las

• IPA^(key): /lɑːz/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːz

las

1. plural of la

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

From Latin illas (“those ones”).

las

1. them (feminine direct object)

• lasu, alas, alasu

From Latin laxō.

las first-singular present indicative

1. Alternative form of alas

• lãsari, lãsare

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

• llas

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

1. weary, tired

• lassar
• lassitud

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

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

las

1. plural of la

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

las c (singular definite lasen, plural indefinite laser)

1. rag
2. shred

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

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• Rhymes: -ɑs

las c (plural lassen, diminutive lasje n)

1. joint, weld

• → Indonesian: las

las

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

• als, sla

• lase

las

1. second-person singular imperative of laskma

   Las ma söön.

   Let me eat.

lase governs the adessive (verb in the infinitive), las governs the nominative (verb in corresponding person, in the present).

las

1. first-person plural past indicative of lesa
2. third-person plural past indicative of lesa

Inherited from Old French las, from Latin lassus.

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

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

1. 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.

• de guerre lasse

Clipping of hélas.

• IPA^(key): /las/

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las

1. (dated) alas

   Synonym: hélas

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

From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

las f pl (feminine plural las, masculine singular lo, masculine plural los)

1. Alternative form of la (“the”, feminine plural)

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).

• los
• as

las f pl (accusative)

1. Alternative form of la (“them”, feminine plural)

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.

• los
• nas
• as

las m pl

1. plural of la

• IPA^(key): /laːs/

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• Rhymes: -aːs

las

1. first/third-person singular preterite of lesen

las

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍃

From Dutch las (“welding, joint”).

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

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

1. weld.

• “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.

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

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠasˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɔsˠ/ (as if spelled los)[1]

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)

• dolasta
• so-lasta

• 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.

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlas/
• Syllabification: las

las m inan (diminutive lôsk, related adjective lasowi or lasny)

1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)

• 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

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

1. the (feminine plural)

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

• IPA^(key): /las/
• Rhymes: -as

las

1. tired

   Synonyms: dormétik, épwizé, fatigé, fourbu, harasé

Inherited from Old Polish las.

• IPA^(key): [ˈlas]
• Syllabification: las

las m inan (diminutive lasek or laszik)

1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)

   Synonym: bór

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “las”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎, volume 4, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 11-12

las

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of lēsen

• lase, lasse, lace, laz, lesse

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

• IPA^(key): /laːs/

las (plural lass)

1. 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)

• English: lace
• Yola: laace, laase

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

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

1. the

   las bacas de l fazendeiro

   the cows of the farmer

las

1. past of lesa

From Latin illās.

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

1. the; feminine plural definite article

• a las

See a las

las !

1. alas

From Latin illās.

las (singular la)

1. the; feminine plural definite article

• Occitan: las

• les

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̑sъ. First attested in the second half of the 13th century.

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /lʲas/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /lʲas/

las m ? (diminutive lasek, related adjective leśny)

1. 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]‎, 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, 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, inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 125v:

     Silua eyn walt lyąsz

     [Silua eyn walt las]

• Masurian: las
• Polish: las, les
• Silesian: las, les

• 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

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

• IPA^(key): /las, ɽas/

las (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لس)

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

• les (Biori)

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

Unknown.

• IPA^(key): /las/

las m ?

1. salmon

• les (Middle Polish)

Inherited from Old Polish las.

• IPA^(key): /las/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈlas/

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• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: las

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)

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.[1]

• 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
• 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

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

las

1. inflection of lăsa:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsь.

las f (Cyrillic spelling лас)

1. (Kajkavian) hair

   Synonym: vlas

• les (Southern Silesian)

Inherited from Old Polish las.

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

las m inan (related adjective leśny)

1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)

   Synonyms: (Cieszyn) dōmbrowa, gŏj

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

• laſ (Bohorič alphabet)

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

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

lȃs m inan or f

1. (anatomy) hair on top of head
2. (obsolete, dialectal) hair (anywhere)^[→SSKJ]
   • 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.

3. nap, pile (The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile)
4. (agriculture) corn silk

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).

n=

n=

• chiefly western dialects, often uncountable

n=

• (sense 1)

• (sense 2)

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

• “las”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “las”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlas/
• Syllabification: las

las m inan (related adjective lasny)

1. forest, woods (dense uncultivated tract of trees)

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

• IPA^(key): /las/ [las]

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• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: las

Inherited from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

las f pl

1. the

las f pl

1. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
2. feminine plural pronoun

   las que no hablan

   those (women) who do not speak

las m pl

1. plural of la

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

• IPA^(key): /laːs/

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

las

1. Soft mutation of glas.

From English lace.

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

1. lace

• 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