lavar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō (“I wash”).

Verb

1. to wash

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Ido

Verb

lavar (present tense lavas, past tense lavis, future tense lavos, imperative lavez, conditional lavus)

1. (transitive) to wash

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lavar

		present		past		future
infinitive		lavar		lavir		lavor
tense		lavas		lavis		lavos
conditional		lavus
imperative		lavez
adjective active participle		lavanta		lavinta		lavonta
adverbial active participle		lavante		lavinte		lavonte
nominal active participle	singular	lavanto		lavinto		lavonto
	plural	lavanti		lavinti		lavonti
adjective passive participle		lavata		lavita		lavota
adverbial passive participle		lavate		lavite		lavote
nominal passive participle	singular	lavato		lavito		lavoto
	plural	lavati		laviti		lavoti

Derived terms

• laverio

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Interlingue

Verb

1. to wash

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lavar

infinitive	lavar
participle	present	perfect
	lavent	lavat
present	simple	perfect
	lava	ha lavat
past	lavat	hat lavat
future	va lavar	va har lavat
conditional	vell lavar	vell har lavat
subjunctive	lavaye	haye lavat
imperative	lava

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō (“I wash”).

Verb

lavar

1. to wash

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		lavar			aver lavat
gerund		lavant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		lavat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	lavi	lavas	lava	lavam	lavatz	lavan
	imperfect	lavavi	lavavas	lavava	lavàvem	lavàvetz	lavavan
	preterite	lavèri	lavères	lavèt	lavèrem	lavèretz	lavèron
	future	lavarai	lavaràs	lavarà	lavarem	lavaretz	lavaràn
	conditional	lavariái	lavariás	lavariá	lavariam	lavariatz	lavarián
	conditional 2nd form1	lavèra	lavèras	lavèra	laveram	laveratz	lavèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	lave	laves	lave	lavem	lavetz	laven
	imperfect	lavèssi	lavèsses	lavèsse	lavèssem	lavèssetz	lavèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			lava		lavem	lavatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		lavar			aver lavat
gerund		lavant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		lavat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	lave	laves	lava	lavam	lavatz	lavon
	imperfect	lavave	lavaves	lavava	lavaviam	lavaviatz	lavavon
	preterite	lavere	laveres	lavet	lavem	lavetz	laveron
	future	lavarai	lavaràs	lavará	lavarem	lavaretz	lavarán
	conditional	lavariá	lavariás	lavariá	lavariam	lavariatz	lavarián
	conditional 2nd form1	lavèra	lavèras	lavèra	laveram	laveratz	lavèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	lave	laves	lave	lavassiam	lavassiatz	lavon
	imperfect	lavesse	lavesses	lavesse	lavessiam	lavessiatz	lavesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			lava		lavassiam	lavatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		lavar			aver lavat
gerund		lavant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		lavat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	lavi	lavas	lava	lavam	lavatz	lavan
	imperfect	lavavi	lavavas	lavava	lavàvam	lavàvatz	lavavan
	preterite	lavèi	lavès	lavè	lavèm	lavètz	lavèn
	future	lavarèi	lavaràs	lavarà	lavaram	lavaratz	lavaràn
	conditional	lavarí	lavarés	lavaré	lavarem	lavaretz	lavarén
	conditional 2nd form1	lavèra	lavèras	lavèra	laveram	laveratz	lavèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	lavi	laves	lave	lavem	lavetz	laven
	imperfect	lavèssi	lavèsses	lavèsse	lavèssem	lavèssetz	lavèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			lava		lavem	lavatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		lavar			aver lavat
gerund		lavant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		lavat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	lave	lavas	lava	lavam	lavatz	lavan
	imperfect	lavava	lavavas	lavava	lavàvam	lavàvatz	lavavan
	preterite	lavei	laveras	lavet	lavèram	lavèratz	laveran
	future	lavarai	lavaràs	lavará	lavarem	lavaretz	lavarán
	conditional	lavariá	lavariàs	lavariá	lavariam	lavariatz	lavarián
	conditional 2nd form1	lavèra	lavèras	lavèra	laveram	laveratz	lavèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	lave	laves	lave	lavem	lavetz	laven
	imperfect	lavèsse	lavèsses	lavèsse	lavèssem	lavèssetz	lavèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			lava		lavem	lavatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		lavar			aver lavat
gerund		lavant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		lavat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	lave	laves	lava	lavam	lavatz	lavan
	imperfect	lavavi	lavavas	lavava	lavàvem	lavàvetz	lavavan
	preterite	lavère	lavères	lavèt	laveriam	laveriatz	lavèron
	future	lavarai	lavaràs	lavarà	lavarem	lavaretz	lavaràn
	conditional	lavariáu	lavariás	lavariá	lavariam	lavariatz	lavarián
	conditional 2nd form1	lavèra	lavèras	lavèra	laveram	laveratz	lavèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	lave	laves	lave	lavem	lavetz	lavan
	imperfect	lavèsse	lavèsses	lavèsse	lavessiam	lavessiatz	lavèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			lava		lavem	lavatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō (“I wash”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɐˈvaɾ/

Verb

1. to wash (to clean with water)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:lavar.

Derived terms

• lavagem
• lavamento

Related terms

• lavação
• lavadeiro
• lavador
• lavadouro
• lavadura

• lavandaria
• lavatório
• lavável
• loção
• perlavar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō (“I wash”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

Verb

1. (transitive) to wash
2. (transitive) to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt, etc.)

Synonyms

• (wash): asear

Derived terms

• lavacoches
• lavacopas
• lavamanos
• lavaparabrisas
• lavaplatos
• lavarropas
• lavarse las manos
• lavavajillas

 

Related terms

• lavable
• lavabo
• lavada
• lavado
• lavador
• lavadora

• lavadura
• lavaje
• lavandería
• lavarse
• lavatorio
• loción

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Swedish

Noun

lavar

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of lav
2. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of lave

Anagrams

• Alvar, larva, valar