le

Spanish

pronoun
Definitions
  • To him, for him; (inflection of) él
  • To her, for her; (inflection of) ella
  • To it, for it; (inflection of) ello
  • To you, for you formal; (inflection of) usted

Etymology

Derived from Latin illī (those, that one, they).

Origin

Latin

illī

Gloss

those, that one, they

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Other

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • *eccillui Latin
  • *illaei Latin
  • *illei Latin
  • *illūi Latin
  • illī Latin
  • gli Italian
  • i Italian
  • li Italian
  • lui Italian
  • celui French
  • lui French
  • hubo Spanish, Castilian
  • leísmo Spanish, Castilian
  • quiúbole Spanish, Castilian
  • qué Spanish, Castilian
  • *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European
  • li Catalan, Valencian
  • -lui Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
  • ei Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
  • îi Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
  • ăia Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
  • li Old Portuguese
  • lle Old Portuguese
  • elj Aromanian
  • ãlj Aromanian
  • iddi Sicilian
  • li Sicilian
  • i Dalmatian
  • jali Dalmatian
  • l Haitian, Haitian Creole
  • l' Haitian, Haitian Creole
  • li Haitian, Haitian Creole
  • 'i Neapolitan
  • li Louisiana Creole French
  • ge Emilian
  • i Emilian