lã

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin illīs, dative common plural of ille. Compare Romanian le.

Pronoun

lã m (short/unstressed dative form of elj)

  1. (indirect object) (to) them (all-male or mixed group)

Pronoun

lã f (short/unstressed dative form of eali)

  1. (indirect object) (to) them (all female group)
  • (a) lor (masculine/feminine plural dative- long/stressed form)
  • ãlj/ilj, lji (masculine/feminine singular dative- short/unstressed form)
  • li (feminine plural accusative- short/unstressed form)

Portuguese

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lã

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lãa, from Latin lāna.

Cognate with Catalan llana, French laine, Galician laa, Italian lana, Occitan lana, Romanian lână and Spanish lana.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃
  • Homophone: LAN (Brazil)
  • Hyphenation: lã

Noun

lã f (plural lãs)

  1. wool (wavy fur of sheep and other animals)
  2. farm
  3. fluff
  4. frizzy hair
  5. (figuratively) shyness
  6. (figuratively) wealth
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