ela

Alternative forms

• ele (Valencia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.la]

Noun

ela f (plural eles)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

Further reading

• “ela” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “ela” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ela” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Verb

ela

1. inflection of elama:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present imperative connegative

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ela, from Latin illa (“that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈela/
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: e‧la

Pronoun

ela f sg (plural elas, masculine el, masculine plural elis)

1. Third person singular feminine nominative pronoun; she

References

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

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ela, from Latin illa (“that”), feminine of ille. The dative is from Old Galician-Portuguese lle, from Latin illī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛla/ [ˈɛ.lɐ], /ˈela/ [ˈe.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛla, -ela
• Hyphenation: e‧la

Pronoun

ela f (accusative a, dative lle)

1. she

   Ela tén moito dereito.

   She has a lot of right.

See also

References

• “ela”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

Probably from ei (“this”) +‎ bela (“time”).

Adverb

ela

1. now

See also

• ṣela
• könbela
• zela

Noun

ela

1. family

   Synonym: ole dadi

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “ela”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 17

Noun

elá (plural elá)

1. lie, mistruth

Further reading

• Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

Etymology

From Old Occitan ela, from Latin illa, feminine of ille.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

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Pronoun

ela

1. she (third-person singular subject pronoun)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin illa, feminine of ille (“that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.la/

Pronoun

ela f (plural elas)

1. she
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 3 (facsimile):

     Por ela nos perdõou. / deus o pecado Dadam. / da maçãa que goſtou. per / que ſoffreu muit affan.

     By her, God forgave us of Adam’s sin. Of the apple he tasted, because she felt very anguished.

Alternative forms

• elha

Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈela/

Pronoun

ela

1. she
   • c. 1130, Marcabru, pastorela:

     «Don, dis ela, qui que·m sia / Ben conosc sen o folia [...].»
     ‘Sir,’ said she, ‘whatever I may be, I can well distinguish sense and folly.’

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Alternative forms

• ella (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ela, from Latin illa, feminine of ille. Cognate with Galician ela and Spanish ella.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e‧la

• Audio (São Paulo):

  (file)

Pronoun

ela f (plural elas)

2. third-person feminine singular nominative pronoun she; it

   Ela está aqui perto.

   She is nearby.

   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 227:

     Pensei que você tivesse dito que ela estava só mandando você escrever!

     I thought that you have said that she was just ordering you to write!

   • 2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 159:

     Ela sorriu encorajando-o.

     She smiled encouraging him.

4. third-person feminine singular prepositional pronoun her

   Dei flores a ela.

   I gave her flowers.

6. (Brazil) third-person feminine singular pronoun used in all positions she; it; her

   A gente encontrou ela.

   We came across her.

Alternative forms

• ala (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin āla.

Noun

ela f (plural elas)

1. (Puter) wing

Verb

ela

1. to flow

Alternative forms

• elâ

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish الا. Doublet of ala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ˈlaː/
• Hyphenation: e‧la

Adjective

ela

1. Of hazel color.

Noun

ela (definite accusative elayı, plural elalar)

1. hazel (refers to the color of eyes).

Article

ela

1. genitive singular of el

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ˈl̪a/

Interjection

ela

1. that's why!

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics (as elá)