lauta

See also: Lauta and laŭta

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lūtaną.

Verb

lauta (present laut, plural lautum, preterite lot or låt or lut, supine lutið, past participle lutin)

1. (neuter verb) lean

Conjugation

Conjugation of lauta — active

infinitive	lauta
present participle	lautend
supine	lutið
indicative	present	past
1st singular	laut	lot
2nd singular	laut	lot
3rd singular	laut	lot
1st plural	lautum	lotum
2nd plural	lautið	lotið
3rd plural	lauta	lotu
imperative	present
2nd singular	laut
1st plural	lautum
2nd plural	lautið

Derived terms

• lautänd

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Finnish

Etymology

From (compare Estonian laud (“table”)), most likely borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian plautas (“shelf”)), or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *flauþī (compare Norwegian flauta (“crossbeam in sleigh”)). The word has also been borrowed into Samic (compare Skolt Sami luʹvdd (“plank; float for seine”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝]

Noun

lauta

1. A board (long, wide and thin piece of sawn timber).
2. An element in many compound words, where the English equivalent is "board" (The Finnish equivalent for "board" may also be taulu or levy). These compounds can be shortened to plain lauta, if there is no danger of confusion.

   šakkilauta (“chessboard”)

   silityslauta (“ironing board”)

   lainelauta (“surfboard”)

   lumilauta (“snowboard”)

   ponnahduslauta (“springboard”)

3. (colloquial) A woman who has small breasts.

Usage notes

• As sawn timber, lauta is generally at least 75 mm wide and no more than 38 mm thick. Anything narrower is called rima, and anything thicker is lankku or parru.

Declension

Inflection of lauta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative		lauta	laudat
genitive		laudan	lautojen
partitive		lautaa	lautoja
illative		lautaan	lautoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lauta	laudat
accusative	nom.	lauta	laudat
	gen.	laudan
genitive		laudan	lautojen lautainrare
partitive		lautaa	lautoja
inessive		laudassa	laudoissa
elative		laudasta	laudoista
illative		lautaan	lautoihin
adessive		laudalla	laudoilla
ablative		laudalta	laudoilta
allative		laudalle	laudoille
essive		lautana	lautoina
translative		laudaksi	laudoiksi
abessive		laudatta	laudoitta
instructive		—	laudoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lauta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lautani lautani accusative nom. lautani lautani gen. lautani genitive lautani lautojeni lautainirare partitive lautaani lautojani inessive laudassani laudoissani elative laudastani laudoistani illative lautaani lautoihini adessive laudallani laudoillani ablative laudaltani laudoiltani allative laudalleni laudoilleni essive lautanani lautoinani translative laudakseni laudoikseni abessive laudattani laudoittani instructive — — comitative — lautoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lautasi lautasi accusative nom. lautasi lautasi gen. lautasi genitive lautasi lautojesi lautaisirare partitive lautaasi lautojasi inessive laudassasi laudoissasi elative laudastasi laudoistasi illative lautaasi lautoihisi adessive laudallasi laudoillasi ablative laudaltasi laudoiltasi allative laudallesi laudoillesi essive lautanasi lautoinasi translative laudaksesi laudoiksesi abessive laudattasi laudoittasi instructive — — comitative — lautoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lautamme lautamme accusative nom. lautamme lautamme gen. lautamme genitive lautamme lautojemme lautaimmerare partitive lautaamme lautojamme inessive laudassamme laudoissamme elative laudastamme laudoistamme illative lautaamme lautoihimme adessive laudallamme laudoillamme ablative laudaltamme laudoiltamme allative laudallemme laudoillemme essive lautanamme lautoinamme translative laudaksemme laudoiksemme abessive laudattamme laudoittamme instructive — — comitative — lautoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lautanne lautanne accusative nom. lautanne lautanne gen. lautanne genitive lautanne lautojenne lautainnerare partitive lautaanne lautojanne inessive laudassanne laudoissanne elative laudastanne laudoistanne illative lautaanne lautoihinne adessive laudallanne laudoillanne ablative laudaltanne laudoiltanne allative laudallenne laudoillenne essive lautananne lautoinanne translative laudaksenne laudoiksenne abessive laudattanne laudoittanne instructive — — comitative — lautoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lautansa lautansa accusative nom. lautansa lautansa gen. lautansa genitive lautansa lautojensa lautainsarare partitive lautaansa lautojaan lautojansa inessive laudassaan laudassansa laudoissaan laudoissansa elative laudastaan laudastansa laudoistaan laudoistansa illative lautaansa lautoihinsa adessive laudallaan laudallansa laudoillaan laudoillansa ablative laudaltaan laudaltansa laudoiltaan laudoiltansa allative laudalleen laudallensa laudoilleen laudoillensa essive lautanaan lautanansa lautoinaan lautoinansa translative laudakseen laudaksensa laudoikseen laudoiksensa abessive laudattaan laudattansa laudoittaan laudoittansa instructive — — comitative — lautoineen lautoinensa

See also

• laude
• kakkosnelonen
• lankku
• rima
• sahatavara

Anagrams

• aulat, laatu, latua, taula

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto laŭta, English loud, German laut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯.ta/

Adjective

lauta

1. loud

Derived terms

• lauteskar

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Ingrian

Noun

lauta

1. board
2. desk

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Italian

Adjective

lauta

1. feminine singular of lauto

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) lauta

1. nominative feminine singular of lautus
2. nominative neuter plural of lautus
3. accusative neuter plural of lautus
4. vocative feminine singular of lautus
5. nominative neuter plural of lautus

Participle

(deprecated template usage) lautā

1. ablative feminine singular of lautus

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Laute.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǎuta/
• Hyphenation: la‧u‧ta

Noun

làuta f (Cyrillic spelling ла̀ута)

1. lute (stringed instrument)

Declension

Declension of lauta

	singular	plural
nominative	làuta	làute
genitive	làutē	làūtā
dative	làuti	làutama
accusative	làutu	làute
vocative	làuto	làute
locative	làuti	làutama
instrumental	làutōm	làutama

Synonyms

• (lute): lèut, lútnja

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Votic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lauta

1. board, plank
2. table

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn