lava
English
editEtymology
editFrom Italian, from Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava”, but also “downpour overflowing the streets”). Likely in the sense of “landslide, torrent” from Latin labes (“fall”), compare labina (“avalanche, landslide”). A supposed relation with lavare (“to wash”) is now widely discredited. Neither is there probably any relation with Arabic لابة (lāba, “black volcanic rock”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
edit- (US, UK) enPR: läʹvə, IPA(key): /ˈlɑːvə/
Audio (US): (file) - (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈlɑːvə/, /ˈlævə/
- Homophones: larva (non-rhotic), lather (Cockney)
- Rhymes: -ɑːvə
Noun
editlava (countable and uncountable, plural lavas)
- The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
- 1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 44:
- Marine iguanas line the shores of the islands, and are usually seen sprawled over lava rocks near the sea.
- (informal, proscribed) Magma.
- A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava.
- lava:
Usage notes
edit- Geologists make a distinction between magma (molten rock underground) and lava (molten rock on the surface).
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editDerived terms
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See also
editAnagrams
editAlbanian
editVerb
editlava
Azerbaijani
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editlava (definite accusative lavanı, plural lavalar)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | lava | lavalar |
definite accusative | lavanı | lavaları |
dative | lavaya | lavalara |
locative | lavada | lavalarda |
ablative | lavadan | lavalardan |
definite genitive | lavanın | lavaların |
References
edit- “lava” in Obastan.com.
Catalan
editPronunciation
editNoun
editlava f (plural laves)
Further reading
edit- “lava”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
Crimean Tatar
editEtymology
editNoun
editlava
Declension
editnominative | lava |
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genitive | lavanıñ |
dative | lavağa |
accusative | lavanı |
locative | lavada |
ablative | lavadan |
References
editCzech
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *lava.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlava f
Declension
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “lava”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “lava”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editlava c (uncountable)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lava”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- “lava” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
Estonian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *lava, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lā́ˀwāˀ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlava (genitive lava, partitive lava)
Declension
editDeclension of lava (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | lava | lavad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | lava | ||
genitive | lavade | ||
partitive | lava | lavu lavasid | |
illative | lavva lavasse |
lavadesse lavusse | |
inessive | lavas | lavades lavus | |
elative | lavast | lavadest lavust | |
allative | lavale | lavadele lavule | |
adessive | laval | lavadel lavul | |
ablative | lavalt | lavadelt lavult | |
translative | lavaks | lavadeks lavuks | |
terminative | lavani | lavadeni | |
essive | lavana | lavadena | |
abessive | lavata | lavadeta | |
comitative | lavaga | lavadega |
Further reading
editFinnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *lava (compare Estonian lava, Livonian lovā, Veps lava), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *lā́ˀwāˀ (compare Latvian lāva, Lithuanian lova).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlava
- platform; podium (a flat, raised surface)
- bed (platform of a truck or other vehicle that supports the load)
- stage (in a theatre, a concert hall or such)
- clipping of tanssilava
- plant bed, raised bed (raised, framed platform for planting)
- Synonym: kasvilava
- pallet (transport pallet, also as a unit)
- Synonym: kuormalava
- (colloquial) case (pack of usually 24 cans of beer or other drink)
Declension
editInflection of lava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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 lavain rare | |
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 | |
abessive | lavatta | lavoitta | |
instructive | — | lavoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
edit- -lavainen
- lavallinen
- lavastaa (through Estonian)
- lavo
- ampumalava
- avolava
- esiintymislava
- eurolava
- hakelava
- hirttolava
- häkkilava
- itiölava
- jätelava
- kaatolava
- kasvilava
- kiintolava
- kippilava
- konserttilava
- kukkalava
- kuormalava
- kurkkulava
- kylmälava
- kääntölava
- laatikkolava
- laululava
- lava-auto
- lavakarisma
- lavakomedia
- lavakomiikka
- lavakoomikko
- lavakuorma-auto
- lavakurkku
- lavansiirtovaunu
- lavantauti (possibly)
- lavashow
- lavasukellus
- lavasänky
- lavasäteily
- lavatanssi
- lavaviljely
- lintulava
- lähtölava
- lämpölava
- maitolava
- makuulava
- mestauslava
- metsästyslava
- nostolava
- näytöslava
- oopperalava
- puhujalava
- romulava
- roskalava
- rullalava
- saksilava
- siirtolava
- soittolava
- taimilava
- tanssilava
- teatterilava
- vaihtolava
Further reading
edit- “lava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
editFrench
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Verb
editlava
- third-person singular past historic of laver
