lat
TranslingualEdit
SymbolEdit
lat
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Hindi लाट (lāṭ, “pillar; minaret; staff, club”), लाठ (lāṭh, “long staff; cudgel”), etc.[1][2]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lat (plural lats)
- (weaponry, rare) A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.
- (architecture) A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.
- 1801, "Miscellaneous Tracts" in the Asiatic Annual Register, p. 313:
- A high pillar of stone called Bheem-lat, or the Tealee, or oilman's lat or staff.
- 1801, "Miscellaneous Tracts" in the Asiatic Annual Register, p. 313:
Alternative formsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Clipped form of latrine (q.v.).[3]
NounEdit
lat (plural lats)
- (UK slang, usually in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.
SynonymsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
From Latvian lats, a clipping of Latvija (“Latvia”)[4]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lat (plural lats)
- (historical numismatics) The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically pegged at about 25 to the British pound.
- (historical numismatics) The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro.
- A coin or bill of either currency.
SynonymsEdit
- lats sg
HyponymsEdit
- (1/100 lat): santim
TranslationsEdit
Etymology 4Edit
Clipping of latissimus (q.v.).[5]
NounEdit
lat (plural lats)
- (slang, usually in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle.
Etymology 5Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lat (plural lats)
Coordinate termsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "lat, n.¹" in the Oxford English Dictionary (1902), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ "lāṭ लाट (f.)" &c. in the Transliterated Hindi–Hindi–English Dictionary, New Delhi: Allied Chambers.
- ^ "lat, n.³" in the Oxford English Dictionary (1976), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ "lat, n.²" in the Oxford English Dictionary (1933), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ "lat, n.⁴" in the Oxford English Dictionary (1997), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
AnagramsEdit
A-PucikwarEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Great Andamanese *lat.
AdjectiveEdit
lat
NounEdit
lat
ReferencesEdit
- Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 19 (2009)
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch lat, from Middle Dutch latte, from Old Dutch *latta, from Proto-Germanic *lattō, *laþþō.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lat (plural latte, diminutive latjie)
Derived termsEdit
AromanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Latin lātus; cf. Romanian lat.
AdjectiveEdit
lat
SynonymsEdit
CzechEdit
NounEdit
lat
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch latte, from Old Dutch *latta, from Proto-Germanic *lattō, *laþþō.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lat f (plural latten, diminutive latje n)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
AnagramsEdit
FriulianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin lactem (“milk”, masculine or feminine accusative), from Latin lac (“milk”, neuter).
NounEdit
lat m (plural lats)
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
lat (plural latok)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | lat | latok |
accusative | latot | latokat |
dative | latnak | latoknak |
instrumental | lattal | latokkal |
causal-final | latért | latokért |
translative | lattá | latokká |
terminative | latig | latokig |
essive-formal | latként | latokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | latban | latokban |
superessive | laton | latokon |
adessive | latnál | latoknál |
illative | latba | latokba |
sublative | latra | latokra |
allative | lathoz | latokhoz |
elative | latból | latokból |
delative | latról | latokról |
ablative | lattól | latoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
laté | latoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
latéi | latokéi |
Possessive forms of lat | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | latom | latjaim |
2nd person sing. | latod | latjaid |
3rd person sing. | latja | latjai |
1st person plural | latunk | latjaink |
2nd person plural | latotok | latjaitok |
3rd person plural | latjuk | latjaik |
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
lat (plural latok)
- lat (the floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | lat | latok |
accusative | latot | latokat |
dative | latnak | latoknak |
instrumental | lattal | latokkal |
causal-final | latért | latokért |
translative | lattá | latokká |
terminative | latig | latokig |
essive-formal | latként | latokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | latban | latokban |
superessive | laton | latokon |
adessive | latnál | latoknál |
illative | latba | latokba |
sublative | latra | latokra |
allative | lathoz | latokhoz |
elative | latból | latokból |
delative | latról | latokról |
ablative | lattól | latoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
laté | latoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
latéi | latokéi |
Possessive forms of lat | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | latom | latjaim |
2nd person sing. | latod | latjaid |
3rd person sing. | latja | latjai |
1st person plural | latunk | latjaink |
2nd person plural | latotok | latjaitok |
3rd person plural | latjuk | latjaik |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ lat in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
- ^ lat in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
Further readingEdit
- (unit of measure): lat in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
AdjectiveEdit
lat (neuter singular lat, definite singular and plural late, comparative latere, indefinite superlative latest, definite superlative lateste)
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
lat
- imperative of late
ReferencesEdit
- “lat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
AdjectiveEdit
lat (neuter singular lat or latt, definite singular and plural late, comparative latare, indefinite superlative latast, definite superlative lataste)
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
lat
- imperative of late
ReferencesEdit
- “lat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Univerbation of la (“with”) + tú (“you sg”)
PronounEdit
lat
- second-person singular of la (“with”)
Etymology 2Edit
Univerbation of la (“with”) + do (“your sg”)
DeterminerEdit
lat (triggers lenition)
- with your sg
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lat n
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Latin lātus (“wide”), from earlier stlātus, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to stretch out, extend, spread”) or *stelh₃- (“broad”).
AdjectiveEdit
lat m or n (feminine singular lată, masculine plural lați, feminine and neuter plural late)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
lat n (plural laturi)
- the wide part of an object
DeclensionEdit
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish later, from Old Norse latr, from Proto-Germanic *lataz, from Proto-Indo-European *lē(y)d-.
PronunciationEdit
audio (file)
AdjectiveEdit
lat (comparative latare, superlative latast)
- lazy
- Sluta vara så lat och hjälp till
- Stop being so lazy and help out
Usage notesEdit
Both lat and slö can often be translated as lazy. Lat tends towards laziness out of choice, while slö tends towards laziness due to lacking energy. The difference can be subtle though.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of lat | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | lat | latare | latast |
Neuter singular | latt | latare | latast |
Plural | lata | latare | latast |
Masculine plural3 | late | latare | latast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | late | latare | lataste |
All | lata | latare | lataste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
lat c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of lat | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lat | laten | later | laterna |
Genitive | lats | latens | laters | laternas |
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
WestrobothnianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse latr, from Proto-Germanic *lataz.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
lat (comparative latänä, superlative latest)
- Lazy.