elles

Etymology

From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

Pronoun

elles f pl

1. they (female)

Etymology

From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ʎəs/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ʎes/

Pronoun

elles

1. they (feminine)

Noun

elles c

1. genitive plural indefinite of el

Etymology

From Old French eles, from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛl/

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• Homophones: aile, ailes, elle, hèle, hèles, hèlent, L

Pronoun

elles f pl

1. they (female).
2. them (female).

Noun

elles f

1. plural of elle

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• selle

Noun

elles f

1. genitive singular form of elle
2. nominative plural form of elle
3. vocative plural form of elle
4. accusative plural form of elle

Pronoun

elles f pl

1. they (female).
2. them (female).

Etymology

From eller (“or”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlːɛs/

Adverb

elles

1. (conjunctive) else, otherwise

   Det lyt du gjera, elles går dette gale.

   You have to do that, else this will go wrong.

Pronoun

elles

1. Obsolete spelling of eles

Noun

elles m

1. Obsolete spelling of eles