lau
English edit
Verb edit
lau (third-person singular simple present laus, present participle lauing, simple past and past participle laued)
- (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)
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
Basque edit
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Cardinal: lau Ordinal: laugarren Multiplier: laukoitz Distributive: launa Collective: laukote Fractional: laurden |
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Basque *lanu, from Latin plānum.
Adjective edit
lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)
Declension edit
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
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absolutive | lau | laua | lauak | |
ergative | lauk | lauak | lauek | |
dative | lauri | lauari | lauei | |
genitive | lauren | lauaren | lauen | |
comitative | laurekin | lauarekin | lauekin | |
causative | laurengatik | lauarengatik | lauengatik | |
benefactive | laurentzat | lauarentzat | lauentzat | |
instrumental | lauz | lauaz | lauez | |
inessive | anim. | laurengan | lauarengan | lauengan |
inanim. | lautan | lauan | lauetan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | lautako | lauko | lauetako | |
allative | anim. | laurengana | lauarengana | lauengana |
inanim. | lautara | laura | lauetara | |
terminative | anim. | laurenganaino | lauarenganaino | lauenganaino |
inanim. | lautaraino | lauraino | lauetaraino | |
directive | anim. | laurenganantz | lauarenganantz | lauenganantz |
inanim. | lautarantz | laurantz | lauetarantz | |
destinative | anim. | laurenganako | lauarenganako | lauenganako |
inanim. | lautarako | laurako | lauetarako | |
ablative | anim. | laurengandik | lauarengandik | lauengandik |
inanim. | lautatik | lautik | lauetatik | |
partitive | laurik | — | — | |
prolative | lautzat | — | — |
Adverb edit
lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)
Noun edit
lau inan
- plain (an open, grassy, mostly treeless land)
Declension edit
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | lau | laua | lauak |
ergative | lauk | lauak | lauek |
dative | lauri | lauari | lauei |
genitive | lauren | lauaren | lauen |
comitative | laurekin | lauarekin | lauekin |
causative | laurengatik | lauarengatik | lauengatik |
benefactive | laurentzat | lauarentzat | lauentzat |
instrumental | lauz | lauaz | lauez |
inessive | lautan | lauan | lauetan |
locative | lautako | lauko | lauetako |
allative | lautara | laura | lauetara |
terminative | lautaraino | lauraino | lauetaraino |
directive | lautarantz | laurantz | lauetarantz |
destinative | lautarako | laurako | lauetarako |
ablative | lautatik | lautik | lauetatik |
partitive | laurik | — | — |
prolative | lautzat | — | — |
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
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
- ^ 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
- ^ “lau” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- ^ 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
- “lau”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Esperanto edit
Preposition edit
lau
- H-system spelling of laŭ
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German lā (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)
- Synonym of lauwarm (“lukewarm, tepid”)
- (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]
- cushy, easy
- ein lauer Job ― a cushy job
Derived terms edit
- für lau
- lauer Lenz (“period of idleness”)
- sich einen lauen Lenz machen ― to get on a gravy train, to ride the gravy train
Further reading edit
Hawaiian edit
Pronunciation edit
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
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *rau (“hundred”).
Verb edit
lau
Numeral edit
lau
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hiri Motu edit
Pronoun edit
lau
See also edit
Kalo Finnish Romani edit
Noun edit
lau m (genitive laavesko, nominative plural laave, genitive plural laavengo)
Derived terms edit
Kapampangan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit राहु (rāhu, “Rāhu”). Compare Tagalog laho.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
láû
- eclipse (usually of the moon)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Karo Batak edit
Noun edit
lau
References edit
- Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 119.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
lau
- Alternative form of lawe
Mokilese edit
Noun edit
lau
Inflection edit
singular possessor | first person | loawoaioa | |
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second person | loawoamwen | ||
third person | loawoa | ||
dual possessors | first person inclusive | loawoasa | |
first person exclusive | loawoama | ||
second person | loawoamwa | ||
third person | loawoara | ||
plural possessors | first person inclusive | loawoasai | |
first person exclusive | loawoamai | ||
second person | loawoamwai | ||
third person | loawoarai | ||
remote plural possessors | first person inclusive | loawoahs | |
first person exclusive | loawoami | ||
second person | loawoamwi | ||
third person | loawoahr | ||
construct form | loawoan |
North Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian *lewa, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leeuwe.
Noun edit
lau
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
Descendants edit
Rapa Nui edit
Adjective edit
lau
Remontado Agta edit
Noun edit
laú
Romanian edit
Verb edit
lau
- inflection of la:
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
Numeral edit
lau
Derived terms edit
- lua lau (“two hundred”)
Tocharian B edit
Adverb edit
lau
- away
- ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer
- You are going to let your vow away. (literally)
- You are going to break your vow.
- ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [law˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [law˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [la(ː)w˧˧]
Audio (Saigon): (file)
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *k-luː, cognate with Arem alaw.
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
lau
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /laɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /lai̯/
Noun edit
lau
- Soft mutation of llau (“lice”).
Mutation edit
White Hmong edit
Alternative forms edit
- laug (for ruminant mammals)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Hmong *ʔljuwᴮ (“male”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lau
Derived terms edit
- lau qaib (“rooster”)
References edit
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 105.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 63; 276.
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