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Webster 1913 Edition


La

La

(lä)
,
Noun.
(Mus.)
(a)
A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization.
(b)
The tone A; – so called among the French and Italians.

La

,
int
erj.
[Cf.
Lo
.]
1.
Look; see; behold; – sometimes followed by you.
[Obs.]
Shak.
2.
An exclamation of surprise; – commonly followed by me;
as,
La
me!
[Low]

Webster 1828 Edition


La

LA

, exclam. [perhaps corrupted from look, but this is doubtful.] Look; see; behold.

LA

, in music, the syllable by which Guido denotes the last sound of each hexachord.

Definition 2024


See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

French

Adverb

  1. there

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Derived terms


Italian

Etymology

From Latin illāc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la/, [l̺ä]
  • Rhymes: -a

Adverb

  1. there

Anagrams

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Mandarin

Romanization

(Zhuyin ㄌㄚˋ)

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Middle French

Adverb

  1. (late Middle French) Alternative form of la (there; at a given location)

Mochica

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laː/

Noun

  1. water

Synonyms

References

  • José Antonio Salas, Diccionario mochica-castellano, castellano-mochica (2002)

Portuguese

Adverb

(not comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin illāc.

Adverb

  1. there

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

 m (genitive singular , plural làithean)

  1. Alternative spelling of latha

Usage notes

  • Usually used for special days of the calendar.

Derived terms


Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

  1. fine silk

Etymology 2

Verb

  1. (copula) to be
  2. to iron

Usage notes

As a copula verb that is somewhat semantically empty, it is often omitted in everyday speech.

See also