lava

== English == === Etymology === From Italian, from Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from Latin lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”); compare lābīna (“landslide”). A supposed relation with lavare (“to wash”) is now widely discredited, nor is there probably any relation with Arabic لابة (lāba, “black volcanic rock”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Alternatively, the Romance words are connected with Provençal lavo, lauvo (“flat stone”), from a Vulgar Latin source borrowed from a Celtic language such as Gaulish *lawā, but ultimately of obscure origin; see Proto-Celtic *līwos for details. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US, Australian, New Zealand) enPR: läʹvə (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɑːvə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɑvə/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈlɐːvə/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈlɑvə/, /ˈlævə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈlavə/ Homophones: larva (non-rhotic), lather (non-rhotic, th-fronting, trap–bath split) Rhymes: -ɑːvə, -ævə === Noun === lava (countable and uncountable, plural lavas) The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth. (countable) A body of lava. (informal, proscribed) Magma. A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava. (figuratively, colloquial) Hot water. ==== Usage notes ==== Geologists make a distinction between magma (molten rock underground) and lava (molten rock on the surface). ==== Hyponyms ==== cryolava, pillow lava ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === aa lavalava pahoehoe === References === === Anagrams === Alva, Vaal, aval == Albanian == === Verb === lava first-person singular aorist of laj == Azerbaijani == === Pronunciation === === Noun === lava (definite accusative lavanı, plural lavalar) lava ==== Declension ==== === References === “lava” in Obastan.com. == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈla.βə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈla.və] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈla.va] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈla.βa] === Noun === lava f (plural laves) lava === Further reading === “lava”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish lavar (“to wash”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laˈba/, [laˈba] Hyphenation: l‧a‧ba === Verb === lavá to wash (hands, clothes, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Italian lava. === Noun === lava lava ==== Declension ==== === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN == Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech lava, from Proto-Slavic *lava. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlava] Hyphenation: la‧va === Noun === lava f (dialectal) alternative form of lavice (“bench”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “lava”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “lava”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian lava, from Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from Latin lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaː.vaː/ Hyphenation: la‧va Rhymes: -aːvaː === Noun === lava c (uncountable, no diminutive) lava ==== Derived terms ==== === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lava”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute “lava” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *lava, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lā́ˀwāˀ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑvɑ/ Rhymes: -ɑvɑ Hyphenation: la‧va === Noun === lava (genitive lava, partitive lava) stage ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === lava in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “lava”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *lava (compare Estonian lava, Livonian lovā, Veps lava), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *lā́ˀwāˀ (compare Latvian lāva, Lithuanian lova). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑʋɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝ʋɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑʋɑ Syllabification(key): la‧va Hyphenation(key): la‧va === Noun === lava platform; podium (a flat, raised surface) Synonyms: koroke, (rare) estradi bed (platform of a truck or other vehicle that supports the load) stage (in a theatre, a concert hall or such) Synonyms: estradi, näyttämö ellipsis of tanssilava plant bed, raised bed (raised, framed platform for planting) Synonym: kasvilava pallet (transport pallet, also as a unit) Synonym: kuormalava (colloquial) case (pack of usually 24 cans of beer or other drink) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “lava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === vala == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === lava third-person singular past historic of laver === Anagrams === aval == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaba/ [ˈla.β̞ɐ] Rhymes: -aba Hyphenation: la‧va === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== lava f (plural lavas) lava ==== Further reading ==== “lava”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== lava inflection of lavar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lava, from Italian lava, from Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from Latin lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈla.va/ Rhymes: -va, -a Hyphenation: la‧va === Noun === lava (plural lava-lava) (geology) lava: the molten rock ejected by a volcano (hence on the surface) from its crater or fissured sides ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “lava”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *lava. Cognates include Finnish lava and Estonian lava. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑʋɑ/, [ˈɫɑʋɑˑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑʋɑ/, [ˈɫɑʋɑˑ] Rhymes: -ɑʋɑ Hyphenation: la‧va === Noun === lava banya bench raised bed foundation of a stove A layer of dried branches or cones which are put under a haystack to prevent it from decaying. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 254 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈla.va/ Rhymes: -ava Hyphenation: là‧va === Etymology 1 === From Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from Latin lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”), from lābī (“to fall; to slip”); compare lābīna (“landslide”). ==== Noun ==== lava f (plural lave) lava ===== Related terms ===== lavico ==== References ==== "lava" in Online Etymology Dictionary. "lava" (page 168) in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana by Enrico Levi (1914). === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== lava inflection of lavare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From Italian, Neapolitan, and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”), from lābī (“to fall; to slip”); compare lābīna (“landslide”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫa.wa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlaː.va] ==== Noun ==== lava f (genitive lavae); first declension (New Latin) lava Synonym: rhyax === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫa.waː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlaː.va] ==== Verb ==== lavā second-person singular present active imperative of lavō == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Italian lava, from Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from Latin lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”). ==== Noun ==== lava m (definite singular lavaen, indefinite plural lavaer, definite plural lavaene) (geology) lava ===== Derived terms ===== lavastrøm === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== lavene ==== Noun ==== lava m or n definite neuter plural of lav === References === “lava” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Italian lava, from Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from Latin lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”). ==== Noun ==== lava m (definite singular lavaen, indefinite plural lavaer, definite plural lavaene) (geology) lava === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== lava n definite plural of lav === References === “lava” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lava. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɫaʋa/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈlava/ === Noun === lava f (diminutive lavicě) bench ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Czech: lava === Further reading === Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “lava”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění == Paiwan == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *lawaʀ. === Noun === lava flying squirrel === References === “lava”, in 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Indigenous Languages]‎[3] (in Mandarin), Taipei: 財團法人原住民族語言研究發展基金會 [Indigenous Languages Research and Development Foundation], 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -avɐ, (Northern Portugal) -abɐ Hyphenation: la‧va === Etymology 1 === From Italian lava, from Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from Latin lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”), from lābī (“to fall; to slip”); compare lābīna (“landslide”). ==== Noun ==== lava f (plural lavas) lava (melted rock) ===== Related terms ===== magma === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== lava inflection of lavar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “lava”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlava] === Noun === lava f definite nominative/accusative singular of lavă == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === láva f (Cyrillic spelling ла́ва) (geology) lava ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaba/ [ˈla.β̞a] Rhymes: -aba Syllabification: la‧va === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian lava, from Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from Latin lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”), from lābī (“to fall; to slip”); compare lābīna (“landslide”). ==== Noun ==== lava f (uncountable) lava ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Deverbal from lavar. ==== Noun ==== lava f (uncountable) washing === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== lava inflection of lavar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “lava”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English larva. ==== Noun ==== lava class IX (plural lava class X) larva Synonym: bombwe === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English lava. ==== Noun ==== lava class IX (plural lava class X) lava Synonym: zaha == Swedish == === Noun === lava c lava ==== Derived terms ==== lavalampa === Anagrams === Alva == Tokelauan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *lawa. Cognates include Hawaiian lawa and Samoan lava. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈla.va] Hyphenation: la‧va === Verb === lava (stative) to be enough === Particle === lava Expresses exclusiveness of the preceding word; just, only Intensifies the preceding word; just (the same), right (now) Forms a reflexive from the preceding personal pronoun; -self === References === R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 181 == Tsonga == === Verb === lava to want == Veps == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *lava. === Noun === lava floor platform ==== Inflection ==== === References === Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “площадка, пол, помост”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[5], Petrozavodsk: Periodika == Votic == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *lava. === Pronunciation === (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA(key): /ˈlɑvɑ/, [ˈɫɑvɑ] (Jõgõperä) IPA(key): /ˈlɑvɑ/, [ˈɫɑvɑ] (Central Votic) IPA(key): /ˈlɑvɑ/, [ˈɫɑvɑ] Rhymes: -ɑvɑ Hyphenation: la‧va === Noun === lava sauna bench plant bed ==== Inflection ==== === References === Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “lava”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[6], 2nd edition, Tallinn