laur

See also: Laur

Iberian

Etymology

Connected to Proto-Basque *lauR (“four”), compare Basque lau (“four”)

Numeral

laur

1. four

   oŕgei ge laur

   Twenty times four

References

Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language

Nehan

Noun

laur

1. water

References

• Nehan dictionary, page 99

Old English

Alternative forms

• lauwer, lawer

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ur/

Noun

laur m

1. laurel

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	laur	lauras
accusative	laur	lauras
genitive	laures	laura
dative	laure	laurum

Derived terms

• laurbēam
• laurberiġe
• laurtrēow

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “laur”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Polish

laury

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin laurus. Doublet of wawrzyn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -awr
• Syllabification: laur

Noun

laur m inan (related adjective laurowy)

1. laurel (any plant of the genus Laurus)

   Synonym: wawrzyn

2. laurel (crown of laurel)

   Synonym: wawrzyn

3. (figurative) laurel (honor, distinction)

   Synonym: wawrzyn

Declension

Declension of laur

	singular	plural
nominative	laur	laury
genitive	lauru	laurów
dative	laurowi	laurom
accusative	laur	laury
instrumental	laurem	laurami
locative	laurze	laurach
vocative	laurze	laury

Derived terms

nouns

• laurowiśnia

Related terms

adverbs

• laurowo

verbs

• spocząć na laurach pf
• spoczywać na laurach impf

Further reading

• laur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• laur in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• laur in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Laur

Etymology

Inherited from Latin laurus. The sense of "laurel" is probably a learned borrowing, in contrast to that of "jimsonweed".

Noun

laur m (plural lauri)

1. laurel (evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus)

   Synonym: dafin

2. jimsonweed, thorn apple (Datura stramonium)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	laur	laurul		lauri	laurii
genitive-dative	laur	laurului		lauri	laurilor
vocative	laurule			laurilor

Tocharian B

Noun

laur

1. spike (of iron)