lã

See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin illīs, dative common plural of ille. Compare Romanian le.

Pronoun

lã m (short/unstressed dative form of elj)

1. (indirect object) (to) them (all-male or mixed group)

Pronoun

lã f (short/unstressed dative form of eali)

1. (indirect object) (to) them (all female group)

Related terms

• (a) lor (masculine/feminine plural dative- long/stressed form)
• ãlj/ilj, lji (masculine/feminine singular dative- short/unstressed form)
• li (feminine plural accusative- short/unstressed form)

Portuguese

lã

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Rhymes: -ɐ̃
• Homophone: LAN (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: lã

Noun

lã f (plural lãs)

1. wool (wavy fur of sheep and other animals)
2. farm
3. fluff
4. frizzy hair
5. (figuratively) shyness
6. (figuratively) wealth

Related terms

adjectives

• lanar
• lanífero
• lanígero
• lanoso
• lanzudo

 

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