# las
## English
### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

las
* 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
* them (feminine direct object)

## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* lasu, alas, alasu

### Etymology

From Latin laxō.

### Verb

las first-singular present indicative
* 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)
* 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
* plural of la

## Danish
### Etymology

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

### Noun

las c (singular definite lasen, plural indefinite laser)
* rag
* shred

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑs

### Noun

las c (plural lassen, diminutive lasje n)
* joint, weld

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: las
* → Indonesian: las

### Verb

las
* singular past indicative of lezen
* inflection of lassen:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

### Anagrams

* als, sla

## Estonian
### Alternative forms

* lase

### Verb

las
* 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
* first-person plural past indicative of lesa
* third-person plural past indicative of lesa

## French
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French las, from Latin lassus.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /la/ ~ /lɑ/
* Homophones: la, là

#### Adjective

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

* de guerre lasse

### Etymology 2

Clipping of hélas.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /las/
* Audio:(file)

#### Interjection

las
* (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)
* 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)
* 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
* plural of la

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laːs/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːs

### Verb

las
* first/third-person singular preterite of lesen

## Gothic
### Romanization

las
* Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍃

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch las (“welding, joint”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlas]
* Hyphenation: las
* Rhymes: -as

### Noun

las (plural las-las)
* weld

#### Derived terms

* mengelas
* pengelasan

### 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 of Indonesia, 2016.

## Irish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Verb

las (present analytic lasann, future analytic lasfaidh, verbal noun lasadh, past participle lasta)
* (transitive) to light (start (a fire); illuminate)
* (intransitive) to blaze (shine like a flame)

#### Conjugation

| verbal noun | lasadh | lasadh | lasadh | lasadh | lasadh | lasadh | lasadh | lasadh |
| past participle | lasta | lasta | lasta | lasta | lasta | lasta | lasta | lasta |
| tense | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| tense | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| 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 |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

#### Derived terms

* dolasta
* so-lasta

### References

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

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “las”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “las”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Kashubian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlas/
* Rhymes: -as
* Syllabification: las

### Noun

las m inan (diminutive lôsk, related adjective lasowi or lasny)
* forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)

#### Derived terms

* lesnik
* lesny

#### Related terms

* lesniczi
* lesników
* lesnictwò
* lesniczówka
* lesnô

### 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)
* the (feminine plural)

## Louisiana Creole
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /las/
* Rhymes: -as

### Adjective

las
* tired
    Synonyms: dormétik, épwizé, fatigé, fourbu, harasé

## Middle Dutch
### Verb

las
* 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: /laːs/

### Noun

las (plural lass)
* lace
** 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Knyghtes Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his las.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### 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)
* the
    las bacas de l fazendeirothe cows of the farmer

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Verb

las
* past of lesa
    Det var forfattaren sjølv som las.It was the author himself who was reading.

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Latin illās.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Article

las (singular la, masculine lo, masculine plural los)
* the; feminine plural definite article

## Old French
### Alternative forms

* a las

### Etymology

See a las

### Interjection

las !
* alas

## Old Occitan
### Etymology

From Latin illās.

### Article

las (singular la)
* 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: (10th–15th CE) /lʲas/
* IPA: (15th CE) /lʲas/

### Noun

las m animacy unattested (diminutive lasek, related adjective leśny)
* (attested in Lesser Poland, Greater Poland) 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 [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎, Krakow: 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, Lubiń: 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, Lubiń: inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 125v:Silua eyn walt lyąsz[Silua eyn walt las]

#### Derived terms

* leśnik

#### Related terms

* leśne

#### Descendants

* Polish: las, les (Middle Polish)
* Silesian: las, les (Southern Silesian)

### 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, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (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: /las, ɽas/

### Pronoun

las (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لس)
* it
* him
* her (dist acc)

#### Alternative forms

* les (Biori)

### References

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

## Polabian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German las.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /las/

### Noun

las m ?
* salmon

### References

* Polański, Kazimierz (1971) “las”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 2 (ďüzd – ľotü), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 314
* Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “las”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 87
* Olesch, Reinhold (1962) “Las”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 493

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* les (Middle Polish)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish las.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlas/
* (Middle Polish) IPA: /ˈlas/
* (Greater Poland):
** (Kuyavia) IPA: /ˈlas/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -as
* Syllabification: las
* Homophone: Las

### Noun

las m inan (diminutive lasek, related adjective leśny or lasowy)
* forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)
    Synonym: (dialectal) bór
* forest (dense collection or amount)
* forest (large number or quantity of something that makes it difficult to orient oneself and act properly)

#### Usage notes

Both bór and las have been used to a similar degree in the Kuyavian dialect.

