# eles
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.ləs]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈe.les]

### Noun

eles
* plural of ela
* (Valencia) plural of ele

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese elles, from Latin illos, from ille (“that”). The dative form is from Latin illīs.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈelɪs/

### Pronoun

eles m pl (accusative os, dative lles)
* they

#### Usage notes

The accusative form os has variant forms los and nos. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form los is used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s. The nos 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 os (“I gave you them”) contracts to Dou chos.

#### Related terms

* el
* ela
* elas

### Further reading

* “el”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “eles”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “eles”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Middle English
### Noun

eles
* plural of el

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin illōs, from ille.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Languedoc):(file)

### Pronoun

eles m (feminine elas)
* they (third-person singular subject pronoun)

## Old English
### Noun

eles
* genitive singular of ele

## Old French
### Etymology

From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

### Pronoun

eles f
* they (third-person plural feminine subject pronoun)
* they (third-person plural feminine stressed object pronoun)
    E nule nef ne put encontre eles durerAnd no boat can withstand being between them

#### Coordinate terms

* (subject pronoun): il (masculine equivalent)
* (stressed object pronoun): eus (masculine equivalent)

#### Descendants

* French: elles

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese elos, from Latin illōs, influenced by the singular form.

#### Alternative forms

* êles (pre-reform spelling)
* elles (pre-standardization spelling)
* êlles (obsolete)

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈe.lis/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈe.lis/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈe.liʃ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈe.les/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈe.lɨʃ/
* Hyphenation: e‧les
* Audio (São Paulo):(file)

#### Pronoun

eles m pl
* masculine third-person plural nominative personal pronoun; they
    Eles andaram até mim.They walked towards me.
** 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 449:Obviamente eles não podem mais conversar [...]Obviously they can't discuss anymore [...]
** 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 582:Eles sorriram um para o outro.They smiled to each other.
** 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 588:Pensei que eles fossem invisíveis.I thought that they were invisible.
* masculine third-person plural prepositional pronoun; them
    Eu gosto de conversar com eles.I enjoy talking to them
* (Brazil) masculine third-person plural personal pronoun used in all positions; they; them
    Um homem matou eles.A man killed them.

##### Usage notes

The following preposition + eles contractions are mandatory:
* ‎de + ‎eles → ‎deles
* ‎em + ‎eles → ‎neles

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele.

##### See also
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

eles m
* plural of ele<id:el

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeles/ [ˈe.les]
* Rhymes: -eles
* Syllabification: e‧les

### Noun

eles f pl
* plural of ele

## Volapük
### Article

eles
* dative plural of el