ila
Alagwa
Gamilaraay
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *ila, from Proto-Eskimo *ila. Cognate with Aleut ilaanux̂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.la/
Noun
ila (plural ilat)
Declension
Interjection
ila
- well yes, that is true!
Higaonon
Iraqw
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *ʔil-. Cognates include Oromo ija, Sidamo ille, Dahalo ʔila, Qimant ə́ll, Blin ʔəl, Alagwa ila, Somali il, Saho inti, Afar inti.
References
- Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 44
Lubuagan Kalinga
Nias
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Preposition
ila
- Acronym of i løpet av.
- Initialism of i løpet av.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål.
Alternative forms
- ile (e- and split infinitives)
Verb
ila (present tense iler, past tense ilte, past participle ilt, passive infinitive ilast, present participle ilande, imperative il)
Etymology 3
Related to igla
Alternative forms
- ile (e- and split infinitives)
Verb
ila (present tense iler, past tense ilte, past participle ilt, passive infinitive ilast, present participle ilande, imperative il)
- to nauseate
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “ila” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *īlijan (“to make haste, hasten”).
Pitjantjatjara
Swahili
Pronunciation
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish ila, from Middle Low German īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan (“to make haste, hasten”).
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | ila | — | ||
Supine | ilat | — | ||
Imperative | ila | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | ilen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | ilar | ilade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | ila | ilade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | ile | ilade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | ilande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
- ilbud
- ilfart
- ilpost
References
Yoruba
Etymology 1


Alternative forms
- ịlá (Èkìtì)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.lá/
Noun
ilá
- okra plant
- Synonyms: iláso, iláṣadò
- wọ́n ń ká ilá tí kò gbó ― They were plucking unripe okra
- A mucilaginous stew or soup made from okra
- Synonym: ọbẹ̀ ilá
- A term for plants similar to okra in terms of mucilaginous characteristics, especially when cooked
- Examples include ilá-abilà (“hibiscus plant”) and ilá ìròkò (“Telfairia occidentalis”)
Derived terms
- ilá alásèpọ̀
- ilá funfun (“Asystasia gangetica”)
- ilá ìròkò (“Telfairia occidentalis”)
- ilá-abilà (“hibiscus plant”)
- onílá (“okra seller”)
Etymology 2

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + là (“to cut, to divide, to separate, to slice”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.là/
Noun
ìlà
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.là/