laa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "laa"

Afar

Laa.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo loon, Sidamo lalo and Saho laa. Compare also Amharic ላም (lam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaː/ [ˈlaː]
• Hyphenation: laa

Noun

láa m (singulative sagá f)

1. (collective) cattle

Declension

Declension of láa
absolutive	láa
predicative	láa
subjective	laahí
genitive	laahí
Postpositioned forms l-case láal k-case láak t-case láat h-case láah

Derived terms

• laahintí

 

See also

• sagáytu (“bull”)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “làa”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• la, loo, lo, lou, lah

Etymology

From Old High German lāzan, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną. Cognate with German lassen, Dutch laten, Swedish låta.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /lɑː/

Verb

laa (third-person singular simple present laat, past participle glaa, past subjunctive lies, auxiliary haa)

1. to leave
   • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ‘s Heiwili, I.5:

     Dr Vater goht und lot’s älei.

     The father goes, and leaves her alone.

2. to break

Conjugation

Strong:

    conjugation of laa – Urner dialect

infinitive		laa
past participle		gla
		singular			plural
		1st person ich, i	2nd person du	3rd person er/si/es	1st person mir	2nd person ir	3rd person si
indicative	present	laa	laasch	laat	laa	läänt	laa
subjunctive	present	lëë, läng, längi	lëëesch, längesch	lëë, läng, längi	lëëe	lëëet	lëëe
	past	liess, liessi	liessesch	liess, liessi	liesse	liesset	liesse
imperative	affirmative	—	lach	—	—	läänt	—

Mixed:

    conjugation of laa – Urner dialect

infinitive		laa
past participle		gla
		singular			plural
		1st person ich, i	2nd person du	3rd person er/si/es	1st person mir	2nd person ir	3rd person si
indicative	present	laa	laasch	laat	laa	läänt	laa
subjunctive	present	lëë, läng, längi	lëëesch, längesch	lëë, läng, längi	lëëe	lëëet	lëëe
	past	lät, lättti	lättesch	lät, lätti	lätte	lättet	lätte
imperative	affirmative	—	lach	—	—	läänt	—

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.

Galician

Alternative forms

• la

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lãa, from Latin lāna.

Noun

laa f (uncountable)

1. wool

Ingrian

Etymology

Irregularly derived from lase (“let!”). Akin to dialectal Finnish las, laa.

Compare also the regular Estonian las, which serves the same function. Unrelated to German lass or Swedish låt.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑː/, [ˈɫɑː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑː/, [ˈɫɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: laa

Particle

laa

1. Used to form an optative construction with a following verb: may...; let...

   Laa möö laulamma. ― Let's sing. (literally, “May we sing.”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 254

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish lá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [leː], [laː]

Noun

laa m (genitive singular laa, plural laghyn)

1. day, daytime
   • Cha nel Manninagh rieau creeney derrey'n laa lurg y vargee.
     • A Manxman is never wise until the day after the market.
   • Cha nel ny laghyn ain agh beggan.
     • Our days are few.
   • Cha nel red erbee ayn ny laghyn shoh agh shen.
     • It's all the rage these days.
   • Chass eh er ash laa ny vairagh.
     • He started back the next day.
   • Cheau mee laa er y çheer.
     • I spent a day in the country.
   • Cooineeym er gys y laa s'odjey veem bio.
     • I will remember it to my dying day.
   • Cre'n laa jeh'n çhiaghtin t'eh?
     • What day of the week is it?
   • Hig eh nane jeh ny laghyn shoh.
     • He'll come one of these fine days.
   • S'giare ta ny laghyn echey.
     • His days are numbered.
   • Ta mee lieh chadley ny laghyn shoh.
     • I sleep badly these days.
   • Ta mee shassoo er my chione hene ny laghyn shoh.
     • I depend on myself these days.
   • Ta ny laghyn goll ny s'girrey.
     • The days are drawing in.

Old Irish

Noun

laa

1. Alternative spelling of lá (“day”)

Tataltepec Chatino

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

laa

1. church

References

• Pride, Leslie, Pride, Kitty (1970) Vocabulario chatino de Tataltepec. Castellano-chatino, chatino-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 15)‎^[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 59

Tezoatlán Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *láà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlāā]

Noun

laa

1. bird

Derived terms

• laa kao̱
• laa li̱mi
• laa vi̱kó
• laa vúrro
• laa yóto̱

 

References

• F. de Williams, Judith, Ojeda Morales, Gerardo, Torres Benavides, Liborio (2017) Diccionario mixteco de San Andrés Yutatío, Tezoatlán, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 49)‎^[3] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 137