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3-letter words (3 found)

ALS,LAS,SAL,

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AL,AS,LA,

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Definitions and meaning of las

las

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑːz/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːz

Noun

las

  1. plural of la

Anagrams

  • -sal, -sal-, ALS, ALs, ASL, LSA, SAL, SLA, Sal, a/s/l, al's, als, asl, sal, sal-

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin illas (“those ones”).

Pronoun

las

  1. them (feminine direct object)

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • lasu, alas, alasu

Etymology

From Latin laxō.

Verb

las first-singular present indicative

  1. Alternative form of alas

Related terms

  • lãsari, lãsare

Catalan

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

  • llas

Adjective

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

  1. weary, tired
Related terms
  • lassar
  • lassitud

References

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

Further reading

  • “las” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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

Further reading

  • “las” in Den Danske Ordbog
  • “las” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑs

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

  • als, sla

Estonian

Alternative forms

  • lase

Verb

las

  1. second-person singular imperative of laskma

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

  • IPA(key): /la/, /lɑ/
  • Homophones: la, là

Adjective

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

  1. weary, tired
    Synonyms: épuisé, fatigué
Derived terms
  • de guerre lasse

Etymology 2

Clipping of hélas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /las/

Interjection

las

  1. (dated) alas
    Synonym: hélas

Further reading

  • “las”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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
  • los
  • as

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
  • los
  • nas
  • as

Etymology 3

Noun

las m pl

  1. plural of la

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laːs/
  • Rhymes: -aːs

Verb

las

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of lesen

Gothic

Romanization

las

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍃

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch las (“welding, joint”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlas]
  • Hyphenation: las

Noun

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

  1. weld.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “las” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠasˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɔsˠ/ (as if spelled los)

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

Derived terms

  • dolasta
  • so-lasta

References

Further reading

  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lasaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “las”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lasaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 420
  • Entries containing “las” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “las” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Kashubian

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

Related terms

Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “las”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego‎[3] (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[4]
  • “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

  • IPA(key): /las/
  • Rhymes: -as

Adjective

las

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

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish las.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlas]
  • 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[5], 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

  • lase, lasse, lace, laz, lesse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laːs/

Noun

las (plural lass)

  1. lace

Descendants

  • English: lace
  • Yola: laace, laase

References

  • “lās, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Mirandese

Article

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

  1. the

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

  • a las

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

  • Occitan: las

Old Polish

Alternative forms

  • les

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)

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Masurian: las
  • Polish: las
  • Silesian: las

References

  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “las”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “las”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  • Mańczak, Witold (2017) “las”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “las”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “las”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
  • Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “las”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Phalura

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /las, ɽas/

Pronoun

las (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لس)

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

Alternative forms

  • les (Biori)

References

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

Polabian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /las/

Noun

las m ?

  1. salmon

Polish

Alternative forms

  • les (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish las.

Pronunciation

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

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

Derived terms

Related terms

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

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[8]
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “las”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎[9]
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “las”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[10] (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

Further reading

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

Slovene

Alternative forms

  • laſ (Bohorič alphabet)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /láːs/
  • Rhymes: -aːs
  • Hyphenation: las
  • Homophone: laz

Noun

lȃs m inan or f

  1. (anatomy) hair on top of head
  2. (obsolete, dialectal) hair (anywhere)[→SSKJ]
  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 [→SSKJ] and is also commonly used as an uncountable noun (see quotation under sense 2).

Declension




  • chiefly western dialects, often uncountable

Synonyms

  • (sense 1)
  • (sense 2)

Derived terms

See also

  • volna
  • žima
  • runo
  • laso (some forms are the same)

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/ [las]
  • 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

Etymology 3

Noun

las m pl

  1. plural of la

See also

Further reading

  • “los”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laːs/

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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