lãa

See also: laa, láa, la'a, -laa, -LAA, and lå

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin lāna (“wool”), from Proto-Italic *wlānā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlã.a/

Noun

lãa f

1. wool, fleece
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 23 (facsimile):

     […] nunca uestirei ia maiſ lãa nẽ lỹo.

     […] I will never wear wool or linen again.

Descendants

• Fala: lan
• Galician: la, laa, lan
• Portuguese: lã