laur

See also: Laur

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

Declension of laur (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	laur	lauras
accusative	laur	lauras
genitive	laures	laura
dative	laure	laurum

Derived terms

• laurbēam
• laurberiġe
• laurtrēow

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “laur”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Polish

laury

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin laurus. Doublet of wawrzyn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lawr/

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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

Declension of laur

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) laur	laurul	(niște) lauri	laurii
genitive/dative	(unui) laur	laurului	(unor) lauri	laurilor
vocative	laurule		laurilor

Tocharian B

Noun

laur

1. spike (of iron)