English edit

Verb edit

lau (third-person singular simple present laus, present participle lauing, simple past and past participle laued)

  1. (Polari) To place upon; to put down onto.

Aromanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin lavō. Compare Romanian la, lau.

Verb edit

lau first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative la, past participle latã)

  1. to wash
  2. (reflexive, mi-lau) to wash oneself

Synonyms edit

Related terms edit

See also edit

Basque edit

Basque numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: lau
    Ordinal: laugarren
    Multiplier: laukoitz
    Distributive: launa
    Collective: laukote
    Fractional: laurden

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /lau̯/, [lau̯]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Basque *lanu, from Latin plānum.

Adjective edit

lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)

  1. flat, level
  2. plain, simple
Declension edit

Adverb edit

lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)

  1. simply

Noun edit

lau inan

  1. plain (an open, grassy, mostly treeless land)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

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.

Numeral edit

lau

  1. four
Usage notes edit

The declension of the plural forms changes when used as a pronoun. This is not currently reflected in the table below.

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ lau” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
  3. ^ 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 reading edit

  • "lau" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • lau” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Esperanto edit

Preposition edit

lau

  1. H-system spelling of laŭ

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German (inflected lāwe), from Old High German lāo. Cognate with Dutch lauw. Also related with English lukewarm.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

lau (strong nominative masculine singular lauer, comparative lauer, superlative am lauesten or am lausten)

  1. Synonym of lauwarm (lukewarm, tepid)
  2. (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]
  3. cushy, easy
    ein lauer Joba cushy job

Derived terms edit

sich einen lauen Lenz machento get on a gravy train, to ride the gravy train

Further reading edit

  • lau” in Duden online
  • lau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hawaiian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlau̯/, [ˈlɐw], [ˈlɔw] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1 edit

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).

Noun edit

lau

  1. leaf

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *rau (hundred).

Verb edit

lau

  1. (stative) many, numerous

Numeral edit

lau

  1. four hundred

References edit

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “lau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hiri Motu edit

Pronoun edit

lau

  1. 1st-person singular pronoun: I, me

See also edit

Kalo Finnish Romani edit

Noun edit

lau m (genitive laavesko, nominative plural laave, genitive plural laavengo)

  1. word
  2. talk

Derived terms edit

Kapampangan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit राहु (rāhu, Rāhu). Compare Tagalog laho.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: la‧u
  • IPA(key): /ˈlauʔ/, [ˈläː.uʔ]

Noun edit

láû

  1. eclipse (usually of the moon)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Karo Batak edit

Noun edit

lau

  1. water

References edit

Middle English edit

Noun edit

lau

  1. Alternative form of lawe

Mokilese edit

Noun edit

lau

  1. tongue

Inflection edit

North Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian *lewa, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leeuwe.

Noun edit

lau

  1. lion

Synonyms edit

Old Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *llọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (palm, hand).

Noun edit

lau f

  1. hand

Descendants edit

  • Middle Welsh: llaw

Rapa Nui edit

Adjective edit

lau

  1. wide

Remontado Agta edit

Noun edit

laú

  1. water

Romanian edit

Verb edit

lau

  1. inflection of la:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present/imperfect indicative

Samoan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).

Noun edit

lau

  1. leaf

Numeral edit

lau

  1. hundred

Derived terms edit

Tocharian B edit

Adverb edit

lau

  1. away
    ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer
    You are going to let your vow away. (literally)
    You are going to break your vow.

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Vietic *k-luː, cognate with Arem alaw.

Noun edit

(classifier cây) lau (𣓿, 𦰤)

  1. reed, arundinaceous cane

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

lau

  1. to clean by wiping or rubbing with a wet cloth
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
See also edit

Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lau

  1. Soft mutation of llau (lice).

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
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.

White Hmong edit

Alternative forms edit

  • laug (for ruminant mammals)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hmong *ʔljuwᴮ (male).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

lau

  1. (of birds) male

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 105.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, pages 63; 276.