• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)[ˈe.ləs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)[ˈe.les]

eles

1. plural ofela
2. (Valencia)plural ofele

FromOld Galician-Portugueseelles, fromLatinillos, fromille(“that”). The dative form is fromLatinillīs.

• IPA^(key): /ˈelɪs/
• Rhymes:-elɪs
• Hyphenation:e‧les

eles m pl (accusativeos,dativelles)

1. they

The accusative formos has variant formslos andnos. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The formlos is used when the preceding word ends in-r or-s. Thenos form is used when the preceding word ends in-u or a diphthong. These alternative forms are then suffixed to the preceding word.

The accusative also forms contractions when it immediately follows an indirect object pronoun. For example,Dou che os(“I gave you them”) contracts toDou chos.

• el
• ela
• elas

• “el”, inDicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña:Royal Galician Academy,2012–2025
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “eles”, inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “eles”, inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega

eles

1. plural ofel

FromOld Occitan[Term?], fromLatinillōs, fromille.

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eles m (feminineelas)

1. they (third-person singular subject pronoun)

eles

1. genitivesingular ofele

FromLatinillās, accusative feminine plural ofille.

eles f

1. they (third-person plural feminine subject pronoun)
2. they (third-person plural feminine stressed object pronoun)

   E nule nef ne put encontreeles durer

   And no boat can withstand being between them

• (subject pronoun):il(masculine equivalent)
• (stressed object pronoun):eus(masculine equivalent)

• French:elles

FromOld Galician-Portugueseelos, fromLatinillōs, influenced by the singular form.

• êles(pre-reform spelling)
• elles(pre-standardization spelling)
• êlles(obsolete)

• Hyphenation:e‧les

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eles m pl

1. masculine third-person plural nominative personal pronoun;they

   Eles andaram até mim.

   They walked towards me.

   • 2003,J. K. Rowling, translated byLia Wyler,Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco,→ISBN, page449:

     Obviamenteeles não podem mais conversar [...]

     Obviouslythey can't discuss anymore [...]

   • 2007,J. K. Rowling, translated byLia Wyler,Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco,→ISBN, page582:

     Eles sorriram um para o outro.

     They smiled to each other.

   • 2007,J. K. Rowling, translated byLia Wyler,Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco,→ISBN, page588:

     Pensei queeles fossem invisíveis.

     I thought thatthey were invisible.

2. masculine third-person plural prepositional pronoun;them

   Eu gosto de conversar comeles.

   I enjoy talking tothem

3. (Brazil)masculine third-person plural personal pronoun used in all positions;they;them

   Um homem matoueles.

   A man killedthem.

The following preposition +eles contractions are mandatory:

• ‎de + ‎eles → ‎deles
• ‎em + ‎eles → ‎neles

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:ele.

See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

eles m

1. plural ofele<id:el

• IPA^(key): /ˈeles/[ˈe.les]
• Rhymes:-eles
• Syllabification:e‧les

eles f pl

1. plural ofele

eles

1. dativeplural ofel

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