# ela
## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* ele (Valencia)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.lə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈe.la]

### Noun

ela f (plural eles)
* The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

#### Derived terms

* ela geminada
* ela palatal

### Further reading

* “ela” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “ela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “ela” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “ela” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Estonian
### Verb

ela
* inflection of elama:
** present active indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative
** second-person singular present imperative connegative

## Fala
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ela, from Latin illa (“that”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈela/
* Rhymes: -ela
* Syllabification: e‧la

### Pronoun

ela f sg (plural elas, masculine el, masculine plural elis)
* Third person singular feminine nominative pronoun; she

#### See also

Dialects:  $^L$ Lagarteiru   $^M$ Mañegu   $^V$ Valverdeñu

### References

* Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ela, from Latin illa (“that”), feminine of ille. The dative is from Old Galician-Portuguese lle, from Latin illī.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛla/ [ˈɛ.lɐ], /ˈela/ [ˈe.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ɛla, -ela

### Pronoun

ela f (accusative a, dative lle)
* she
    Ela tén moito dereito.She has a lot of right.

#### Usage notes

The accusative form a has variant forms la and na. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form la is used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s. The na form is used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong. These alternative forms are then suffixed to the preceding word.
The accusative also forms contractions when it immediately follows an indirect object pronoun. For example, Dou che a (“I gave you it”) contracts to Doucha (“I gave her to you”).

#### Related terms

* el
* elas
* eles

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Kamta
### Etymology

Probably from ei (“this”) +‎ bela (“time”).

### Adverb

ela
* now

### See also

* ṣela
* könbela
* zela

## Laboya
### Noun

ela
* family
    Synonym: ole dadi

### References

* Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “ela”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 17

## Nzadi
### Noun

elá (plural elá)
* lie, mistruth

### Further reading

* Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Old Occitan ela, from Latin illa, feminine of ille.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Languedoc):(file)

### Pronoun

ela
* she (third-person singular subject pronoun)

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin illa, feminine of ille (“that”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈe.la/

### Pronoun

ela f (plural elas)
* she
** a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 3 (facsimile):
    Por ela nos perdõou. / deus o pecado Dadam. / da maçãa que goſtou. per / que ſoffreu muit affan.
       By her, God forgave us of Adam’s sin. Of the apple he tasted, because she felt very anguished.

#### Descendants

* Fala: ela
* Galician: ela
* Portuguese: ela

## Old Occitan
### Alternative forms

* elha

### Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈela/

### Pronoun

ela
* she
** c. 1130, Marcabru, pastorela:
    «Don, dis ela, qui que·m sia / Ben conosc sen o folia [...].» ‘Sir,’ said she, ‘whatever I may be, I can well distinguish sense and folly.’(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Declension

| | nominative | oblique | oblique | oblique | possessive (nom. obl.) |
| | nominative | direct object | indirect object | emphatic | possessive (nom. obl.) |
| singular | | | | | |
| 1st person | eu, ieu ie (before enclitic) | me, mi m', ·m | me, mi m', ·m | me, mi m', ·m | meus meu |
| 2nd person | tu | te, ti ·t | te, ti ·t | te, ti ·t | teus teu |
| 3rd person masculine | el | lo | li l', lh', ·l, ·lh | lui | seus seu |
| 3rd person feminine | ela | la | li l', lh', ·l, ·lh | lei, leis | seus seu |
| 3rd person reflexive | | se, si s', ·s, ·is | se, si s', ·s, ·is | | |
| plural | | | | | |
| 1st person | nos ·ns | nos ·ns | nos ·ns | nos ·ns | nostre |
| 2nd person | vos ·us | vos ·us, ·eus | vos ·us, ·eus | vos ·us, ·eus | vostre |
| 3rd person masculine | il | los | els (after preposition) | lor | lor, lur |
| 3rd person feminine | elas | las | elas (after preposition) | lor | lor, lur |
| 3rd person reflexive | | se, si s', ·s, ·is | se, si s', ·s, ·is | | |

#### Descendants

* Occitan: ela

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* ella (pre-standardization spelling)

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ela, from Latin illa, feminine of ille. Cognate with Galician ela and Spanish ella.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛ.lɐ/
* Hyphenation: e‧la
* Audio (São Paulo):(file)

### Pronoun

ela f (plural elas)
* third-person feminine singular nominative pronoun she; it
    Ela está aqui perto.She is nearby.
** 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 227:Pensei que você tivesse dito que ela estava só mandando você escrever!I thought that you have said that she was just ordering you to write!
** 2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 159:Ela sorriu encorajando-o.She smiled encouraging him.
* third-person feminine singular prepositional pronoun her
    Dei flores a ela.I gave her flowers.
* (Brazil) third-person feminine singular pronoun used in all positions she; it; her
    A gente encontrou ela.We came across her.

#### Usage notes

The following preposition + ela contractions are mandatory:
* ‎de + ‎ela → ‎dela
* ‎em + ‎ela → ‎nela

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele.

#### See also

Portuguese personal pronouns :
| Number | Person | Nominative (subject) | Nominative (subject) | Accusative (direct object) | Accusative (direct object) | Dative (indirect object) | Prepositional | Prepositional | Prepositional with com | Prepositional with com | Non-declining | Non-declining |
| Number | Person | m | f | m | f | m and f | m | f | m | f | m | f |
| Singular | First | eu | eu | me | me | me | mim | mim | comigo | comigo | | |
| Singular | Second | tu | tu | te | te | te | ti | ti | contigo | contigo | você | você |
| Singular | Second | tu | tu | te | te | te | ti | ti | contigo | contigo | o senhor | a senhora |
| Singular | Third | ele | ela | o (lo, no) | a (la, na) | lhe | ele | ela | com ele | com ela | o mesmo | a mesma |
| Singular | Third | ele | ela | se | se | se | si | si | consigo | consigo | | o mesmo | a mesma |
| Plural | First | nós | nós | nos | nos | nos | nós | nós | connosco (Portugal) conosco (Brazil) | connosco (Portugal) conosco (Brazil) | a gente | a gente |
| Plural | Second | vós | vós | vos | vos | vos | vós | vós | convosco, com vós | convosco, com vós | vocês | vocês |
| Plural | Second | vós | vós | vos | vos | vos | vós | vós | convosco, com vós | convosco, com vós | os senhores | as senhoras |
| Plural | Third | eles | elas | os (los, nos) | as (las, nas) | lhes | eles | elas | com eles | com elas | os mesmos | as mesmas |
| Plural | Third | eles | elas | se | se | se | si | si | consigo | consigo | | os mesmos | as mesmas |
| Indefinite | Indefinite | | | se | se | se | si | si | consigo | consigo | | |

## Romansch
### Alternative forms

* ala (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader)

### Etymology

From Latin āla.

### Noun

ela f (plural elas)
* (Puter) wing

## Sotho
### Verb

ela
* to flow

## Turkish
### Alternative forms

* elâ

### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish الا. Doublet of ala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /e.ˈlaː/
* Hyphenation: e‧la

### Adjective

ela
* Of hazel color.

### Noun

ela (definite accusative elayı, plural elalar)
* hazel (refers to the color of eyes).

## Volapük
### Article

ela
* genitive singular of el

## West Makian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /e.ˈl̪a/

### Interjection

ela
* that's why!

### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics (as elá)