la
A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scaleA syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
» My favorite dessert is cheesecake a la mode.
Meaning
3 sensesA syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
ляlja
the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
Sometimes syllable for both the third and the sixth.
Lad, kid
Examples
96 sentencesMy favorite dessert is cheesecake a la mode.
These students are the crème de la crème of our school.
Ці студенти - еліта нашої школи.
Béla can't harm you anymore.
She lives in la-la land.
C'est la vie.
Селяві.
ruТакова жизнь.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Glover's solmization, from Middle English la (“sixth degree or note of Guido of ArezzFrom Glover's solmization, from Middle English la (“sixth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian la in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin labiī (“lip's”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.
Possibly a shortened form of lad.
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Forms
plural: lasSynonyms
6 synonyms- the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization:lah
- a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth:lanthanumatomic number 57
- a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War:LouisianaPelican StateLa.