lavi

See also: lävi and lavī

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Esperanto

Etymology

From French laver, from Latin lavāre.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈlavi/
• Hyphenation: la‧vi
• Rhymes: -avi

Verb

lavi (present lavas, past lavis, future lavos, conditional lavus, volitive lavu)

1. (transitive) to wash, to launder

Conjugation

Conjugation of lavi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense lavas lavis lavos active participle lavanta lavantaj lavinta lavintaj lavonta lavontaj acc. lavantan lavantajn lavintan lavintajn lavontan lavontajn passive participle lavata lavataj lavita lavitaj lavota lavotaj acc. lavatan lavatajn lavitan lavitajn lavotan lavotajn nominal active participle lavanto lavantoj lavinto lavintoj lavonto lavontoj acc. lavanton lavantojn lavinton lavintojn lavonton lavontojn nominal passive participle lavato lavatoj lavito lavitoj lavoto lavotoj acc. lavaton lavatojn laviton lavitojn lavoton lavotojn adverbial active participle lavante lavinte lavonte adverbial passive participle lavate lavite lavote infinitive lavi imperative lavu conditional lavus

Derived terms

• aŭtolavejo (“carwash”)
• forlavi (“to wash away”)
• lavbaseno (“washbasin”)
• lavbroso (“scrubbing brush”)
• lavbutiko (“laundrette”)
• lavisto (“a cleaner”)
• lavmaŝino (“washing machine”)
• lavokuvo (“washtub”)
• lavotabulo (“washboard”)
• lavotuko (“washcloth”)

 

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French la vie (“life”)

Noun

lavi

1. life

Antonyms

• lanmò

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Italian

Verb

lavi

1. second-person singular indicative present of lavare
2. first-, second-, third-person singular subjunctive present of lavare
3. third-person singular imperative of lavare

Anagrams

• vali

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Latin

Verb

lāvī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of lavō

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Latvian

Noun

lavi m

1. (archaic form) accusative singular form of lavis
2. (archaic form) accusative singular form of lavis
3. (archaic form) accusative singular form of lavis

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Middle English

Verb

lavi

1. Alternative form of laven