different between los vs las

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin illos (“those ones”).

Pronoun

los

1. them (masculine direct object)

Synonyms

• es

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin ill?s, from ille.

Article

los m pl (masculine sg el, feminine sg la, neuter sg lo, feminine plural les)

1. (definite) the

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Latin ill?s; cf. els.

Pronoun

los (enclitic, contracted 'ls, proclitic els)

1. them (masculine, direct or indirect object)
2. them (feminine, indirect object only)

Declension

Etymology 2

From Latin ill?s, from ille.

Article

los m pl

1. masculine plural of lo

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?los]
• Rhymes: -os

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *?ls?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?el-. Cognate with English elk, German Elch.

Noun

los m anim

1. elk (British), moose (U.S.)

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Los, which has unclear origins.

Noun

los m inan

1. lottery ticket

Declension

References

Further reading

• los in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• los in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lauss

Adjective

los

1. loose

Noun

los c (singular definite lossen, plural indefinite losser)

1. lynx

Inflection

Noun

los n (singular definite losset, plural indefinite los)

1. kick

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?s/
• Hyphenation: los
• Rhymes: -?s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch los, from Old Dutch *los, from Proto-West Germanic *lus (a-stem), from Proto-Germanic *lusaz. Cognate with Ripuarian Central Franconian loss, Luxembourgish lass, lues. Related with Dutch loos, the cognate of German los, lose, English loose.

Adjective

los (comparative losser, superlative meest los or lost)

1. loose
2. separate

Inflection

Derived terms

Verb

los

1. first-person singular present indicative of lossen
2. imperative of lossen

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch los, from Old Dutch *los, from Proto-Germanic *luhsuz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light, to shine”) or from a substrate language. Cognate with Old Saxon lohs, Old High German luhs, Old English lox, from a similar Germanic form also Swedish lodjur. Cognates outside Germanic include Ancient Greek ???? (lúnx), Lithuanian l?šis, Old Church Slavonic ????? (rus?), Old Irish lug, Old Armenian ?????????? (lusanunk?).

Noun

los m (plural lossen, diminutive losje n)

1. (dated) lynx (specifically the Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx)

   Synonym: lynx

Alternative forms

• losch (obsolete)

Derived terms

• pardellos

Anagrams

• sol

References

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Old Saxon l?s, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, cognate with Dutch los and English loose.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?s

Adjective

los

1. open

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin laus, laudem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo/

Noun

los m (plural los)

1. (obsolete) praise; acclaim

   Synonym: (modern) louange

Related terms

• louer

Further reading

• “los” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo?s/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /l?s/ (regionally; chiefly as interjection or when meaning “going on”)

Etymology 1

From Old High German l?s. Compare English loose.

Adjective

los (comparative loser, superlative am losesten)

1. (colloquial or dated) Alternative form of lose (“loose”)

Adverb

los (comparative only used in combination with a verb)

1. off, rid of

2. going on

3. (colloquial, regional, Westphalia, Lower Saxony) open

Interjection

los

1. come on!, let's go!

Derived terms

Related terms

• gelosen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

los

1. singular imperative of losen

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?l?s]
• Hyphenation: los

Etymology 1

Shortening from losmen (“hostel”).

Noun

los (first-person possessive losku, second-person possessive losmu, third-person possessive losnya)

1. hostel
2. longhouse

Etymology 2

From Dutch loods (“pilot”).

Noun

los (first-person possessive losku, second-person possessive losmu, third-person possessive losnya)

1. (navigation) pilot boat

Etymology 3

From Dutch los (“loose”).

Adjective

los (plural los-los)

1. (colloquial) loose, free

   Synonyms: lepas, bebas

Further reading

• “los” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Pronoun

los

1. (accusative, dative) them, those

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin ill?s, from ille.

Article

los (singular el, feminine las)

1. the (masculine plural)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French loche (dialectal)

Noun

los

1. slug

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987). Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *los, from Proto-Germanic *lusaz, *lausaz (“loose, free”).

Adjective

los

1. loose, free
2. free, not encumbered
3. having lost, robbed

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: los
• Limburgish: lósj

Further reading

• “los”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “los (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lose, losse

Etymology

From Old English los.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?s/, /l??s/

Noun

los (uncountable)

1. loss

Descendants

• English: loss
• Scots: los, lose, lois
• Yola: lass

References

• “l??s, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowing from Low German lots (short form of lotsman); compare with German Lotse.

Noun

los m (definite singular losen, indefinite plural loser, definite plural losene)

1. (nautical) a pilot (person who guides ships in and out of a harbour)

References

• “los” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

los m (definite singular losen, indefinite plural losar, definite plural losane)

1. Alternative spelling of lós

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Homophones: lòs, lås

Noun

los n (definite singular loset, indefinite plural los, definite plural losa)

1. Alternative spelling of lòs

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ill?s, from ille.

