late

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English late, lat, from Old English læt (“slow; slack, lax, negligent; late”), from Proto-West Germanic *lat, from Proto-Germanic *lataz (“slow, lazy”). By surface analysis, deverbal from let. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /leɪt/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /læɪt/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /let/ (Wales, without the pane–pain merger) IPA(key): /leːt/ Rhymes: -eɪt === Adjective === late (comparative later, superlative latest) Near the end of a period of time. Specifically, near the end of the day. (usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period. Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time. Synonym: tardy Levied as a surcharge on a payment which has not arrived by a specified deadline. Not having had an expected menstrual period. (not comparable, euphemistic) Recently deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.) (dated) Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of office. Recent — relative to the noun it modifies. (astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, cooler than the sun. ==== Usage notes ==== (deceased): Late in this sense qualifies named individuals (in phrases like the late Mary Smith). In this sense, it generally is confined to usage with the person's full name, or a title, relationship, etc., that would be adequate by itself to identify the person: the late Mary Smith; the late queen; his late wife; the late Mary, Queen of Scots; but in most cases not the late Mary. ==== Descendants ==== → Malayalam: ലേറ്റ് (lēṟṟŭ) → Tamil: லேட் (lēṭ), லேட்டு (lēṭṭu) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === late (plural lates) (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night. ==== Antonyms ==== early === Adverb === late (comparative later, superlative latest) After a deadline has passed, past a designated time. Formerly, especially in the context of service in a military unit. Not long ago; just now, recently. ==== Synonyms ==== (past a designated time): belatedly, tardy; see also Thesaurus:belatedly (formerly): erenow; see also Thesaurus:formerly (not long ago): freshly; see also Thesaurus:recently ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === References === 2009 April 3, Peter T. Daniels, "Re: Has 'late' split up into a pair of homonyms?", message-ID <bdb13686-a6e4-43cd-8445-efe353365394@l13g2000vba.googlegroups.com>, alt.usage.english and sci.lang, Usenet. === Anagrams === teal, tael, et. al, atel-, TEAl, Elta, TEAL, et al, Teal, tale, tela, leat, EATL, ETLA, et al. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaːtə/ === Adjective === late inflection of laat: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive === Verb === late (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of laten == Galician == === Verb === late inflection of latar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative inflection of latir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈla.te/ Rhymes: -ate Hyphenation: là‧te === Adjective === late feminine plural of lato === Anagrams === alte, tale, tela == Karelian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *lat'ëk, borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚠᛚᚨᛏᛃᚨ (*flatja), from Proto-Germanic *flatją. Cognates include Finnish lattia and Livvi late. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑte/ Hyphenation: la‧te === Noun === late (genitive lattien, partitive latetta) floor === References === P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), “пол”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN == Latin == === Adverb === lātē (comparative lātius, superlative lātissimē) broadly, widely extensively far and wide, everywhere lavishly, excessively ==== Related terms ==== lātus === References === “late”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “late”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co. == Livvi == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *lat'ëk, borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚠᛚᚨᛏᛃᚨ (*flatja), from Proto-Germanic *flatją. Cognates include Finnish lattia and Karelian late. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑtʲe/ Hyphenation: la‧te Rhymes: -ɑtʲe === Noun === late (genitive lattien, partitive latettu) floor ==== Declension ==== === References === Tatjana Boiko (2019), “late”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN == Makasar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlate/, [ˈla.t̪ʰɛ] Hyphenation: la‧te === Adjective === late (Lontara spelling ᨒᨈᨙ or 𑻮𑻦𑻵) faded; washed out; discolored (e.g., of an old, frequently worn sarong) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English læt, from Proto-West Germanic *lat. ==== Alternative forms ==== laite, latte, lete, leate ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /laːt/, /lat/ ==== Adjective ==== late slow, sluggish, reluctant. ===== Derived terms ===== latly ===== Descendants ===== English: late→ Malayalam: ലേറ്റ് (lēṟṟŭ)→ Tamil: லேட் (lēṭ), லேட்டு (lēṭṭu) Geordie: lyet Scots: late Yola: laate ==== References ==== “lāt(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === From Old English late. ==== Alternative forms ==== lata, laite, latte, lete, læte, leate ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈlaːt(ə)/ ==== Adverb ==== late slowly, reluctantly ===== Descendants ===== English: late Yola: laate ===== References ===== “lāt(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === From Old Norse lát (“conduct, demeanour, voice, sound”, literally “let, letting, loss”) (from Proto-Germanic *lētiją (“behaviour”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēid-, *lēy- (“to leave, let”). Cognate with Middle Low German lāt (“outward appearance, gesture, manner”), Old English lǣtan (“to let”). More at let. ==== Noun ==== late Manner; behaviour; outward appearance or aspect. A sound; voice. c 1275-1499, King Alexander Than have we liking to lithe the lates of the foules. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== late definite singular and plural of lat === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse láta. ==== Verb ==== late (imperative lat, present tense later, passive lates, simple past lot, past participle latt, present participle latende) to seem, appear (also late som) to pretend ===== Derived terms ===== årelate === References === “late” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²lɑːtə/ ==== Adjective ==== late inflection of lat: definite singular plural === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== late (present tense lèt, past tense lét, past participle late, passive infinitive latast, present participle latande, imperative lat) alternative form of la === Etymology 3 === From Old Norse láta. ==== Alternative forms ==== lata ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²lɑːtə/ ==== Verb ==== late (present tense lèt, past tense lét, past participle late, passive infinitive latast, present participle latande, imperative lat) to seem, appear (also late som) to pretend ===== Derived terms ===== årelate === References === “late” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Etymology === Adverbial form of læt, composed with the suffix -e. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.te/ === Adverb === late (comparative lator, superlative latost or latest) slow(ly) late == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ati === Verb === late inflection of latir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === late inflection of latir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Swedish == === Adjective === late definite natural masculine singular of lat === Anagrams === leta