Cornish

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Etymology

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From Middle Cornish lauar, from Old Cornish lauar, from Proto-Brythonic *llaβar (talkative), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlabros (talkative). Cognate with Welsh llafar (vocal).

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lavar m (plural lavarow)

  1. idiom, utterance
  2. (grammar) expression, sentence

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lavar

  1. second-person singular imperative of leverel

Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin lavāre.

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lavar (ORB, broad)

  1. to wash

References

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  • laver in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • lavar in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavāre (to wash). Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish lavar.

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lavar (first-person singular present lavo, first-person singular preterite lavei, past participle lavado)

  1. to wash

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lavar (present tense lavas, past tense lavis, future tense lavos, imperative lavez, conditional lavus)

  1. (transitive) to wash

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Conjugation of lavar
  present past future
infinitive lavar lavir lavor
tense lavas lavis lavos
conditional lavus
imperative lavez
adjective active participle lavanta lavinta lavonta
adverbial active participle lavante lavinte lavonte
nominal
active participle
singular lavanto lavinto lavonto
plural lavanti lavinti lavonti
adjective passive participle lavata lavita lavota
adverbial passive participle lavate lavite lavote
nominal
passive participle
singular lavato lavito lavoto
plural lavati laviti lavoti

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan, from Latin lavāre.

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lavar

  1. to wash

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin lavāre. Cognate with Old Spanish lavar and Old French laver.

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lavar

  1. to wash

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  • Galician: lavar
  • Portuguese: lavar

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavāre (to wash), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash). Compare Galician and Spanish lavar, French laver, and Italian lavare.

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  • Hyphenation: la‧var

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lavar (first-person singular present lavo, first-person singular preterite lavei, past participle lavado)

  1. to wash

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Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:lavar.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin lavāre (to wash), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash).

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lavar (first-person singular present lavo, first-person singular preterite lavé, past participle lavado)

  1. (transitive) to wash
    Synonym: asear
    Los de por aquí vienen a este lavadero público para lavar la ropa.
    The people around here come to this public sink to wash their clothes.
  2. (transitive) to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt, etc.)
  3. (reflexive) to wash oneself
  4. (reflexive) to wash a body part of oneself (e.g. hands, hair)

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Swedish

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Noun

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lavar

  1. indefinite plural of lav (moss)
  2. indefinite plural of lave (bench in a sauna)

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