Labrador

See also: labrador

English

Etymology

Eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”). The surname comes from Spanish Labrador.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔː(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔɹ/

Proper noun

Labrador

1. The mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in Eastern Canada.
2. (chiefly historical) The geographical region including Labrador in sense 1, as well as neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
3. A surname from Spanish.

Derived terms

• Labradorian
• Labrador Current
• Labrador duck
• Labrador feldspar
• labradorite
• Labrador lung
• Labrador stone
• Labrador tea
• Labrador City
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Lab, Lab. (abbreviation)

Translations

mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 拉布拉多 (laai¹ bou³ laai¹ do¹)

  Mandarin: 拉布拉多 (zh) (Lābùlāduō)

• Finnish: Labrador (fi)
• Greek: Λαμπραντόρ n (Lamprantór)
• Hindi: लैब्राडोर m (laibrāḍor)
• Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᑦᓱᐊᒃ (nonatsoak)
• Irish: Labradar m
• Macedonian: Лабрадор m (Labrador)
• Ottoman Turkish: لابرادور
• Polish: Labrador (pl) m
• Portuguese: Labrador m
• Russian: Лабрадо́р (ru) m (Labradór)
• Spanish: Labrador m

mainly historical geographical region

• Finnish: Labrador (fi)
• Hindi: लैब्राडोर m (laibrāḍor)
• Irish: Leithinis Labradar f
• Macedonian: Лабрадор m (Labrador)
• Spanish: Labrador m

Dog breed

• Danish: labrador
• Finnish: labradorinnoutaja (fi)
• Hebrew: לַבְּרָדוֹר (he) m (labrador)
• Hindi: लैब्राडोर m (laibrāḍor)
• Irish: labradór m
• Lithuanian: labradoro retriveris m
• Macedonian: лабрадор m (labrador)
• Portuguese: labrador (pt)
• Russian: лабрадо́р (ru) m (labradór)
• Spanish: labrador (es) m or f

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Labrador is the 14617^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2036 individuals. Labrador is most common among Hispanic/Latino (50.64%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (35.56%) individuals.

See also

• Newfoundland and Labrador

Noun

Labrador (plural Labradors)

1. Short for Labrador retriever.

Further reading

• Newfoundland and Labrador on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Labrador”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 374.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• larboard

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Labrador, which is an eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, derived from Latin labor (“work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑbrɑdor/, [ˈlɑ̝brɑ̝do̞r]
• Rhymes: -ɑbrɑdor
• Syllabification^(key): Lab‧ra‧dor

Proper noun

Labrador

1. Labrador

Declension

Inflection of Labrador (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Labrador	—
genitive		Labradorin	—
partitive		Labradoria	—
illative		Labradoriin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Labrador	—
accusative	nom.	Labrador	—
	gen.	Labradorin
genitive		Labradorin	—
partitive		Labradoria	—
inessive		Labradorissa	—
elative		Labradorista	—
illative		Labradoriin	—
adessive		Labradorilla	—
ablative		Labradorilta	—
allative		Labradorille	—
essive		Labradorina	—
translative		Labradoriksi	—
abessive		Labradoritta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Labrador (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Labradorini — accusative nom. Labradorini — gen. Labradorini genitive Labradorini — partitive Labradoriani — inessive Labradorissani — elative Labradoristani — illative Labradoriini — adessive Labradorillani — ablative Labradoriltani — allative Labradorilleni — essive Labradorinani — translative Labradorikseni — abessive Labradorittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Labradorisi — accusative nom. Labradorisi — gen. Labradorisi genitive Labradorisi — partitive Labradoriasi — inessive Labradorissasi — elative Labradoristasi — illative Labradoriisi — adessive Labradorillasi — ablative Labradoriltasi — allative Labradorillesi — essive Labradorinasi — translative Labradoriksesi — abessive Labradorittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Labradorimme — accusative nom. Labradorimme — gen. Labradorimme genitive Labradorimme — partitive Labradoriamme — inessive Labradorissamme — elative Labradoristamme — illative Labradoriimme — adessive Labradorillamme — ablative Labradoriltamme — allative Labradorillemme — essive Labradorinamme — translative Labradoriksemme — abessive Labradorittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Labradorinne — accusative nom. Labradorinne — gen. Labradorinne genitive Labradorinne — partitive Labradorianne — inessive Labradorissanne — elative Labradoristanne — illative Labradoriinne — adessive Labradorillanne — ablative Labradoriltanne — allative Labradorillenne — essive Labradorinanne — translative Labradoriksenne — abessive Labradorittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Labradorinsa — accusative nom. Labradorinsa — gen. Labradorinsa genitive Labradorinsa — partitive Labradoriaan Labradoriansa — inessive Labradorissaan Labradorissansa — elative Labradoristaan Labradoristansa — illative Labradoriinsa — adessive Labradorillaan Labradorillansa — ablative Labradoriltaan Labradoriltansa — allative Labradorilleen Labradorillensa — essive Labradorinaan Labradorinansa — translative Labradorikseen Labradoriksensa — abessive Labradorittaan Labradorittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• labradorilainen
• labradorinkaulussopuli
• Labradorinmeri
• labradorinnoutaja

 

French

Etymology

English Labrador, which is an eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, derived from Latin labor (“work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.bʁa.dɔʁ/

Proper noun

Labrador m

1. Labrador, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (“Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador”)
2. (chiefly historical) Labrador, the area of the Atlantic watershed of the Quebec peninsula, bounded to the south by the watershed of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, to the north by the watershed of Ungava Bay, to the west by the watershed of Hudson Bay
3. Labrador, a breed of dog

Derived terms

• Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
• Labradorien
• labradorien

References

• Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Labrador, from Portuguese Lavrador (“João Fernandes Lavrador, Portuguese explorer”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.bɾaˈdoʁ/ [la.bɾaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.bɾaˈdoʁ/ [la.bɾaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /la.bɾaˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /la.bɾaˈdoʁ/ [la.bɾaˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.bɾaˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.bɾɐˈdoɾ/ [lɐ.βɾɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.bɾɐˈdoɾ/ [lɐ.βɾɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.bɾɐˈdo.ɾi/ [lɐ.βɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Homophones: labrador, lavrador (Northern Portugal)
• Hyphenation: La‧bra‧dor

Proper noun

Labrador m

1. Labrador (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /labɾaˈdoɾ/ [la.β̞ɾaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: La‧bra‧dor

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Labrador, which is an eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, derived from Latin labor (“work”).

Proper noun

Labrador m

1. Labrador (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)

Derived terms

• labradoriano
• Terranova y Labrador

 

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Labrador m or f by sense

1. a surname

Descendants

• English: Labrador

Further reading

• Forebears (Spanish)
• Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024