laísmo
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- The practice of using la (la) as indirect object pronoun when referring to feminine nouns, instead of the standard le (le).
Etymology
Suffix from Spanish, Castilian la (the).
Origin
Spanish
la
Gloss
the
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- La Junta English
- La Plata English
- La Plata County English
- la Italian
- leguaan Dutch, Flemish
- La Silla Spanish, Castilian
- Laguardia Spanish, Castilian
- financiamiento Spanish, Castilian
- la Spanish, Castilian
- labaha Cebuano
- lamesa Tagalog
- ela Old Spanish
- lamä Mezquital Otomi
- *iwana Taino
- lahuerta San Juan Atzingo Popoloca