lau
English[edit]
Verb[edit]
lau (third-person singular simple present laus, present participle lauing, simple past and past participle laued)
- (Polari) To place upon; to put down onto.
Aromanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin lavō. Compare Romanian la, lau.
Verb[edit]
lau (third-person singular present indicative la, past participle latã)
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Basque[edit]
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← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
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Cardinal: lau Ordinal: laugarren Multiplier: laukoitz Distributive: launa Collective: laukote Fractional: laurden |
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Basque *lanu, from Latin plānum.
Adjective[edit]
lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)
Declension[edit]
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
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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 |
inanim. | lautan | lauan | lauetan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | lautako | lauko | lauetako | |
allative | anim. | laurengana | lauarengana | lauengana |
inanim. | lautara | laura | lauetara | |
terminative | anim. | laurenganaino | lauarenganaino | lauenganaino |
inanim. | lautaraino | lauraino | lauetaraino | |
directive | anim. | laurenganantz | lauarenganantz | lauenganantz |
inanim. | lautarantz | laurantz | lauetarantz | |
destinative | anim. | laurenganako | lauarenganako | lauenganako |
inanim. | lautarako | laurako | lauetarako | |
ablative | anim. | laurengandik | lauarengandik | lauengandik |
inanim. | lautatik | lautik | lauetatik | |
partitive | laurik | — | — | |
prolative | lautzat | — | — |
Adverb[edit]
lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)
Noun[edit]
lau inan
- plain (an open, grassy, mostly treeless land)
Declension[edit]
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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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[edit]
From Proto-Basque *lauR (“four”). Often compared with Iberian lau(r) (“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[edit]
lau
Usage notes[edit]
The declension of the plural forms changes when used as a pronoun. This is not currently reflected in the table below.
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ “lau” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- ^ 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[edit]
- "lau" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “lau” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Esperanto[edit]
Preposition[edit]
lau
- H-system spelling of laŭ
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German lā (inflected lāwe), from Old High German lāo. Cognate with Dutch lauw. Also related with English lukewarm.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lau (strong nominative masculine singular lauer, comparative lauer, superlative am lauesten or am lausten)
- Synonym of lauwarm (“lukewarm, tepid”)
- (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]
- cushy, easy
- ein lauer Job ― a cushy job
Derived terms[edit]
- für lau
- lauer Lenz (“period of idleness”)
- sich einen lauen Lenz machen ― to get on a gravy train, to ride the gravy train
Further reading[edit]
Hawaiian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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”).
Noun[edit]
lau
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *rau (“hundred”).
Verb[edit]
lau
Numeral[edit]
lau
References[edit]
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert (1986), “lau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hiri Motu[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
lau
See also[edit]
Kalo Finnish Romani[edit]
Noun[edit]
lau m (genitive laavesko, nominative plural laave, genitive plural laavengo)
Derived terms[edit]
Kapampangan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- lauo (Abecedario, obsolete)
- lawu (Súlat Wáwâ)
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit राहु (rāhu, “Rāhu”). Compare Tagalog laho.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
láû
- eclipse (usually of the moon)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Karo Batak[edit]
Noun[edit]
lau
References[edit]
- Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 119.
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
lau
- Alternative form of lawe
North Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian *lewa, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leeuwe.
Noun[edit]
lau
Synonyms[edit]
Old Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *llọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”).
Noun[edit]
lau f
Descendants[edit]
Rapa Nui[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lau
Remontado Agta[edit]
Noun[edit]
laú
Romanian[edit]
Verb[edit]
lau
- inflection of la:
Samoan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).
Noun[edit]
lau
Numeral[edit]
lau
Derived terms[edit]
- lua lau (“two hundred”)
Tocharian B[edit]
Adverb[edit]
lau
- away
- ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer
- You are going to let your vow away. (literally)
- You are going to break your vow.
- ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [law˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [law˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [la(ː)w˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Vietic *k-luː, cognate with Arem alaw.
Noun[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
lau
Derived terms[edit]
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Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /laɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /lai̯/
Noun[edit]
lau
- Soft mutation of llau (“lice”).
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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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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