lavar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cornish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Cornish lauar, from Old Cornish lauar, from Proto-Brythonic *llaβar (“talkative”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlabaros (“talkative”). Cognate with Welsh llafar (“vocal”).
=== Noun ===
lavar m (plural lavarow)
idiom, utterance
(grammar) expression, sentence
==== Derived terms ====
=== Verb ===
lavar
second-person singular imperative of leverel
== Franco-Provençal ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin lavāre.
=== Verb ===
lavar (ORB, broad)
to wash
=== References ===
laver in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
lavar in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”). Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish lavar.
=== Verb ===
lavar (first-person singular present lavo, first-person singular preterite lavei, past participle lavado)
to wash
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
lavado
lavadura
=== Further reading ===
“lavar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Ido ==
=== Verb ===
lavar (present tense lavas, past tense lavis, future tense lavos, imperative lavez, conditional lavus)
(transitive) to wash
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
laverio
== Occitan ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Occitan, from Latin lavāre.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
lavar
to wash
==== Conjugation ====
== Old Galician-Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin lavāre. Cognate with Old Spanish lavar and Old French laver.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /la.ˈβaɾ/
Rhymes: -aɾ
=== Verb ===
lavar
to wash
==== Conjugation ====
==== Descendants ====
Galician: lavar
Portuguese: lavar
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Compare Galician and Spanish lavar, French laver, and Italian lavare.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: la‧var
=== Verb ===
lavar (first-person singular present lavo, first-person singular preterite lavei, past participle lavado)
to wash
==== Conjugation ====
==== Quotations ====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:lavar.
==== Derived terms ====
lavagem
lavamento
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“lavar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Spanish lavar, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /laˈbaɾ/ [laˈβ̞aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: la‧var
=== Verb ===
lavar (first-person singular present lavo, first-person singular preterite lavé, past participle lavado)
(transitive) to wash
Synonym: asear
(transitive) to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt, etc.)
(reflexive) to wash oneself
(reflexive) to wash a body part of oneself (e.g. hands, hair, etc.)
lavarse los dientes ― to wash one's teeth
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“lavar”, 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
=== Anagrams ===
larva
== Swedish ==
=== Noun ===
lavar
indefinite plural of lav (“moss”)
indefinite plural of lave (“bench in a sauna”)
=== Anagrams ===
Alvar, larva, valar