laa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "laa"

Afar

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)

(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

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)

to leave
- 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ‘s Heiwili, I.5:
  Dr Vater goht und lot’s älei.
  The father goes, and leaves her alone.
to break

Conjugation

Strong:

conjugation of laa – Urner dialect

		singular			plural
infinitive		laa
past participle		gla
		1^st person ich, i	2^nd person du	3^rd person er/si/es	1^st person mir	2^nd person ir	3^rd person si
indicative	present	laa	laasch	laat	laa	läänt	laa

subjunctive	present	lëë, läng, längi	lëëesch, längesch	lëë, läng, längi	lëëe	lëëet	lëëe
subjunctive	past	liess, liessi	liessesch	liess, liessi	liesse	liesset	liesse

imperative	affirmative	—	lach	—	—	läänt	—

Mixed:

conjugation of laa – Urner dialect

		singular			plural
infinitive		laa
past participle		gla
		1^st person ich, i	2^nd person du	3^rd person er/si/es	1^st person mir	2^nd person ir	3^rd person si
indicative	present	laa	laasch	laat	laa	läänt	laa

subjunctive	present	lëë, läng, längi	lëëesch, längesch	lëë, läng, längi	lëëe	lëëet	lëëe
subjunctive	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)

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

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)

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

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

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

bird

Derived terms

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