Lava

See also: lava, láva, lavá, lavâ, låvå, lava-, and ľavá

English

Proper noun

Lava

1. (Hinduism) One of the twin children of the Lord Rāma and his wife Sita in the Ramayana.

Anagrams

• Alva, Vaal, aval

German

Etymology

18th century, borrowed from Italian lava. See English lava for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːva/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Lava f (genitive Lava, plural (rare) Laven)

1. (geology) lava
2. (loosely) Synonym of Magma
3. (childish) an area (in a game of tag etc.) where the players are not allowed to go (and lose if they do)

   Antonyms: Freio, Klippo

Declension

Declension of Lava [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lava	die	Laven1
genitive	einer	der	Lava	der	Laven1
dative	einer	der	Lava	den	Laven1
accusative	eine	die	Lava	die	Laven1

¹Rare.

Derived terms

• Lavalampe
• Lavafluss

Further reading

• “Lava” in Duden online
• “Lava” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache