lã
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"
Etymology
From Latin illīs, dative common plural of ille. Compare Romanian le.
Pronoun
lã m (short/unstressed dative form of elj)
- (indirect object) (to) them (all-male or mixed group)
Pronoun
lã f (short/unstressed dative form of eali)
- (indirect object) (to) them (all female group)
Related terms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lãa, from Latin lāna.
Cognate with Catalan llana, French laine, Galician laa, Italian lana, Occitan lana, Romanian lână and Spanish lana.
Pronunciation
Noun
lã f (plural lãs)
- wool (wavy fur of sheep and other animals)
- farm
- fluff
- frizzy hair
- (figuratively) shyness
- (figuratively) wealth
Related terms
adjectives
nouns
- laneiro m
- lanifício m
- lanolina f
- lanugem f
Further reading
- “lã”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “lã”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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