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English

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Verb

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lau (third-person singular simple present laus, present participle lauing, simple past and past participle laued)

  1. (Polari) To place upon; to put down onto.

Anagrams

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Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin lavō. Compare Romanian la, lau.

Verb

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lau first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative la, past participle latã)

  1. to wash
  2. (reflexive, mi-lau) to wash oneself

Synonyms

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Basque

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Basque numbers (edit)
40
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    Cardinal: lau
    Ordinal: laugarren
    Multiplier: laukoitz
    Distributive: launa
    Collective: laukote
    Fractional: laurden

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lau̯/ [lau̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -au̯
  • Hyphenation: lau

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Basque *lanu, from Latin plānum.

Adjective

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lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)

  1. flat, level
  2. plain, simple
Declension
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Declension of lau (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive lau laua lauak
ergative lauk lauak lauek
dative lauri lauari lauei
genitive lauren lauaren lauen
comitative laurekin lauarekin lauekin
causative laurengatik lauarengatik lauengatik
benefactive laurentzat lauarentzat lauentzat
instrumental lauz lauaz lauez
inessive anim laurengan lauarengan lauengan
inan lautan lauan lauetan
locative anim
inan lautako lauko lauetako
allative anim laurengana lauarengana lauengana
inan lautara laura lauetara
terminative anim laurenganaino lauarenganaino lauenganaino
inan lautaraino lauraino lauetaraino
directive anim laurenganantz lauarenganantz lauenganantz
inan lautarantz laurantz lauetarantz
destinative anim laurenganako lauarenganako lauenganako
inan lautarako laurako lauetarako
ablative anim laurengandik lauarengandik lauengandik
inan lautatik lautik lauetatik
partitive laurik
prolative lautzat

Adverb

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lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)

  1. simply

Noun

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lau inan

  1. plain (an open, grassy, mostly treeless land)
Declension
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Declension of lau (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive lau laua lauak
ergative lauk lauak lauek
dative lauri lauari lauei
genitive lauren lauaren lauen
comitative laurekin lauarekin lauekin
causative laurengatik lauarengatik lauengatik
benefactive laurentzat lauarentzat lauentzat
instrumental lauz lauaz lauez
inessive lautan lauan lauetan
locative lautako lauko lauetako
allative lautara laura lauetara
terminative lautaraino lauraino lauetaraino
directive lautarantz laurantz lauetarantz
destinative lautarako laurako lauetarako
ablative lautatik lautik lauetatik
partitive laurik
prolative lautzat

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Basque *lauR (four). Often compared with Iberian laur (four) and Aquitanian *laur-, present in numerous compounds, such as *laurco, *laurina and in the toponym *Laureiereta (Four Mills).[1][2][3] Possibly related to labur.

Numeral

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lau

  1. four
Usage notes
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The declension of the plural forms changes when used as a pronoun. This is not currently reflected in the table below.

Declension
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References

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  1. ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011) “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
  2. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “lau”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 263
  3. ^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 93

Further reading

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  • lau”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • lau”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

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Preposition

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lau

  1. H-system spelling of laŭ

Franco-Provençal

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Noun

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lau (Old Bressan, Old Dauphinois)

  1. alternative form of lèc (lake)

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German (inflected lāwe), from Old High German lāo, from Proto-West Germanic *hlāu, from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz. Cognate with Dutch lauw. Also related to English lukewarm.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lau (strong nominative masculine singular lauer, comparative lauer, superlative am lauesten or am lausten)

  1. synonym of lauwarm (lukewarm, tepid)
  2. (often of wind or the night) mild; especially in the sense that it is pleasantly cool after a period of heat
    Synonym: mild
    Es war eine laue Sommernacht.It was a mild summer night. [i.e. one that is warm, but bringing welcome cooling after a hot day]
  3. cushy, easy
    ein lauer Joba cushy job

Derived terms

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sich einen lauen Lenz machento get on a gravy train, to ride the gravy train

Further reading

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  • lau” in Duden online
  • lau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlau̯/, [ˈlɐw], [ˈlɔw] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lau, from Proto-Polynesian *rau, from Proto-Central Pacific *rau, from Proto-Oceanic *raun, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *raun, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (leaf) (compare with Malay daun, Tagalog dahon).

Noun

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lau

  1. leaf
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *rau (hundred) ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀatus (compare with Malay ratus, Tagalog gatos).

Verb

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lau

  1. (stative) many, numerous

Numeral

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lau

  1. four hundred

References

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  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hiri Motu

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Pronoun

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lau

  1. 1st-person singular pronoun: I, me

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Hiri Motu personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person lau ai (exclusive)
ita (inclusive)
2nd person oi umui
3rd person ia idia

Kalo Finnish Romani

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Noun

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lau m (genitive laavesko, nominative plural laave, genitive plural laavengo)

  1. word
  2. talk

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Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit राहु (rāhu, Rāhu). Compare Tagalog laho.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlauʔ/ [ˈläː.uʔ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧u

Noun

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láû

  1. eclipse (usually of the moon)
    Synonyms: eklipsi, sisilim
  2. sudden or mysterious disappearance
  3. disappearance of one's emotion or feeling (of pain, tiredness, etc.)
  4. (obsolete) lunar eclipse
    Coordinate term: lau bulan
  5. (obsolete) very black cloud
    Synonyms: lulam, dulum
  6. (folklore, obsolete) eclipse monster that devours the moon

Derived terms

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Karo Batak

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Noun

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lau

  1. water

References

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Middle English

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Noun

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lau

  1. alternative form of lawe

Mokilese

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Noun

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lau

  1. tongue

Inflection

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Possessive forms of lau (tightly inalienable)
singular
possessor
first person loawoaioa
second person loawoamwen
third person loawoa
dual
possessors
first person inclusive loawoasa
first person exclusive loawoama
second person loawoamwa
third person loawoara
plural
possessors
first person inclusive loawoasai
first person exclusive loawoamai
second person loawoamwai
third person loawoarai
remote plural
possessors
first person inclusive loawoahs
first person exclusive loawoami
second person loawoamwi
third person loawoahr
construct form loawoan

North Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian *lewa, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leeuwe.

Noun

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lau m (plural laue)

  1. (Mooring) lion

Old Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *llọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (palm, hand).

Noun

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lau f

  1. hand

Descendants

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  • Middle Welsh: llaw

Rapa Nui

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Adjective

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lau

  1. wide

Remontado Agta

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Noun

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laú

  1. water

Romanian

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Verb

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lau

  1. inflection of la:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present/imperfect indicative

Samoan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).

Noun

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lau

  1. leaf

Numeral

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lau

  1. hundred

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Tocharian B

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Adverb

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lau

  1. away
    ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer
    You are going to let your vow away. (literally)
    You are going to break your vow.

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *k-luː, cognate with Arem alaw.

Noun

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(classifier cây) lau (𣓿, 𦰤)

  1. reed, arundinaceous cane

Etymology 2

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Verb

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lau

  1. to clean by wiping or rubbing with a wet cloth
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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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lau

  1. soft mutation of llau (lice)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of llau
radical soft nasal aspirate
llau lau unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

White Hmong

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Alternative forms

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  • laug (for ruminant mammals)

Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong *ʔljuwᴮ (male).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lau

  1. (of birds) male

Derived terms

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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 105.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 63; 276.