːs/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

las

1. Soft mutation of glas.

Etymology 2

From English lace.

Noun

las f (plural lasau or lasiau or lasys, singulative lasen or lasyn)

1. lace

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “las”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies