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lava

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Italian lava (“lava”), originally, in Naples, a torrent of rain overflowing the streets, from lavare (“to wash”). See etymology for the English verb lave.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

lava (countable and uncountable, plural lavas)

  1. The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
  2. (informal, proscribed) Magma.
  3. A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava.
    lava colour:  

Usage notesEdit

Geologists make a distinction between magma (molten rock underground) and lava (molten rock on the surface).

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

magma — see magma
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See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

CatalanEdit

NounEdit

lava f (plural laves)

  1. lava

Crimean TatarEdit

EtymologyEdit

Italian lava.

NounEdit

lava

  1. lava

DeclensionEdit

Declension of lava
nominative lava
genitive lavanıñ
dative lavağa
accusative lavanı
locative lavada
ablative lavadan

ReferencesEdit

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Hyphenation: la‧va

NounEdit

lava c (uncountable)

  1. lava

EstonianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old East Slavic лава (lava), from Proto-Slavic *lava

NounEdit

lava (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. stage

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old East Slavic лава (lava), from Proto-Slavic *lava

NounEdit

lava

  1. bed (platform of a truck or other vehicle that supports the load)
  2. platform (raised stage for speeches etc.)
  3. stage (in a theatre etc.)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of lava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative lava lavat
genitive lavan lavojen
partitive lavaa lavoja
illative lavaan lavoihin
singular plural
nominative lava lavat
accusative nom. lava lavat
gen. lavan
genitive lavan lavojen
lavainrare
partitive lavaa lavoja
inessive lavassa lavoissa
elative lavasta lavoista
illative lavaan lavoihin
adessive lavalla lavoilla
ablative lavalta lavoilta
allative lavalle lavoille
essive lavana lavoina
translative lavaksi lavoiksi
instructive — lavoin
abessive lavatta lavoitta
comitative — lavoineen

CompoundsEdit

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

VerbEdit

lava

  1. third-person singular past historic of laver

AnagramsEdit

GalicianEdit

NounEdit

lava f (plural lavas)

  1. lava

ItalianEdit

LatinEdit

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

From Italian lava (Neapolitan dialect)

NounEdit

lava m (definite singular lavaen, indefinite plural lavaer, definite plural lavaene)

  1. (geology) lava
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

lava m or n

  1. definite neuter plural of lav

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

From Italian lava (Neapolitan dialect)

NounEdit

lava m (definite singular lavaen, indefinite plural lavaer, definite plural lavaene)

  1. (geology) lava

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

lava n

  1. definite plural of lav

ReferencesEdit

PortugueseEdit

 
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lava

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Italian (Neapolitan or Calabrese dialect), lava (“a torrent of rain which washed the streets”), from Latin lavō (“I wash”), from Proto-Indo-European *lowh₃-

NounEdit

lava f (plural lavas)

  1. lava (melted rock)
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

lava

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of lavar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of lavar

Serbo-CroatianEdit

NounEdit

láva f (Cyrillic spelling ла́ва)

  1. (geology) lava

DeclensionEdit

Declension of lava
singular plural
nominative lava lave
genitive lave lava
dative lavi lavama
accusative lavu lave
vocative lavo lave
locative lavi lavama
instrumental lavom lavama

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian (Neapolitan dialect) lava (“lava”), from lavare (“to wash”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

lava f (plural lavas)

  1. lava
  2. washing

VerbEdit

lava

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of lavar.

VepsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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Related to Finnish lava.

NounEdit

lava

  1. floor
  2. platform

InflectionEdit

Inflection of lava
nominative sing. lava
genitive sing. lavan
partitive sing. lavad
partitive plur. lavoid
singular plural
nominative lava lavad
accusative lavan lavad
genitive lavan lavoiden
partitive lavad lavoid
essive-instructive lavan lavoin
translative lavaks lavoikš
inessive lavas lavoiš
elative lavaspäi lavoišpäi
illative ? lavoihe
adessive laval lavoil
ablative lavalpäi lavoilpäi
allative lavale lavoile
abessive lavata lavoita
comitative lavanke lavoidenke
prolative lavadme lavoidme
approximative I lavanno lavoidenno
approximative II lavannoks lavoidennoks
egressive lavannopäi lavoidennopäi
terminative I ? lavoihesai
terminative II lavalesai lavoilesai
terminative III lavassai —
additive I ? lavoihepäi
additive II lavalepäi lavoilepäi

ReferencesEdit

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “площадка, пол, помост”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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