las

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑːz/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːz

Noun

las

  1. plural of la

Anagrams

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin illas (“those ones”).

Pronoun

las

  1. them (feminine direct object)

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin laxō.

Verb

las first-singular present indicative

  1. Alternative form of alas

Related terms

Catalan

Etymology 1

Latinizing modification of the popular form llas, from Old Catalan las, from Latin lassus.

Alternative forms

Adjective

las (feminine lassa, masculine plural lassos, feminine plural lasses)

  1. weary, tired
Related terms

References

  • “las” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

las

  1. plural of la

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German las (“patch, scrap”).

Noun

las c (singular definite lasen, plural indefinite laser)

  1. rag
  2. shred

Declension

Declension of las
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative las lasen laser laserne
genitive las' lasens lasers lasernes

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

las c (plural lassen, diminutive lasje n)

  1. joint, weld

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: las

Verb

las

  1. singular past indicative of lezen
  2. inflection of lassen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

Estonian

Alternative forms

Verb

las

  1. second-person singular imperative of laskma
    Las ma söön.
    Let me eat.

Usage notes

lase governs the adessive (verb in the infinitive), las governs the nominative (verb in corresponding person, in the present).

Faroese

Verb

las

  1. first-person plural past indicative of lesa
  2. third-person plural past indicative of lesa

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French las, from Latin lassus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

las (feminine lasse, masculine plural las, feminine plural lasses)

  1. weary, tired
    Synonyms: épuisé, fatigué
    • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis‎:
      La solitude me pèse. J’aimerais à avoir un ami, un véritable ami, ou bien une maîtresse à qui je confierais mes peines. Quand on erre, toute une journée, sans parler, on se sent las, le soir dans sa chambre.
      Loneliness weighs heavily on me. I would like to have a friend, a true friend, or a lover to whom I could confide my sorrow. When one wanders all day without speaking to anybody, one feels weary in one's bedroom at night.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of hélas.

Pronunciation

Interjection

las

  1. (dated) alas
    Synonym: hélas

Further reading

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

Pronoun

las f pl (feminine plural las, masculine singular lo, masculine plural los)

  1. Alternative form of la (“the”, feminine plural)
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)

  1. Alternative form of la (“them”, feminine plural)
Usage notes

The l- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, and are suffixed to the preceding word.

Related terms

Etymology 3

Noun

las m pl

  1. plural of la

German

Pronunciation

Verb

las

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of lesen

Gothic

Romanization

las

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍃

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Dutch las (“welding, joint”).

Pronunciation

Noun

las (first-person possessive lasku, second-person possessive lasmu, third-person possessive lasnya)

  1. weld.

Derived terms

Further reading

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

las (present analytic lasann, future analytic lasfaidh, verbal noun lasadh, past participle lasta)

  1. (transitive) to light (start (a fire); illuminate)
  2. (intransitive) to blaze (shine like a flame)

Conjugation

conjugation of las (first conjugation – A)
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 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 /
a lasadh* 		lastaí
future lasfaidh mé;
lasfad 		lasfaidh tú;
lasfair† 		lasfaidh sé, sí lasfaimid;
lasfaidh muid 		lasfaidh sibh lasfaidh siad;
lasfaid† 		a lasfaidh; a lasfas lasfar
conditional lasfainn lasfá lasfadh sé, sí lasfaimis; lasfadh muid lasfadh sibh lasfaidís; lasfadh siad a lasfadh /
a 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
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13

Further reading

Kashubian

Kashubian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlas/
  • Syllabification: las

Noun

las m inan (diminutive lôsk, related adjective lasowi or lasny)

  1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)

Derived terms

nouns

Related terms

adjectives
nouns

Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “las”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego‎ (in Kashubian), page 90
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “las”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1-2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “las”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
  • “las”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Ladino

Article

las (singular la, masculine los, Hebrew spelling לאס)

  1. the (feminine plural)

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French lasse (“weary, tired”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

las

  1. tired
    Synonyms: dormétik, épwizé, fatigé, fourbu, harasé

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish las.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Syllabification: las

Noun

las m inan (diminutive lasek or laszik)

  1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)
    Synonym: bór

Further reading

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “las”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎, volume 4, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 11-12

Middle Dutch

Verb

las

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of lēsen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French las, from the verb lacier (“to lace”).

Pronunciation

Noun

las (plural lass)

  1. lace

Descendants

References

Mirandese

Article

las f pl (singular la, masculine l, masculine plural ls)

  1. the
    las bacas de l fazendeiro
    the cows of the farmer

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

las

  1. past of lesa

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin illās.

Pronunciation

Article

las (singular la, masculine lo, masculine plural los)

  1. the; feminine plural definite article

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

See a las

Interjection

las !

  1. alas

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin illās.

Article

las (singular la)

  1. the; feminine plural definite article

Descendants

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̑sъ. First attested in the second half of the 13th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /lʲas/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /lʲas/

Noun

las m ? (diminutive lasek, related adjective leśny)

  1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)
    • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Latin-Polish-German Florian Psalter]‎, Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 49, 11:
      Moia sø wszistka zwerzøta lassow (omnes ferae silvarum)
      [Moja są wszystka źwierzęta lasow (omnes ferae silvarum)]
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 77r:
      Lucus walt silua nemus idem czyemny lasz
      [Lucus walt silua nemus idem ciemny las]
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 125v:
      Silua eyn walt lyąsz
      [Silua eyn walt las]

Derived terms

nouns

Related terms

nouns

Descendants

References

Phalura

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Pronoun

las (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لس)

  1. it
  2. him
  3. her (dist acc)

Alternative forms

References

  • Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polabian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

las m ?

