lau

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

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• alau

Etymology

From Latin lavō. Compare Romanian la, lau.

Verb

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

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

Synonyms

• spel, aspel

Related terms

• lari/lare
• lat
• spel

See also

• ascaldu
• culimbisescu

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Basque

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Cardinal: lau     Ordinal: laugarren     Multiplier: laukoitz     Fractional: laurden

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lau/, [lau̯], [law]

• Audio

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Etymology 1

Adjective

lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)

1. flat, level
2. plain, simple

Declension

Declension of lau (animate and inanimate) 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 animate laurengan lauarengan lauengan inanimate lautan lauan lauetan locative animate - - - inanimate lautako lauko lauetako allative animate laurengana lauarengana lauengana inanimate lautara laura lauetara terminative animate laurenganaino lauarenganaino lauenganaino inanimate lautaraino lauraino lauetaraino directive animate laurenganantz lauarenganantz lauenganantz inanimate lautarantz laurantz lauetarantz destinative animate laurenganako lauarenganako lauenganako inanimate lautarako laurako lauetarako ablative animate laurengandik lauarengandik lauengandik inanimate lautatik lautik lauetatik partitive laurik - - prolative lautzat - -

Adverb

lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)

1. simply

Noun

lau inan

1. plain (an open, grassy, mostly treeless land)

Declension

Declension of lau (inanimate) 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

Numeral

lau

1. four

Declension

Declension of lau (inanimate) 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 - -

Further reading

• lau in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
• lau in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus

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Esperanto

Preposition

lau

1. H-system spelling of laŭ

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German lā, from Old High German lāo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʊ̯/
• Rhymes: -aʊ

• Audio

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Adjective

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

1. lukewarm, tepid

Further reading

• lau in Duden online

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Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Noun

lau

1. leaf

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Hiri Motu

Pronoun

lau

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

See also

Hiri Motu personal pronouns

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

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Kalo Finnish Romani

Noun

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

1. word
2. talk

Derived terms

• bürjibosko laave
• džorjilbosko lau
• hoodibosko lau
• kuti laaveskiero
• laavengiiro
• laavesgiires
• laaveskiero
• laavesko liin
• pattijako lau
• xellibosko lau
• xluutibosko lau

 

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Middle English

Noun

lau

1. Alternative form of lawe

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North Frisian

Noun

lau

1. lion

Synonyms

• lööw

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Old Welsh

Etymology

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

Noun

lau f

1. hand

Descendants

• Welsh: llaw

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Rapa Nui

Adjective

lau

1. wide

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Romanian

Verb

lau

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

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Samoan

Etymology

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

Noun

lau

1. leaf

Numeral

lau

1. hundred

Derived terms

• lua lau (“two hundred”)

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Tocharian B

Adverb

lau

1. away

   ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer

   You are going to let your vow away. (literally)

   You are going to break your vow.

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [law˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [law˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [la(ː)w˧˧]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

(classifier cây) lau • (𣓿, 𦰤)

1. reed, arundinaceous cane

Etymology 2

Verb

lau

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lau dọn
• lau sạch

 

See also

• giặt
• rửa

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Welsh

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lau

1. Soft mutation of llau (“lice”).

Mutation

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.