lau

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See also: Lau, lầu, lâu, laŭ, lẩu, la'u, and łá’ȕ

Aromanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin lavō. Compare Daco-Romanian la, lau.

Verb[edit]

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

  1. I wash.
  2. (reflexive, mi-lau) I wash myself.

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Related terms[edit]

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Basque[edit]

Basque cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : lau
    Ordinal : laugarren

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

lau

  1. four

Adjective[edit]

lau

  1. flat, level
  2. plain, simple

Adverb[edit]

lau

  1. simply

Esperanto[edit]

Preposition[edit]

lau

  1. H-system spelling of laŭ

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German lāo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lau (comparative lauer, superlative am lausten or am lauesten)

  1. lukewarm

Further reading[edit]

  • lau in Duden online

Hawaiian[edit]

Noun[edit]

lau

  1. leaf

Hiri Motu[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

lau

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

See also[edit]

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

North Frisian[edit]

Noun[edit]

lau

  1. lion

Synonyms[edit]

Old Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

lau f

  1. hand

Descendants[edit]

Rapa Nui[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lau

  1. wide

Romanian[edit]

Verb[edit]

lau

  1. first-person singular present tense form of la.
  2. first-person singular subjunctive form of la.
  3. third-person plural present tense form of la.

Samoan[edit]

Noun[edit]

lau

  1. leaf

Tocharian B[edit]

Adverb[edit]

lau

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

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(classifier cây) lau (𣓿, 𦰤)

  1. reed, arundinaceous cane

Verb[edit]

lau

  1. to wipe

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from lau

See also[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /laɨ̯/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /lai̯/

Noun[edit]

lau

  1. Soft mutation of llau (“lice”).

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llau lau unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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