Article

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

1. the; masculine plural definite article

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lus? (“loss”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- (“to cut loose; sever; lose”). Cognate with Old Norse los (“looseness; breaking up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /los/

Noun

los n (nominative plural los)

1. loss
2. destruction

Declension

Derived terms

• losian

Descendants

• Middle English: los, lose, losse
  • English: loss
  • Scots: los, lose, lois
  • Yola: lass

Old French

Etymology

See the verb loer (“to laud”).

Noun

los m (oblique plural los, nominative singular los, nominative plural los)

1. glory; positive reputation

Descendants

• French: los

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also Old English l?as, Old Norse lauss.

Adjective

l?s

1. loose

Polish

Etymology

From Middle High German l?z, from Old High German hl?z, from Proto-Germanic *hlautiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?s/

Noun

los m inan

1. fate
2. lottery ticket

   Synonym: kupon

Declension

Derived terms

• (verb) losowa?
• (adjective) losowy

Further reading

• los in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lus/, /lu?/

Pronoun

los

1. Alternative form of os (third-person masculine 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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *?ls?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lôs/

Noun

l?s m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. moose
2. elk

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ols?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ló?s/

Noun

l??s m anim

1. elk, moose

Inflection

Further reading

• “los”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /los/, [los]

Etymology 1

From Latin ill?s accusative plural masculine of ille.

Article

los m pl

1. the

Related terms

Etymology 2

Pronoun

los

1. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
2. plural masculine or neuter pronoun

See also

Swedish

Noun

los

1. indefinite genitive singular of lo

Anagrams

• Sol, sol

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Borrowing from Low German lots (short form of lotsman), from Middle English lodesman; compare with German Lotse.

Noun

los m (definite singular losn, dative singular losåm, indefinite plural losa, definite plural losan)

1. (nautical) a pilot (person who guides ships in and out of a harbour)

Derived terms

• losser

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??/

Verb

los

1. come, return (to one's home / to a place where one resides)

   Antonym: tuaj

Derived terms

• los nag

References

• Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)

Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Armenian ??? (loš).

Noun

los (genitive singular losi)

1. lavash

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??z/
• Rhymes: -??z

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 lax?.

Verb

las

1. Alternative form of alas

Related terms

• lãsari, lãsare

Catalan

Etymology 1

Noun

las

1. plural of la

Etymology 2

From Latin lassus (“tired”).

Alternative forms

• llas

Adjective

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

1. weary, tired

Danish

Etymology

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

Noun

las c (singular definite lasen, plural indefinite laser)

1. rag
2. shred

Declension

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?s

Noun

las c (plural lassen, diminutive lasje n)

1. joint, weld

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: las

Verb

las

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

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

Conjugation

French

Etymology 1

From Old French las, from Latin lassus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?/
• Homophones: la, là

Adjective

las (feminine singular 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

Synonyms

• hélas

Further reading

• “las” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin ill?s, 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): /la?s/
• Rhymes: -a?s

Verb

las

1. first-person singular past indicative of lesen
2. third-person singular past indicative of lesen

Gothic

Romanization

las

1. Romanization of ????????????

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch las (“welding, joint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?las]
• 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 (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??as?/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l???s?/ (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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “lasaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• "las" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “lasaim” in Foclóir Gae?ilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, 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.

References

Kashubian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *l?s?.

Noun

las m

1. forest

Ladino

Article

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

1. the (feminine plural)

Middle Dutch

Verb

las

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of l?sen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lase, lasse, lace, laz, lesse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French las.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la?s/

Noun

las (plural lass)

1. a lace

Descendants

• English: lace
• Yola: laace, laase

References

• “l?s, 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 tense of lesa and lese

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ill?s.

Article

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

1. the; feminine plural definite article

Old French

Alternative forms

• a las

Interjection

las !

1. alas

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ill?s.

Article

las (singular la)

1. the; feminine plural definite article

Descendants

• Occitan: las

Phalura

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las, ?as/

Pronoun

las (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling ??)

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)?^[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, ?ISBN

Polabian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *losos?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las/

Noun

las m

1. salmon

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *l?s?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las/

Noun

las m inan (diminutive lasek)

1. forest

Declension

Related terms

• (adjectives) lasowy, lesisty, le?ny
• (nouns) lesisto??, le?nictwo, le?niczy, le?niczówka, le?niczyna, le?nik, zalesienie
• (verbs) wylesia?, wylesi?, zalesia?, zalesi?

Further reading

• las in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• las in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /l??/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /l?s/, /l??/

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. first-person singular present indicative of l?sa
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of l?sa
3. third-person plural present indicative of l?sa

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vols?

Noun

las f (Cyrillic spelling ???)

1. (Kajkavian) hair

Synonyms

• vlas

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vols?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lá?s/

Noun

l?s m inan

1. hair

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “las”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las/, [las]

Etymology 1

From Latin ill?s, accusative feminine plural of ille.

Article

las f pl

1. the

Related terms

• el m
• la f
• los m pl

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la?s/

Adjective

las

1. Soft mutation of glas.

Mutation