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Las
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Las
las
las
Catalan
Etymology 1
Noun
las
- plural of la
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Adjective
las m (feminine lassa, masculine plural lassos, feminine plural lasses)
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German las (“patch, scrap”).
Noun
las c (singular definite lasen, plural indefinite laser)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑs
Noun
las c (plural lassen, diminutive lasje n)
Verb
las
- singular past indicative of lezen
- first-person singular present indicative of lassen
- imperative of lassen
Anagrams
Faroese
Verb
las
Conjugation
French
Etymology
From Old French las, from Latin lassus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
las m (feminine singular lasse, masculine plural las, feminine plural lasses)
Synonyms
Galician
Etymology 1
From Latin illas, accusative feminine plural of ille.
Pronoun
las f pl (feminine plural las, masculine singular lo, masculine plural los)
Usage notes
The l- forms of article are compulsorily used after the preposition por and adverb u. It is optional when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, after unstressed pronouns nos, vos and lles (when they are enclitc) of ambos, entrambos, todos, tras and copulative conjunction (e mais and tonic pronouns vós and nós followed by a numerical precision.
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronoun
las f pl (accusative)
Usage notes
The l- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, and is suffixed to the preceding word
Related terms
Etymology 3
Noun
las m pl
- plural of la
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laːs/
- Rhymes: -aːs
Verb
las
Gothic
Romanization
las
- Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍃
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l̪ˠasˠ/
Verb
las (present analytic lasann, future analytic lasfaidh, verbal noun lasadh, past participle lasta)
Conjugation
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | lasaim | lasann tú; lasair† | lasann sé, sí | lasaimid | lasann sibh | lasann siad; lasaid† | a lasann; a lasas / a lasann*; a lasas* | lastar | 
| past | las mé; lasas | las tú; lasais | las sé, sí | lasamar; las muid | las sibh; lasabhair | las siad; lasadar | a las / ar las* | lasadh | |
| past habitual | lasainn | lastá | lasadh sé, sí | lasaimis; lasadh muid | lasadh sibh | lasaidís; lasadh siad | a lasadh / ar lasadh* | lastaí | |
| future | lasfaidh mé; lasfad | lasfaidh tú; lasfair† | lasfaidh sé, sí | lasfaimid; lasfaidh muid | lasfaidh sibh | lasfaidh siad; lasfaid† | a lasfaidh; a lasfas / a lasfaidh*; a lasfas* | lasfar | |
| conditional | lasfainn | lasfá | lasfadh sé, sí | lasfaimis; lasfadh muid | lasfadh sibh | lasfaidís; lasfadh siad | a lasfadh / ar lasfadh* | lasfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go lasa mé; go lasad† | go lasa tú; go lasair† | go lasa sé, sí | go lasaimid; go lasa muid | go lasa sibh | go lasa siad; go lasaid† | — | go lastar | 
| past | dá lasainn | dá lastá | dá lasadh sé, sí | dá lasaimis; dá lasadh muid | dá lasadh sibh | dá lasaidís; dá lasadh siad | — | dá lastaí | |
| imperative | lasaim | las | lasadh sé, sí | lasaimis | lasaigí; lasaidh† | lasaidís | — | lastar | |
| verbal noun | lasadh | ||||||||
| past participle | lasta | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
References
- “lasaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “lasaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "las" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Occitan
Etymology
Article
las (singular la, masculine lo, masculine plural los)
- the; feminine plural definite article
Old Provençal
Etymology
Article
las (singular la)
- the; feminine plural definite article
Descendants
- Occitan: las
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [las]
Noun
las m inan (diminutive lasek)
Declension
Related terms
- leśny (adj)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Pronoun
las
- Alternative form of as (third-person feminine plural objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary
Romanian
Verb
las
- first-person singular present tense form of lăsa.
- first-person singular subjunctive form of lăsa.
- third-person plural present tense form of lăsa.
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *volsь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈláːs/
- Tonal orthography: lȃs
Noun
lás m inan (genitive lasú or lása, nominative plural lasjé or lási)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Latin illas, accusative feminine plural of ille.
Article
las f pl
Related terms
- see los
Etymology 2
Pronoun
las f pl
- Accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
-  feminine plural pronoun.
-  las que no hablan- those (women) who do not speak.
 
 
-  las que no hablan
See also
| nominative | dative | accusative | disjunctive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first person | singular | yo | me | mí1 | |||
| plural | masc. | nosotros | nos | nosotros | |||
| fem. | nosotras | nosotras | |||||
| second person | singular | tuteo | tú | te | ti1 | ||
| voseo | vos | vos | |||||
| formal2 | usted | le | lo/la3 | usted | |||
| plural | familiar4 | masc. | vosotros | os | vosotros | ||
| fem. | vosotras | vosotras | |||||
| formal/general2 | ustedes | les | los/las3 | ustedes | |||
| third person | singular | masc. | él | le | lo | él | |
| fem. | ella | la | ella | ||||
| neut. | ello5 | lo/la3 | ello | ||||
| plural | masc. | ellos | les | los | ellos | ||
| fem. | ellas | las | ellas | ||||
| sing. & pl. | reflexive | — | se | sí1 | |||
- Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
 
- If le or les precedes lo, la, los, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., "Se lo dije" instead of "Le lo dije")
Etymology 3
Noun
las m pl
- plural of la