lau
EnglishEdit
VerbEdit
lau (third-person singular simple present laus, present participle lauing, simple past and past participle laued)
- (Polari) To place upon; to put down onto.
AromanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin lavō. Compare Romanian la, lau.
VerbEdit
lau (third-person singular present indicative la, past participle latã)
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
BasqueEdit
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Cardinal: lau Ordinal: laugarren Multiplier: laukoitz Fractional: laurden |
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Basque *lanu, from Latin plānum.
AdjectiveEdit
lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of lau (adjective, ending in vowel) | ||||
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indefinite | singular | plural | ||
absolutive | lau | laua | lauak | |
ergative | lauk | lauak | lauek | |
dative | lauri | lauari | lauei | |
genitive | lauren | lauaren | lauen | |
comitative | laurekin | lauarekin | lauekin | |
causative | laurengatik | lauarengatik | lauengatik | |
benefactive | laurentzat | lauarentzat | lauentzat | |
instrumental | lauz | lauaz | lauez | |
inessive | anim. | laurengan | lauarengan | lauengan |
inanim. | lautan | lauan | lauetan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | lautako | lauko | lauetako | |
allative | anim. | laurengana | lauarengana | lauengana |
inanim. | lautara | laura | lauetara | |
terminative | anim. | laurenganaino | lauarenganaino | lauenganaino |
inanim. | lautaraino | lauraino | lauetaraino | |
directive | anim. | laurenganantz | lauarenganantz | lauenganantz |
inanim. | lautarantz | laurantz | lauetarantz | |
destinative | anim. | laurenganako | lauarenganako | lauenganako |
inanim. | lautarako | laurako | lauetarako | |
ablative | anim. | laurengandik | lauarengandik | lauengandik |
inanim. | lautatik | lautik | lauetatik | |
partitive | laurik | — | — | |
prolative | lautzat | — | — |
AdverbEdit
lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)
NounEdit
lau inan
- plain (an open, grassy, mostly treeless land)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of lau (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
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indefinite | singular | plural | |
absolutive | lau | laua | lauak |
ergative | lauk | lauak | lauek |
dative | lauri | lauari | lauei |
genitive | lauren | lauaren | lauen |
comitative | laurekin | lauarekin | lauekin |
causative | laurengatik | lauarengatik | lauengatik |
benefactive | laurentzat | lauarentzat | lauentzat |
instrumental | lauz | lauaz | lauez |
inessive | lautan | lauan | lauetan |
locative | lautako | lauko | lauetako |
allative | lautara | laura | lauetara |
terminative | lautaraino | lauraino | lauetaraino |
directive | lautarantz | laurantz | lauetarantz |
destinative | lautarako | laurako | lauetarako |
ablative | lautatik | lautik | lauetatik |
partitive | laurik | — | — |
prolative | lautzat | — | — |
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Basque *lauR (“four”). Often compared with Iberian lau(r) (“four”) and Aquitanian *laur-, present in numerous compounds, such as *laurco, *laurina and in the toponym *Laureiereta (“Four Mills”).[1][2][3] Possibly related to labur.
NumeralEdit
lau
Usage notesEdit
The declension of the plural forms changes when used as a pronoun. This is not currently reflected in the table below.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of lau (numeral, ending in vowel) | ||||
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indefinite | singular | plural | ||
absolutive | lau | laua | lauak | |
ergative | lauk | lauak | lauek | |
dative | lauri | lauari | lauei | |
genitive | lauren | lauaren | lauen | |
comitative | laurekin | lauarekin | lauekin | |
causative | laurengatik | lauarengatik | lauengatik | |
benefactive | laurentzat | lauarentzat | lauentzat | |
instrumental | lauz | lauaz | lauez | |
inessive | anim. | laurengan | lauarengan | lauengan |
inanim. | lautan | lauan | lauetan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | lautako | lauko | lauetako | |
allative | anim. | laurengana | lauarengana | lauengana |
inanim. | lautara | laura | lauetara | |
terminative | anim. | laurenganaino | lauarenganaino | lauenganaino |
inanim. | lautaraino | lauraino | lauetaraino | |
directive | anim. | laurenganantz | lauarenganantz | lauenganantz |
inanim. | lautarantz | laurantz | lauetarantz | |
destinative | anim. | laurenganako | lauarenganako | lauenganako |
inanim. | lautarako | laurako | lauetarako | |
ablative | anim. | laurengandik | lauarengandik | lauengandik |
inanim. | lautatik | lautik | lauetatik | |
partitive | laurik | — | — | |
prolative | lautzat | — | — |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011), “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
- ^ “lau” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- ^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 93
Further readingEdit
EsperantoEdit
PrepositionEdit
lau
- H-system spelling of laŭ
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German lā (inflected lāwe), from Old High German lāo. Cognate with Dutch lauw. Also related with English lukewarm.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
lau (strong nominative masculine singular lauer, comparative lauer, superlative am lauesten or am lausten)
- Synonym of lauwarm (“lukewarm, tepid”)
- (often of wind or the night) mild; especially in the sense that it is pleasantly cool after a period of heat
- Synonym: mild
- Es war eine laue Sommernacht. ― It was a mild summer night. [i.e. one that is warm, but bringing welcome cooling after a hot day]
- cushy, easy
- ein lauer Job ― a cushy job
Derived termsEdit
- für lau
- lauer Lenz (“period of idleness”)
- sich einen lauen Lenz machen ― to get on a gravy train, to ride the gravy train
Further readingEdit
HawaiianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lau, from Proto-Polynesian *rau, from Proto-Central Pacific *rau, from Proto-Oceanic *raun, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *raun, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (“leaf”).
NounEdit
lau
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Polynesian *rau (“hundred”).
VerbEdit
lau
NumeralEdit
lau
ReferencesEdit
- “lau” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
Hiri MotuEdit
PronounEdit
lau
See alsoEdit
Kalo Finnish RomaniEdit
NounEdit
lau m (genitive laavesko, nominative plural laave, genitive plural laavengo)
Derived termsEdit
KapampanganEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- lauo (Abecedario, obsolete)
- lawu (Súlat Wáwâ)
EtymologyEdit
From Sanskrit राहु (rāhu, “Rāhu”). Compare Tagalog laho.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
láû
- eclipse (usually of the moon)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Karo BatakEdit
NounEdit
lau
ReferencesEdit
- Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 119.
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
lau
- Alternative form of lawe
North FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Frisian *lewa, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leeuwe.
NounEdit
lau
SynonymsEdit
Old WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Brythonic *llọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”).
NounEdit
lau f
DescendantsEdit
- Welsh: llaw
Rapa NuiEdit
AdjectiveEdit
lau
Remontado AgtaEdit
NounEdit
laú
RomanianEdit
VerbEdit
lau
- inflection of la:
SamoanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).
NounEdit
lau
NumeralEdit
lau
Derived termsEdit
- lua lau (“two hundred”)
Tocharian BEdit
AdverbEdit
lau
- away
- ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer
- You are going to let your vow away. (literally)
- You are going to break your vow.
- ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer
VietnameseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [law˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [law˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [la(ː)w˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Vietic *k-luː, cognate with Arem alaw.
NounEdit
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
lau
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /laɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /lai̯/
NounEdit
lau
- Soft mutation of llau (“lice”).
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llau | lau | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |