English

Proper noun

Ela

1. A female given name

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.la/

Proper noun

Ela f

1. A diminutive of the female given name Elżbieta

Declension

Slovak

Proper noun

Ela f

1. A female given name.
2. A pet form of the female given name Eleonóra.

Catalan

Noun

ela f ‎(plural eles)

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

Derived terms

• ela geminada
• ela palatal

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ela, from Latin illa ‎(“that”), feminine of ille.

Pronoun

ela m nominative and oblique (dative lle, accusative a)

1. she (feminine singular third-person personal pronoun)

Related terms

• el
• elas
• eles

See also

• Appendix:Galician pronouns
• consigo
• se
• si
• súa

Occitan

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ela

1. she (third-person singular subject pronoun)

Old Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.la/

Pronoun

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.

Descendants

• Galician: ela
• Portuguese: ela

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• elha

Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ela/

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

Descendants

• Catalan: ella
• Occitan: ela

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ella (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

ela f ‎(plural elas)

1. third-person feminine singular nominative pronoun she; it
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, 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, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Rocco, 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.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:ele.

See also

Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Latin āla.

Noun

ela f (plural elas)

1. (Puter) wing

Turkish

Adjective

ela ‎(comparative daha ela, superlative en ela)

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

Volapük

Article

ela

1. genitive singular of el