latar

See also: latâr and låtar

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈtaɾ/

Etymology 1

Probably from Vulgar Latin *lattare, from Latin latitāre, from lateō (“be hiding, lurk, skulk”) +‎ -itō (frequentative suffix).

Verb

latar (first-person singular present lato, first-person singular preterite latei, past participle latado)

1. (intransitive) to play truant, be absent from school without a valid reason.

Conjugation

Conjugation of latar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	latar
personal	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	lataren
Gerund
	latando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	latado			latados
feminine	latada			latadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	lato	latas	lata	latamos	latades	latan
imperfect	lataba	latabas	lataba	latabamos	latabades	lataban
preterite	latei	lataches	latou	latamos	latastes	lataron
pluperfect	latara	lataras	latara	lataramos	latarades	lataran
future	latarei	latarás	latará	lataremos	lataredes	latarán
conditional	lataría	latarías	lataría	latariamos	latariades	latarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	late	lates	late	latemos	latedes	laten
preterite	latase	latases	latase	latásemos	latásedes	latasen
future	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	lataren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	lata	late	latemos	latade	laten
negative	–	lates	late	latemos	latedes	laten

Derived terms

• latarego (“lazy; shallow; deceitful”)

Etymology 2

From lata (“lath”).

Verb

latar (first-person singular present lato, first-person singular preterite latei, past participle latado)

1. to lath

Conjugation

Conjugation of latar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	latar
personal	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	lataren
Gerund
	latando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	latado			latados
feminine	latada			latadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	lato	latas	lata	latamos	latades	latan
imperfect	lataba	latabas	lataba	latabamos	latabades	lataban
preterite	latei	lataches	latou	latamos	latastes	lataron
pluperfect	latara	lataras	latara	lataramos	latarades	lataran
future	latarei	latarás	latará	lataremos	lataredes	latarán
conditional	lataría	latarías	lataría	latariamos	latariades	latarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	late	lates	late	latemos	latedes	laten
preterite	latase	latases	latase	latásemos	latásedes	latasen
future	latar	latares	latar	latarmos	latardes	lataren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	lata	late	latemos	latade	laten
negative	–	lates	late	latemos	latedes	laten

References

• “latar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “latar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “latar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay latar, ultimately Proto-Austronesian *dataR (“flat, flat or level land”). Doublet of datar and rata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlatar]
• Hyphenation: la‧tar

Noun

latar (first-person possessive latarku, second-person possessive latarmu, third-person possessive latarnya)

1. level, flat

   Synonyms: datar, rata

2. surface

   Synonym: permukaan

3. synonym of halaman (“backyard, courtyard; page”)
4. setting:
   1. (literature) the time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set.

      Synonyms: keadaan, situasi

   2. (drama) the mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
5. background: a part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject.

Derived terms

• melatari
• pelataran

 

• latar belakang
• latar hitam
• latar kasus
• latar klinis
• latar pandang
• latar putih
• latar selar

 

Further reading

• “latar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Swedish

Verb

latar

1. present tense of lata.

Anagrams

• talar