Anagrams
editGalician
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editlava f (plural lavas)
Further reading
edit- “lava”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Etymology 2
editVerb
editlava
- inflection of lavar:
Indonesian
editEtymology
editInternationalism, borrowed from Dutch lava, from Neapolitan lava (“lava”, but also “downpour overflowing the streets”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlava (plural lava-lava)
- (geology) lava: the molten rock ejected by a volcano (hence on the surface) from its crater or fissured sides
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “lava” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *lava. Cognates include Finnish lava and Estonian lava.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑʋɑ/, [ˈɫɑʋɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑʋɑ/, [ˈɫɑʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑʋɑ
- Hyphenation: la‧va
Noun
editlava
- banya bench
- raised bed
- foundation of a stove
- A layer of dried branches or cones which are put under a haystack to prevent it from decaying. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Declension
editDeclension of lava (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | lava | lavat |
genitive | lavan | lavvoin |
partitive | lavvaa | lavoja |
illative | lavvaa | lavvoi |
inessive | lavas | lavois |
elative | lavast | lavoist |
allative | lavalle | lavoille |
adessive | laval | lavoil |
ablative | lavalt | lavoilt |
translative | lavaks | lavoiks |
essive | lavanna, lavvaan | lavoinna, lavvoin |
exessive1) | lavant | lavoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 254
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editlava f (plural lave)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editlava
- inflection of lavare:
Latin
editEtymology 1
editFrom Neapolitan lava or Italian lava.
Noun
editlava f (genitive lavae); first declension
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editlavā
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editFrom Italian lava (Neapolitan dialect).
Noun
editlava m (definite singular lavaen, indefinite plural lavaer, definite plural lavaene)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editlava m or n
References
edit- “lava” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editFrom Italian lava (Neapolitan dialect).
Noun
editlava m (definite singular lavaen, indefinite plural lavaer, definite plural lavaene)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editlava n
References
edit- “lava” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Etymology 1
editFrom Neapolitan lava (“a torrent of rain which washed the streets”). Likely in the sense of “landslide, torrent” from Latin labes (“fall”), compare labina (“avalanche, landslide”).
Noun
editlava f (plural lavas)
- lava (melted rock)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editlava
- inflection of lavar:
Romanian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editlava f
Serbo-Croatian
editNoun
editláva f (Cyrillic spelling ла́ва)
Declension
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Neapolitan lava (“lava”) Likely in the sense of “landslide, torrent” from Latin labes (“fall”), compare labina (“avalanche, landslide”).
Noun
editlava f (uncountable)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editlava f (uncountable)
Etymology 3
editVerb
editlava
- inflection of lavar:
Further reading
edit- “lava”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swahili
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editlava class IX (plural lava class X)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editlava class IX (plural lava class X)
Swedish
editNoun
editlava c
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editTokelauan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *lawa. Cognates include Hawaiian lawa and Samoan lava.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlava
Particle
editlava
- Expresses exclusiveness of the preceding word; just, only
- Intensifies the preceding word; just (the same), right (now)
- Forms a reflexive from the preceding personal pronoun; -self
References
edit- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 181
Tsonga
editVerb
editlava
- to want
Veps
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *lava.
Noun
editlava
Inflection
editInflection of lava (inflection type 5/sana) | |||
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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 | lavaha | 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 | lavahasai | lavoihesai | |
terminative II | lavalesai | lavoilesai | |
terminative III | lavassai | — | |
additive I | lavahapäi | lavoihepäi | |
additive II | lavalepäi | lavoilepäi |
References
editVotic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *lava.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlava
Inflection
editDeclension of lava (type III/jalkõ, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | lava | lavad |
genitive | lava | lavojõ, lavoi |
partitive | lavva | lavoitõ, lavoi |
illative | lavvasõ, lavva | lavoisõ |
inessive | lavaz | lavoiz |
elative | lavassõ | lavoissõ |
allative | lavalõ | lavoilõ |
adessive | lavallõ | lavoillõ |
ablative | lavaltõ | lavoiltõ |
translative | lavassi | lavoissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References
edit- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “lava”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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