"ella" meaning in Spanish

See ella in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈeʝa/, [ˈe.ʝa], /ˈeʝa/ (note: most of Spain and Latin America), [ˈe.ʝa] (note: most of Spain and Latin America), /ˈeʎa/ (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains), [ˈe.ʎa] (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains), /ˈeʃa/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [ˈe.ʃa] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /ˈeʒa/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈe.ʒa] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: ellas [plural], él [masculine], ellos [masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -eʝa Etymology: Inherited from Latin illa, feminine of ille. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|illa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin illa, {{inh+|es|la|illa}} Inherited from Latin illa, {{m|la|ille}} ille Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun|plural|ellas|masculine|él|masculine plural|ellos}} ella (plural ellas, masculine él, masculine plural ellos)
  1. she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)
    Sense id: en-ella-es-pron--kqp5Z9-
  2. it (used subjectively and after prepositions to refer to feminine nouns)
    Sense id: en-ella-es-pron-8oK1uFoL Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: él, ellas, ellos, yo, me, mí1, nosotros, nos, nosotras, , te, ti1, vos, usted, le, se4, lo, la5, vosotros, os, vosotras, ustedes, les, los, las5, la, ello7, ello, las, —, se, sí1, Not used with con, conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively, Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown, when the subject is plural and of mixed gender, Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity, If le, les precedes lo, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (english: e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije), Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to, Used primarily in Spain, Used only in rare circumstances

Inflected forms

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