#### Derived terms

* lesisty
* za górami, za lasami
* za siedmioma górami, za siedmioma lasami
* bezlesie
* chłopiec z lasu
* las deszczowy
* lesopował
* leśnik
* im dalej w las, tym więcej drzew
* jeden do Sasa, drugi do Lasa
* natura ciągnie wilka do lasu
* nauka nie idzie w las
* nauka nie poszła w las
* nie było nas, był las, nie będzie nas, będzie las
* wylesić pf, wylesiać impf
* zalesić pf, zalesiać impf
* być w lesie impf
* pójść do lasu pf, iść do lasu impf
* wywołać wilka z lasu pf, wywoływać wilka z lasu impf

#### Related terms

* bezleśny
* bezleśność
* lesistość
* leśnictwo
* leśniczówka
* leśniczy
* leśniczyna
* zalesienie

### 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

* ↑ 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
* las in PWN's encyclopedia
* 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
* Oskar Kolberg (1867) “bór”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 268

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /las/
* (Brazil) IPA: /las/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /laʃ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /lɐʃ/

### Pronoun

las
* 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
* inflection of lăsa:
** first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
** third-person plural present indicative

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsь.

### Noun

las f (Cyrillic spelling лас)
* (Kajkavian) hair
    Synonym: vlas

## Silesian
### Alternative forms

* les (Southern Silesian)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish las.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlas/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -as
* Syllabification: las

### Noun

las m inan (related adjective leśny)
* 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: /láːs/
* Rhymes: -aːs
* Hyphenation: las
* Homophone: laz

### Noun

lȃs m inan or f
* (anatomy) hair on top of head
* (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.
* nap, pile (The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile)
* (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

* chiefly western dialects, often uncountable

#### Synonyms

* (sense 1)
* lasec
* lasek
* vlas
* (sense 2)
* dlačevje
* dlačje
* dlaka
* kocina
* kosmačija
* kosmatina
* kosmatinje
* kosmina
* kosminje
* puh
* resa
* ščetina
* vos

#### Derived terms

* dobiti sive lase
* dolgi lasje – kratka pamet
* iti v lase
* iti z roko skozi lase
* izgubiti lase
* lasȁt
* lasáti
* lāsəc
* lāsək
* lȃsən
* lasje koga bolijo
* lasje komu gredo pokonci
* lasje komu stopijo pokonci
* lasje komu vstajajo pokonci
* lasje se komu ježijo
* lȃsnat
* lȃsnica
* lasúlja
* lesti v lase
* na las
* puliti si lase
* sivi lasje
* skočiti v lase
* skriviti las
* v laseh
* viseti na lasu
* vleči za lase
* za las
* za lase privlečen
* zardeti do las
* zlásati
* žabji las

### 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

## Slovincian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlas/
* Rhymes: -as
* Syllabification: las

### Noun

las m inan (related adjective lasny)
* forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)

### Further reading

* Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “lãs”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 544

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /las/ [las]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -as
* Syllabification: las

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

#### Article

las f pl
* feminine plural definite article; the

##### Related terms

* el m
* la f
* los m pl

### Etymology 2
#### Pronoun

las f pl
* accusative of ellas; them
* accusative of ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); you all (formal)
* feminine plural pronoun
    las que no hablanthose (women) who do not speak

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

las m pl
* plural of la

### See also

| | | | | nominative | dative | accusative | disjunctive |
| first person | singular | singular | singular | yo | me | me | mí$^1$ |
| first person | plural | masculine$^2$ | masculine$^2$ | nosotros | nos | nos | nosotros |
| first person | plural | feminine | feminine | nosotras | nos | nos | nosotras |
| second person | singular | tuteo | tuteo | tú | te | te | ti$^1$ |
| second person | singular | voseo | voseo | vos | te | te | vos |
| second person | singular | formal$^3$ | formal$^3$ | usted | le, se$^4$ | lo/la$^5$ | usted |
| second person | plural | familiar$^6$ | masculine$^2$ | vosotros | os | os | vosotros |
| second person | plural | familiar$^6$ | feminine | vosotras | os | os | vosotras |
| second person | plural | formal/general$^3$ | formal/general$^3$ | ustedes | les, se$^4$ | los/las$^5$ | ustedes |
| third person | singular | masculine$^2$ | masculine$^2$ | él | le, se$^4$ | lo | él |
| third person | singular | feminine | feminine | ella | le, se$^4$ | la | ella |
| third person | singular | neuter | neuter | ello$^7$ | le, se$^4$ | lo | ello |
| third person | plural | masculine$^2$ | masculine$^2$ | ellos | les, se$^4$ | los | ellos |
| third person | plural | feminine | feminine | ellas | les, se$^4$ | las | ellas |
| third person | reflexive | reflexive | reflexive | — | se | se | sí$^1$ |
* Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
* 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.
* Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
* 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)
* Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
* Used primarily in Spain
* Used only in rare circumstances

### Further reading

* “los”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laːs/

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

las
* Soft mutation of glas.

### Etymology 2

From English lace.

#### Noun

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