ela

ela f (plural eles)

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

• ela geminada
• ela palatal

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

ela m (accusative a, dative lle)

1. she

The accusative form a has variant forms la and na. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form la is used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s. The na 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 a (“I gave you it”) contracts to Dou cha.

• el
• elas
• eles

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

ela

1. now

• ṣela
• könbela
• zela

ela

1. family

   Synonym: ole dadi

• 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

elá (plural elá)

1. lie, mistruth

• 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

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

ela

1. she (third-person singular subject pronoun)

• elha

From Latin illa, feminine of ille.

• IPA^(key): /ela/

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.’

• Catalan: ella
• Occitan: ela

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.la/

ela f (plural elas)

1. she
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, 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.

• Galician: ela
• Portuguese: ela

• ella (obsolete)

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

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɐ/
• Hyphenation: e‧la

ela f (plural elas)

1. third-person feminine singular nominative pronoun she; it
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, 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, 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.

   Ela está aqui perto.

   She is nearby.

2. third-person feminine singular prepositional pronoun her

   Dei flores a ela.

   I gave her flowers.

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

   A gente encontrou ela.

   We came across her.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:ele.

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

From Latin āla.

ela f (plural elas)

1. (Puter) wing

ela (comparative daha ela, superlative en ela)

1. Hazel, greenish-brown (refers to the color of eyes).

ela

1. genitive singular of el