  1. salmon

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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las

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish las.

Pronunciation

Noun

las m inan (diminutive lasek, related adjective leśny or lasowy)

  1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)
  2. forest (dense collection or amount)
  3. forest (large number or quantity of something that makes it difficult to orient oneself and act properly)

Declension

Declension of las
singular plural
nominative las lasy
genitive lasu lasów
dative lasowi lasom
accusative las lasy
instrumental lasem lasami
locative lesie lasach
vocative lesie lasy

Derived terms

adjectives
adverbs
nouns
proverbs
verbs
verbs

Related terms

adjectives
nouns

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), las is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 24 times in scientific texts, 9 times in news, 3 times in essays, 48 times in fiction, and 25 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 109 times, making it the 566th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

References

  1. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “las”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 212

Further reading

  • las in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • las in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “las”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • “LAS”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 19.12.2018
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “las”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “las”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “las”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 686
  • las in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Pronoun

las

  1. 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

  1. inflection of lăsa:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present indicative

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsь.

Noun

las f (Cyrillic spelling лас)

  1. (Kajkavian) hair
    Synonym: vlas

Silesian

Alternative forms

  • les (Southern Silesian)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish las.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlas/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: las

Noun

las m inan (related adjective leśny)

  1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)
    Synonyms: (Cieszyn) dōmbrowa, gŏj

Declension

Declension of las
singular plural
nominative las lasy
genitive lasa lasōw
dative lasowi lasōm
accusative las lasy
instrumental lasym lasami/lasōma
locative lesie lasach
vocative lesie lasy

Further reading

  • las in dykcjonorz.eu
  • las in silling.org

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sl

Alternative forms

  • laſ (Bohorič alphabet)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volsь. Compare with obsolete vlas.

Pronunciation

Noun

lȃs m inan or f

  1. (anatomy) hair on top of head
  2. (obsolete, dialectal) hair (anywhere)
    • 2019 March 5, “Faun je ... Izvor in pomen besede "faun"”, in Punto Marinero‎:
      Ta kratkodobna, prekrita z lasjo bitje je bila zelo priljubljena med prebivalci rimskih vasi.
      This short-lived being covered with hair was very popular between the inhabitants of Roman villages.
  3. nap, pile (The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile)
  4. (agriculture) corn silk

Usage notes

Unlike in English, the singular is reserved only for a single hair. For hair as a collection of many hairs, the plural is used. The feminine form is chiefly western dialects and is also commonly used as an uncountable noun (see quotation under sense 2).

Declension

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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular , ending -je in nominative plural , null ending in genitive dual/plural , special endings in plural from former i-stem declension , special accent changes
nom. sing. lȃs
gen. sing. lasȗ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		lȃs lȃsa lasjẹ̑
genitive
rodȋlnik 		lasȗ lás lás
dative
dajȃlnik 		lȃsu, lȃsi lȃsoma, lȃsama lasẹ̑m
accusative
tožȋlnik 		lȃs lȃsa lasẹ̑, lȃse+prep.
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		lȃsu, lȃsi lasẹ́h lasẹ́h
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		lȃsom lȃsoma, lȃsama lasmí
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		lȃs lȃsa lasjẹ̑


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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent, special accent changes
nom. sing. lȃs
gen. sing. lȃsa
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		lȃs lȃsa lási
genitive
rodȋlnik 		lȃsa lás lás
dative
dajȃlnik 		lȃsu, lȃsi lȃsoma, lȃsama lásom
accusative
tožȋlnik 		lȃs lȃsa láse
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		lȃsu, lȃsi lásih, lásah lásih, lásah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		lȃsom lȃsoma, lȃsama lási
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		lȃs lȃsa lási



  • chiefly western dialects, often uncountable
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Second feminine declension (i-stem) , long mixed accent
nom. sing. lȃs
gen. sing. lasȋ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		lȃs lasȋ lasȋ
genitive
rodȋlnik 		lasȋ lasī lasī
dative
dajȃlnik 		lási lasẹ̄ma lasẹ̄m
accusative
tožȋlnik 		lȃs lasȋ lasȋ
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		lási lasẹ́h lasẹ́h
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		lasjọ́ lasẹ̄ma lasmí
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		lȃs lasȋ lasȋ

Synonyms

  • (sense 1)
  • (sense 2)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “las”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “las”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /las/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: las

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

Article

las f pl

  1. the
Related terms

Etymology 2

Pronoun

las f pl

  1. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
  2. feminine plural pronoun
    las que no hablan
    those (women) who do not speak

Etymology 3

Noun

las m pl

  1. plural of la

See also

Spanish personal pronouns
nominative dative accusative disjunctive
first person singular yo me mí1
plural masculine2 nosotros nos nosotros
feminine nosotras nosotras
second person singular tuteo tú te ti1
voseo vos vos
formal3 usted le, se4 lo/la5 usted
plural familiar6 masculine2 vosotros os vosotros
feminine vosotras vosotras
formal/general3 ustedes les, se4 los/las5 ustedes
third person singular masculine2 él le, se4 lo él
feminine ella la ella
neuter ello7 lo ello
plural masculine2 ellos les, se4 los ellos
feminine ellas las ellas
reflexive — se sí1
  1. Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
  2. 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.
  3. Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
  4. 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)
  5. Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
  6. Used primarily in Spain
  7. Used only in rare circumstances

Further reading

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

las

  1. Soft mutation of glas.

Etymology 2

From English lace.

Noun

las f (plural lasau or lasiau or lasys, singulative lasen or lasyn)

  1. lace

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “las”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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