elas

See also: ELAS, elás, and -elas

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ellas, from Latin illās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelas/
• Rhymes: -elas
• Syllabification: e‧las

Pronoun

elas f pl (singular ela, masculine el, masculine plural elis)

1. Third person plural feminine nominative pronoun; they

See also

Fala personal pronouns

			nominative	dative	accusative	disjunctive
first person	singular		ei	me, -mi		mi
	plural	common	nos	musL nusLV nos, -nusM		nos
		masculine	noshotrusM			noshotrusM
		feminine	noshotrasM			noshotrasM
second person	singular		tú	te, -ti		ti
	plural	common	vos	vusLV vos, -vusM		vos
		masculine	voshotrusM			voshotrusM
		feminine	voshotrasM			voshotrasM
third person	singular	masculine	el	le, -li	uLV, oM	el
		feminine	ela		a	ela
	plural	masculine	elis		usLV, osM	elis
		feminine	elas		as	elas
	reflexive		—	se, -si		sí

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ellas, from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille. The dative form is from Latin illīs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɐs/

Pronoun

elas f pl (accusative as, dative lles)

1. they

Usage notes

The accusative form as has variant forms las and nas. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form las is used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s. The nas form is used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong. These alternative forms are then suffixed to the preceding word.

The accusative also forms contractions when it immediately follows an indirect object pronoun. For example, Dou che as (“I gave you them”) contracts to Dou chas.

Related terms

• el
• ela
• eles

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

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Pronoun

elas f (masculine eles)

1. they (third-person singular subject pronoun)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ellas (pre-1911/1943)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ellas, from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.las/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: e‧las

• Audio (São Paulo):

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Pronoun

elas f pl

1. they (a group of people other than the speaker, entirely female)
3. (Brazil) third-person feminine plural personal pronoun used in all positions; they; them; it

   Vi elas cantando.

   I saw them singing.

Usage notes

The following preposition + elas contractions are mandatory:

• ‎de + ‎elas → ‎delas
• ‎em + ‎elas → ‎nelas

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele.

See also

Portuguese personal pronouns (edit)
Number	Person	Nominative (subject)		Accusative (direct object)		Dative (indirect object)	Prepositional		Prepositional with com		Non-declining
		m	f	m	f	m and f	m	f	m	f	m	f
Singular	First	eu		me			mim		comigo
	Second	tu		te			ti		contigo		você
											o senhor	a senhora
	Third	ele	ela	o (lo, no)	a (la, na)	lhe	ele	ela	com ele	com ela	o mesmo	a mesma
				se			si		consigo
Plural	First	nós		nos			nós		connosco (Portugal) conosco (Brazil)		a gente
	Second	vós		vos			vós		convosco, com vós		vocês
											os senhores	as senhoras
	Third	eles	elas	os (los, nos)	as (las, nas)	lhes	eles	elas	com eles	com elas	os mesmos	as mesmas
				se			si		consigo
Indefinite				se			si		consigo

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elas

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