ela

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ela"

Languages (20)

Catalan • Estonian • Fala • Galician • Kamta • Laboya • Malay • Nzadi • Occitan • Old English • Old Galician-Portuguese • Old Occitan • Portuguese • Romansh • Savosavo • Sotho • Turkish • Volapük • West Makian • Woiwurrung

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Catalan

Alternative forms

• ele (Valencia)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ela f (plural eles)

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

Derived terms

• ela geminada
• ela palatal

Further reading

• “ela”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “ela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “ela” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “ela”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Estonian

Verb

ela

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

Fala

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.

Proto-Italic *olnos

Old Latin olle

Latin ille

Latin illa

Old Galician-Portuguese ela

Fala ela

Inherited 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

See also

Fala personal pronouns

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

Dialects:  ^L Lagarteiru   ^M Mañegu   ^V Valverdeñu

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 121

Galician

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.

Usage notes

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 Doucha (“I gave her to you”).

Related terms

• el
• elas
• eles

See also

Galician personal pronouns

number	person		nominative (subject)	accusative (direct object)	dative (indirect object)	prepositional	prepositional with con	non-declining
singular	first		eu	me		min	comigo	—
	second		ti	te	che	ti	contigo	vostede
	third	m	el	o (lo, no)	lle	el	con el	—
		f	ela	a (la, na)		ela	con ela	—
plural	first		nós nosoutros m nosoutras f	nos		nós	connosco	—
	second		vós vosoutros m vosoutras f	vos		vós	convosco	vostedes
	third	m	eles	os (los, nos)	lles	eles	con eles	—
		f	elas	as (las, nas)		elas	con elas	—
reflexive third / indefinite			—	se		si	consigo	—

References

• “ela”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “ela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, 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

Kamta

Etymology

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

Adverb

ela

1. now

See also

• ṣela
• könbela
• zela

Laboya

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

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈla/ [ʔəˈla]
• Rhymes: -la, -a
• Hyphenation: e‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English ell or Dutch el, but modernly used to translate the English yard.

Noun

ela (Jawi spelling ايلا, plural ela-ela)

1. yard (a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet or 36 inches (0.9144 meters)).

   Ibu membeli kain sutera sebanyak dua ela.

   Mother bought two yards of silk cloth.

   Panjang meja itu lebih kurang satu ela.

   The length of the table is about one yard.

Derived terms

Affixations

• berela-ela (“measuring many yards”)
• seela (“one yard”)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ela

Etymology 2

Variant or colloquial spelling of hela.

Verb

ela (Jawi spelling ايلا)

1. alternative form of hela (“to pull; to drag”).

Further reading

• "ela" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "ela" at PRPM first version)

Nzadi

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

Occitan

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)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.lɑ/
• Rhymes: -eː.lɑ

Noun

ēla

1. genitive plural of elh

Old Galician-Portuguese

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.

Descendants

• Fala: ela
• Galician: ela
• Portuguese: ela

Old Occitan

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.’

Declension

Old Occitan personal pronouns and clitics

	nominative	oblique			possessive (nom. obl.)
		direct object	indirect object	emphatic
singular
1st person	eu, ieu ie (before enclitic)	me, mi m', ·m			meus meu
2nd person	tu	te, ti ·t			teus teu
3rd person masculine	el	lo	li l', lh', ·l, ·lh	lui	seus seu
3rd person feminine	ela	la	li l', lh', ·l, ·lh	lei, leis	seus seu
3rd person reflexive	—	se, si s', ·s, ·is	se, si s', ·s, ·is	—?	seus seu
plural
1st person	nos ·ns	nos ·ns			nostre
2nd person	vos ·us	vos ·us, ·eus			vostre
3rd person masculine	il	los	els (after preposition)	lor	lor, lur
3rd person feminine	elas	las	elas (after preposition)	lor	lor, lur
3rd person reflexive	—	se, si s', ·s, ·is	se, si s', ·s, ·is	—?	seus seu

Descendants

• Occitan: ela

Portuguese

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: e‧la

• Audio (São Paulo):

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• Audio (Brazil (São Paulo)):

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• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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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.

Usage notes

The following preposition + ela contractions are mandatory:

• ‎de + ‎ela → ‎dela
• ‎em + ‎ela → ‎nela

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele.

See also

Portuguese personal pronouns

number	person		nominative (subject)	accusative (direct object)	dative (indirect object)	prepositional	prepositional with com	non-declining
singular	1st		eu	me		mim	comigo	—
	2nd		tu	te		ti	contigo	você o senhor m a senhora f
	3rd	m	ele	o (lo, no)	lhe	ele	com ele	o mesmo
		f	ela	a (la, na)		ela	com ela	a mesma
plural	1st		nós	nos		nós	connosco (Portugal) conosco (Brazil)	a gente
	2nd		vós	vos		vós	convosco com vós	vocês os senhores m as senhoras f
	3rd	m	eles	os (los, nos)	lhes	eles	com eles	os mesmos
		f	elas	as (las, nas)		elas	com elas	as mesmas
reflexive 3rd / indefinite			—	se		si	consigo	o mesmo etc. (reflexive)

Romansh

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Latin āla.

Noun

ela f (plural elas)

1. (Puter) wing

Savosavo

Numeral

ela

1. one

References

• Claudia Wegener (2012), A Grammar of Savosavo, Berlin: De Gruyter, →OCLC, page 73

Sotho

Verb

ela

1. to flow

Turkish

Alternative forms

• elâ

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā)bor.

Ottoman Turkish الا

Turkish ela

Inherited 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).

Volapük

Article

ela

1. genitive singular of el

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ˈl̪a/

Interjection

ela

1. that's why!

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics (as elá)

Woiwurrung

Pronoun

ela

1. who

See also

• winhaRup (“who”)
• edal (“whose”)
• narooe (“when”)
• intoorring (“where, whereabouts”)
• ain-ing-tali (“why”)
• inongo (“whence”)
• ining-jak (“what”)