labo

See also: lábɔ

Dutch

Alternative forms

• lab

Etymology

Clipping of laboratorium.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: la‧bo

Noun

labo n (plural labo's, diminutive labootje n)

1. (Belgium) lab

French

Etymology

Clipping of laboratoire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.bo/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

labo m (plural labos)

1. (informal) lab (laboratory)

Anagrams

• loba

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely, be weak”) (reconstructed by De Vaan as *(s)leh₂b-). Cognate with lābor, English sleep.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫa.boː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlaː.bo]

Verb

labō (present infinitive labāre, perfect active labāvī, supine labātum); first conjugation

1. to totter, wobble
2. to waver or decline
3. to slip past, slide by, glide by
4. to give way (to)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of labō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	labō		labās		labat		labāmus		labātis		labant
	imperfect	labābam		labābās		labābat		labābāmus		labābātis		labābant
	future	labābō		labābis		labābit		labābimus		labābitis		labābunt
	perfect	labāvī		labāvistī		labāvit		labāvimus		labāvistis		labāvērunt, labāvēre
	pluperfect	labāveram		labāverās		labāverat		labāverāmus		labāverātis		labāverant
	future perfect	labāverō		labāveris		labāverit		labāverimus		labāveritis		labāverint
passive	present	labor		labāris, labāre		labātur		labāmur		labāminī		labantur
	imperfect	labābar		labābāris, labābāre		labābātur		labābāmur		labābāminī		labābantur
	future	labābor		labāberis, labābere		labābitur		labābimur		labābiminī		labābuntur
	perfect	labātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	labātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	labātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	labem		labēs		labet		labēmus		labētis		labent
	imperfect	labārem		labārēs		labāret		labārēmus		labārētis		labārent
	perfect	labāverim		labāverīs		labāverit		labāverīmus		labāverītis		labāverint
	pluperfect	labāvissem		labāvissēs		labāvisset		labāvissēmus		labāvissētis		labāvissent
passive	present	laber		labēris, labēre		labētur		labēmur		labēminī		labentur
	imperfect	labārer		labārēris, labārēre		labārētur		labārēmur		labārēminī		labārentur
	perfect	labātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	labātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		labā		—		—		labāte		—
	future	—		labātō		labātō		—		labātōte		labantō
passive	present	—		labāre		—		—		labāminī		—
	future	—		labātor		labātor		—		—		labantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		labāre			labārī			labāns			—
future		labātūrum esse			labātum īrī			labātūrus			labandus
perfect		labāvisse			labātum esse			—			labātus
future perfect		—			labātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		labātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		labandī		labandō		labandum		labandō		labātum		labātū

Synonyms

• labor
• lāpsō

Further reading

• “labo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “labo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “labo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Latvian

Adjective

labo

1. inflection of labs:
   1. definite vocative/accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
   2. definite genitive masculine/feminine plural

Lindu

Noun

labo

1. container for drinking water

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlabo]

Noun

labo f

1. vocative singular of labă

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

labo

1. these; class 2 distal demonstrative.

Swazi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

labo

1. these; class 2 distal demonstrative.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlaboʔ/ [ˈlaː.boʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -aboʔ
  • IPA^(key): /laˈboʔ/ [lɐˈboʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: la‧bo

Noun

labò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓ)

1. turbidity (of liquid)

   Synonyms: labog, labusaw

   Antonyms: linaw, kalinawan

2. dimness (of light or one's eyesight)

   Synonyms: lamlam, dilim, kadiliman

3. ambiguity; obscurity (of meaning of a word)

   Synonyms: pagkadi-maunawaan, pagkadi-maintindihan, ambigwidad

4. uncertainty; doubtfulness

   Synonym: kawalang-katiyakan

5. lack of understanding; unintelligibility

   Synonyms: di-pagkaunawa, alimim

6. lack of proper inking or coloring (as in print)

   Synonyms: pusyaw, kapusyawan

7. (figurative, obsolete) noisy, disorderly, and jubilant gathering of people

   Synonyms: saligawsaw, halo

Derived terms

• anlabo
• ilabo
• ipagkalabo-labo
• kalabuan
• lumabo
• magkalabo-labo
• magpalabo
• malabo
• malabuan
• manlabo
• nanlalabo
• pagkamalabo
• palabuin
• papanlabuin

Adjective

labô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓ)

1. made turbid (of liquid)

   Synonyms: malabo, kulabo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈbo/ [lɐˈbo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: la‧bo

Noun

labó (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓ)

1. sponginess (of earth or soil)

   Synonym: yabo

2. mellowness to the taste; sponginess of consistency (of some fruits, tubers, cereals, etc.)

   Synonym: yabo

Derived terms

• kalabuhan
• lumabo
• pagkamalabo

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlabo/ [ˈlaː.bo]
• Rhymes: -abo
• Syllabification: la‧bo

Noun

labo (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜓ)

1. a species of banana

See also

• saging

Anagrams

• bola, balo

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /láːɓo/

Pronoun

labo

1. those; class 2 distal demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -lábo (locative kulabo)

full form	lábo
locative	kulabo
copulative	yilabo
Possessive forms
	modifier	substantive
class 1	walabo	owalabo
class 2	balabo	abalabo
class 3	walabo	owalabo
class 4	yalabo	eyalabo
class 5	lalabo	elalabo
class 6	alabo	awalabo
class 7	salabo	esalabo
class 8	zalabo	ezalabo
class 9	yalabo	eyalabo
class 10	zalabo	ezalabo
class 11	lwalabo	olwalabo
class 14	balabo	obalabo
class 15	kwalabo	okwalabo
class 17	kwalabo	okwalabo

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “laɓo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “laɓo (3.9)”