lansa

See also: länsa

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lancha, from Portuguese lancha, from Malay lancar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lanˈsa/, [l̪ʌn̪ˈs̪a]
• Hyphenation: lan‧sa

Noun

lansá (Badlit spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜐ)

1. launch; large, open motorboat

Verb

lansá (Badlit spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜐ)

1. to travel by launch

See also

• bangka
• yate

Faroese

Alternative forms

• lansi

Etymology

From Danish lanse, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Iberian or Celtiberian. Cognate of English lance and launch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlan̥.sa/

Noun

lansa f (genitive singular lansu, plural lansur)

1. lance

Declension

Declension of lansa
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lansa	lansan	lansur	lansurnar
accusative	lansu	lansuna	lansur	lansurnar
dative	lansu	lansuni	lansum	lansunum
genitive	lansu	lansunnar	lansa	lansanna

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese lançar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu lansa.

Verb

lansa

1. to throw
2. to launch

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese lançar.

Verb

lansa

1. to throw
2. to launch

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lansen

Noun

lansa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of lanse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• lansen

Noun

lansa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of lanse

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin lancea.

Noun

lansa f (oblique plural lansas, nominative singular lansa, nominative plural lansas)

1. lance (medieval weapon)

Descendants

• Occitan: lança

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lancea”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 151

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lancer.

Pronunciation

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Verb

a lansa (third-person singular present lansează, past participle lansat) 1st conj.

1. to pitch
2. to launch

Conjugation

    conjugation of lansa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a lansa
gerund			lansând
past participle			lansat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	lansez	lansezi	lansează	lansăm	lansați	lansează
	imperfect	lansam	lansai	lansa	lansam	lansați	lansau
	simple perfect	lansai	lansași	lansă	lansarăm	lansarăți	lansară
	pluperfect	lansasem	lansaseși	lansase	lansaserăm	lansaserăți	lansaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să lansez	să lansezi	să lanseze	să lansăm	să lansați	să lanseze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		lansează			lansați
	negative		nu lansa			nu lansați

See also

• arunca

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *laŋsa (“odor of fish, blood”), possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋ(ə)si (“fishy smell”), from Proto-Austronesian *laŋ(ə)si (“unpleasant odor”). Compare Bikol Central langsi, Aklanon eangsa, Cebuano langsa, and Maranao langensa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lanˈsa/, [lɐnˈsa]
• Hyphenation: lan‧sa

Noun

lansá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜐ)

1. characteristic fishy odor or taste

   Synonym: amoy-isda

2. viscous substance covering the fish
3. characteristic smell of blood (perceived as similar to a fishy smell)
4. (figurative) obscenity

   Synonyms: laswa, kalaswaan, kabastusan

Alternative forms

• langsa — obsolete

Derived terms

• kalansahan
• malansa

 

See also

• gilik

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lanza, from Old Spanish lança, from Latin lancea, of Celtiberian origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlansa/, [ˈlan.sɐ]
• Hyphenation: lan‧sa

Noun

lansa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜐ)

1. lance; spear

   Synonym: sibat

Further reading

• “lansa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*laŋ(e)si”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary