lava

See also: Lava, láva, lavá, lavâ, låvå, lava-, and ľavá

English

Etymology

Lava

From Italian, from Neapolitan lava (“lava”, but also “downpour overflowing the streets”). Likely in the sense of “landslide, torrent” from Latin labes (“fall”), compare labina (“avalanche, landslide”). A supposed relation with lavare (“to wash”) is now widely discredited. Neither is there probably any relation with Arabic لابة (lāba, “black volcanic rock”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) enPR: läʹvə, IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːvə/

• Audio (US):

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• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːvə/, /ˈlævə/
• Homophones: larva (non-rhotic), lather (Cockney)
• Rhymes: -ɑːvə

Noun

lava (countable and uncountable, plural lavas)

1. The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
2. (informal, proscribed) Magma.
3. A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava.

   lava:  

Usage notes

• Geologists make a distinction between magma (molten rock underground) and lava (molten rock on the surface).

Hyponyms

• cryolava, pillow lava

Derived terms

• fat lava
• hot lava
• lava bear
• lava bomb
• lava bread
• lava cake
• lava cone
• lava dome
• lava field
• lava flow
• lava lake
• lava lamp
• lava-like
• lava millstone
• lava sledding
• lava tube
• lava ware
• molten lava cake
• the floor is lava

 

Translations

molten rock

• Albanian: lavë (sq) f
• Arabic: حُمَم بُرْكَانِيَّة pl (ḥumam burkāniyya), لَابَة f (lāba)
• Armenian: լավա (hy) (lava)
• Azerbaijani: lava (az)
• Basque: laba
• Belarusian: ла́ва f (láva)
• Bengali: লাভা (bn) (labha)
• Bulgarian: ла́ва f (láva)
• Burmese: ချော် (my) (hkyau)
• Catalan: lava (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熔岩 (zh) (róngyán)

• Czech: láva (cs) f
• Danish: lava (da) c
• Dutch: lava (nl) f
• Esperanto: lafo
• Estonian: laava
• Faroese: grótbræðing f
• Finnish: laava (fi)
• French: lave (fr) f
• Friulian: lave f
• Galician: lava (gl) f
• Georgian: ლავა (lava)
• German: Lava (de) f
• Greek: λάβα (el) f (láva)

  Ancient: ῥύαξ m (rhúax)

• Hawaiian: ʻaʻā
• Hebrew: לַבָּה (he) f (láva)
• Hindi: लावा (hi) m (lāvā)
• Hungarian: láva (hu)
• Icelandic: hraun (is)
• Ido: lavao (io)
• Indonesian: lava (id), lahar (id)
• Irish: laibhe f
• Italian: lava (it) f
• Japanese: 溶岩 (ja) (ようがん, yōgan)
• Kazakh: лава (lava)
• Khmer: កំអែភ្នំភ្លើង (kɑmʼaepnumpləəng)
• Korean: 용암(熔岩) (ko) (yong'am)
• Kyrgyz: лава (lava)
• Lao: ຫີນລາວາ (hīn lā wā)
• Latin: lava (la) f (New Latin), rhyax m (New Latin)
• Latvian: lava f
• Lithuanian: lava f
• Low German: Lava
• Luxembourgish: Lava
• Macedonian: лава f (lava)
• Malay: lava (ms)
• Maori: rangitoto, tahepuia
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: лаав (mn) (laav), лав (mn) (lav), хайлмал (mn) (xajlmal), хайлмал чулуу (xajlmal čuluu) (China)

  Mongolian: ᠯᠠᠸᠠ (lawa), ᠯᠠᠪᠠ (laba), ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠯᠤᠮᠠᠯ (qayilumal), ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠯᠤᠮᠠᠯ
  ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤ (qayilumal čilaɣu)

• Navajo: tsézhin, chézhin
• Neapolitan: lava
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lava (no) m

  Nynorsk: lava m

• Persian: گدازه (fa) (godâze)
• Polish: lawa (pl) f
• Portuguese: lava (pt) f
• Punjabi: ਲਾਵਾ m (lāvā)
• Romanian: lavă (ro) f
• Russian: ла́ва (ru) f (láva)
• Samoan: lava
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ла́ва f

  Roman: láva (sh) f

• Sicilian: lava f
• Slovak: láva (sk) f
• Slovene: lava (sl) f
• Spanish: lava (es) f
• Swahili: lava, zaha
• Swedish: lava (sv) c
• Tagalog: laba (tl)
• Tahitian: please add this translation if you can
• Tajik: гудоза (gudoza), тафта (tafta)
• Tamil: லாவா (lāvā)
• Telugu: లావా (lāvā)
• Tetum: lava
• Thai: หินหลอมเหลว (hǐn-lɔ̌ɔm-lěeo)
• Tongan: lava
• Turkish: lav (tr)
• Turkmen: lawa
• Ukrainian: ла́ва f (láva)
• Urdu: لاوا m (lāvā)
• Uzbek: lava (uz)
• Vietnamese: dung nham (vi) (熔岩)
• Volapük: lavat (vo)
• Welsh: lafa m

magma — see magma

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Maori: ^{(please verify)} rangitoto

See also

• aa
• lavalava
• pahoehoe

Anagrams

• Alva, Vaal, aval

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

lava (definite accusative lavanı, plural lavalar)

1. lava

Declension

Declension of lava
	singular	plural
nominative	lava	lavalar
definite accusative	lavanı	lavaları
dative	lavaya	lavalara
locative	lavada	lavalarda
ablative	lavadan	lavalardan
definite genitive	lavanın	lavaların

Possessive forms of lava
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	lavam	lavalarım
sənin (“your”)	lavan	lavaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	lavası	lavaları
bizim (“our”)	lavamız	lavalarımız
sizin (“your”)	lavanız	lavalarınız
onların (“their”)	lavası or lavaları	lavaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	lavamı	lavalarımı
sənin (“your”)	lavanı	lavalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	lavasını	lavalarını
bizim (“our”)	lavamızı	lavalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	lavanızı	lavalarınızı
onların (“their”)	lavasını or lavalarını	lavalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	lavama	lavalarıma
sənin (“your”)	lavana	lavalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	lavasına	lavalarına
bizim (“our”)	lavamıza	lavalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	lavanıza	lavalarınıza
onların (“their”)	lavasına or lavalarına	lavalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	lavamda	lavalarımda
sənin (“your”)	lavanda	lavalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	lavasında	lavalarında
bizim (“our”)	lavamızda	lavalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	lavanızda	lavalarınızda
onların (“their”)	lavasında or lavalarında	lavalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	lavamdan	lavalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	lavandan	lavalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	lavasından	lavalarından
bizim (“our”)	lavamızdan	lavalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	lavanızdan	lavalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	lavasından or lavalarından	lavalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	lavamın	lavalarımın
sənin (“your”)	lavanın	lavalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	lavasının	lavalarının
bizim (“our”)	lavamızın	lavalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	lavanızın	lavalarınızın
onların (“their”)	lavasının or lavalarının	lavalarının

References

• “lava” in Obastan.com.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈla.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈla.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈla.va]

Noun

lava f (plural laves)

1. lava

Further reading

• “lava” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Italian lava.

Noun

lava

1. lava

Declension

Declension of lava

nominative	lava
genitive	lavanıñ
dative	lavağa
accusative	lavanı
locative	lavada
ablative	lavadan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlava]

Noun

lava f

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of lavice (“bench”)

Declension

Declension of lava (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	lava	lavy
genitive	lavy	lav
dative	lavě	lavám
accusative	lavu	lavy
vocative	lavo	lavy
locative	lavě	lavách
instrumental	lavou	lavami

Related terms

• lavice
• lávka

 

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaː.vaː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: la‧va
• Rhymes: -aːvaː

Noun

lava c (uncountable)

1. lava

Derived terms

• lavalamp
• lavasteen
• lavastroom

 

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/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑvɑ
• Hyphenation: la‧va

Noun

lava (genitive lava, partitive lava)

1. stage

Declension

Declension of lava (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		lava	lavad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	lava
genitive			lavade
partitive		lava	lavu lavasid
illative		lavva lavasse	lavadesse lavusse
inessive		lavas	lavades lavus
elative		lavast	lavadest lavust
allative		lavale	lavadele lavule
adessive		laval	lavadel lavul
ablative		lavalt	lavadelt lavult
translative		lavaks	lavadeks lavuks
terminative		lavani	lavadeni
essive		lavana	lavadena
abessive		lavata	lavadeta
comitative		lavaga	lavadega

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

Noun

lava

1. platform; podium (a flat, raised surface)

   Synonyms: koroke, (rare) estradi

2. bed (platform of a truck or other vehicle that supports the load)
3. stage (in a theatre, a concert hall or such)

   Synonyms: estradi, näyttämö

4. Clipping of tanssilava.
5. plant bed, raised bed (raised, framed platform for planting)

   Synonym: kasvilava

6. pallet (transport pallet, also as a unit)

   Synonym: kuormalava

7. (colloquial) case (pack of usually 24 cans of beer or other drink)

Declension

Inflection of lava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		lava	lavat
genitive		lavan	lavojen
partitive		lavaa	lavoja
illative		lavaan	lavoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lava	lavat
accusative	nom.	lava	lavat
	gen.	lavan
genitive		lavan	lavojen lavain rare
partitive		lavaa	lavoja
inessive		lavassa	lavoissa
elative		lavasta	lavoista
illative		lavaan	lavoihin
adessive		lavalla	lavoilla
ablative		lavalta	lavoilta
allative		lavalle	lavoille
essive		lavana	lavoina
translative		lavaksi	lavoiksi
abessive		lavatta	lavoitta
instructive		—	lavoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lavani lavani accusative nom. lavani lavani gen. lavani genitive lavani lavojeni lavaini rare partitive lavaani lavojani inessive lavassani lavoissani elative lavastani lavoistani illative lavaani lavoihini adessive lavallani lavoillani ablative lavaltani lavoiltani allative lavalleni lavoilleni essive lavanani lavoinani translative lavakseni lavoikseni abessive lavattani lavoittani instructive — — comitative — lavoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lavasi lavasi accusative nom. lavasi lavasi gen. lavasi genitive lavasi lavojesi lavaisi rare partitive lavaasi lavojasi inessive lavassasi lavoissasi elative lavastasi lavoistasi illative lavaasi lavoihisi adessive lavallasi lavoillasi ablative lavaltasi lavoiltasi allative lavallesi lavoillesi essive lavanasi lavoinasi translative lavaksesi lavoiksesi abessive lavattasi lavoittasi instructive — — comitative — lavoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lavamme lavamme accusative nom. lavamme lavamme gen. lavamme genitive lavamme lavojemme lavaimme rare partitive lavaamme lavojamme inessive lavassamme lavoissamme elative lavastamme lavoistamme illative lavaamme lavoihimme adessive lavallamme lavoillamme ablative lavaltamme lavoiltamme allative lavallemme lavoillemme essive lavanamme lavoinamme translative lavaksemme lavoiksemme abessive lavattamme lavoittamme instructive — — comitative — lavoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lavanne lavanne accusative nom. lavanne lavanne gen. lavanne genitive lavanne lavojenne lavainne rare partitive lavaanne lavojanne inessive lavassanne lavoissanne elative lavastanne lavoistanne illative lavaanne lavoihinne adessive lavallanne lavoillanne ablative lavaltanne lavoiltanne allative lavallenne lavoillenne essive lavananne lavoinanne translative lavaksenne lavoiksenne abessive lavattanne lavoittanne instructive — — comitative — lavoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lavansa lavansa accusative nom. lavansa lavansa gen. lavansa genitive lavansa lavojensa lavainsa rare partitive lavaansa lavojaan lavojansa inessive lavassaan lavassansa lavoissaan lavoissansa elative lavastaan lavastansa lavoistaan lavoistansa illative lavaansa lavoihinsa adessive lavallaan lavallansa lavoillaan lavoillansa ablative lavaltaan lavaltansa lavoiltaan lavoiltansa allative lavalleen lavallensa lavoilleen lavoillensa essive lavanaan lavanansa lavoinaan lavoinansa translative lavakseen lavaksensa lavoikseen lavoiksensa abessive lavattaan lavattansa lavoittaan lavoittansa instructive — — comitative — lavoineen lavoinensa

Derived terms

• -lavainen
• lavallinen
• lavastaa
• lavo

 

compounds

• ampumalava
• avolava
• esiintymislava
• eurolava
• hirttolava
• häkkilava
• itiölava
• jätelava
• kaatolava
• kasvilava
• kiintolava
• kippilava
• konserttilava
• kukkalava
• kuormalava
• kurkkulava
• kylmälava
• kääntölava
• laatikkolava
• laululava
• lava-auto
• lavakarisma
• lavakomedia
• lavakomiikka
• lavakoomikko
• lavakuorma-auto
• lavakurkku
• lavansiirtovaunu
• lavantauti (possibly)
• lavashow
• lavasukellus
• lavasänky
• lavasäteily
• lavatanssi
• lavaviljely
• lintulava
• lähtölava
• lämpölava
• maitolava
• makuulava
• mestauslava
• metsästyslava
• nostolava
• näytöslava
• oopperalava
• puhujalava
• roskalava
• rullalava
• saksilava
• siirtolava
• soittolava
• taimilava
• tanssilava
• teatterilava
• vaihtolava

 

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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• vala

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

lava

1. 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)

1. lava

Further reading

• “lava”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Etymology 2

Verb

lava

1. inflection of lavar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lava, from Neapolitan lava (“lava”, but also “downpour overflowing the streets”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.va/
• Rhymes: -va, -a
• Hyphenation: la‧va

Noun

lava (plural lava-lava, first-person possessive lavaku, second-person possessive lavamu, third-person possessive lavanya)

1. (geology) lava: the molten rock ejected by a volcano (hence on the surface) from its crater or fissured sides.

Derived terms

• lava pijar

 

Further reading

• “lava” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Saunan lava (1).

Lava (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lava. Cognates include Finnish lava and Estonian lava.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑʋɑ/, [ˈɫɑʋɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑʋɑ/, [ˈɫɑʋɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋɑ
• Hyphenation: la‧va

Noun

lava

1. banya bench
2. raised bed
3. foundation of a stove
4. 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

Declension of lava (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	lava	lavat
genitive	lavan	lavvoin
partitive	lavvaa	lavoja
illative	lavvaa	lavvoi
inessive	lavas	lavois
elative	lavast	lavoist
allative	lavalle	lavoille
adessive	laval	lavoil
ablative	lavalt	lavoilt
translative	lavaks	lavoiks
essive	lavanna, lavvaan	lavoinna, lavvoin
exessive1)	lavant	lavoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• taimilava

 

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

Noun

lava f (plural lave)

1. lava

Related terms

• lavico

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lava

1. inflection of lavare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Etymology 1

From Neapolitan lava or Italian lava.

Noun

lava f (genitive lavae); first declension

1. (New Latin) lava

   Synonym: rhyax

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lavā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lavō

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Italian lava (Neapolitan dialect).

Noun

lava m (definite singular lavaen, indefinite plural lavaer, definite plural lavaene)

1. (geology) lava

Derived terms

• lavastrøm

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• lavene

Noun

lava m or n

1. definite neuter plural of lav

References

• “lava” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Italian lava (Neapolitan dialect).

Noun

lava m (definite singular lavaen, indefinite plural lavaer, definite plural lavaene)

1. (geology) lava

Etymology 2

Noun

lava n

1. definite plural of lav

References

• “lava” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

lava

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈla.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈla.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈla.bɐ/ [ˈla.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -avɐ, (Northern Portugal) -abɐ
• Hyphenation: la‧va

Etymology 1

From Neapolitan lava (“a torrent of rain which washed the streets”). Likely in the sense of “landslide, torrent” from Latin labes (“fall”), compare labina (“avalanche, landslide”).

Noun

lava f (plural lavas)

1. lava (melted rock)

Related terms

• magma

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lava

1. inflection of lavar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlava]

Noun

lava f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of lavă

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

láva f (Cyrillic spelling ла́ва)

1. (geology) lava

Declension

Declension of lava

	singular	plural
nominative	lava	lave
genitive	lave	lava
dative	lavi	lavama
accusative	lavu	lave
vocative	lavo	lave
locative	lavi	lavama
instrumental	lavom	lavama

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaba/ [ˈla.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: la‧va

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Neapolitan lava (“lava”) Likely in the sense of “landslide, torrent” from Latin labes (“fall”), compare labina (“avalanche, landslide”).

Noun

lava f (uncountable)

1. lava

Derived terms

• lámpara de lava

 

Etymology 2

Deverbal from lavar.

Noun

lava f (uncountable)

1. washing

Etymology 3

Verb

lava

1. inflection of lavar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lava”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English larva.

Noun

lava (n class, plural lava)

1. larva

   Synonym: bombwe

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English lava.

Noun

lava (n class, plural lava)

1. lava

   Synonym: zaha

Swedish

Noun

lava c

1. 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

1. (stative) to be enough

Particle

lava

1. Expresses exclusiveness of the preceding word; just, only
2. Intensifies the preceding word; just (the same), right (now)
3. Forms a reflexive from the preceding personal pronoun; -self

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 181

Tsonga

Verb

lava

1. to want

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lava.

Noun

lava

1. floor
2. platform

Inflection

Inflection of lava (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	lava
genitive sing.	lavan
partitive sing.	lavad
partitive plur.	lavoid
	singular	plural
nominative	lava	lavad
accusative	lavan	lavad
genitive	lavan	lavoiden
partitive	lavad	lavoid
essive-instructive	lavan	lavoin
translative	lavaks	lavoikš
inessive	lavas	lavoiš
elative	lavaspäi	lavoišpäi
illative	lavaha	lavoihe
adessive	laval	lavoil
ablative	lavalpäi	lavoilpäi
allative	lavale	lavoile
abessive	lavata	lavoita
comitative	lavanke	lavoidenke
prolative	lavadme	lavoidme
approximative I	lavanno	lavoidenno
approximative II	lavannoks	lavoidennoks
egressive	lavannopäi	lavoidennopäi
terminative I	lavahasai	lavoihesai
terminative II	lavalesai	lavoilesai
terminative III	lavassai	—
additive I	lavahapäi	lavoihepäi
additive II	lavalepäi	lavoilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “площадка, пол, помост”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[4], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lava.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑvɑ/, [ˈɫɑvɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑvɑ
• Hyphenation: la‧va

Noun

lava

1. sauna bench
2. plant bed

Inflection

Declension of lava (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lava	lavad
genitive	lava	lavojõ, lavoi
partitive	lavva	lavoitõ, lavoi
illative	lavvasõ, lavva	lavoisõ
inessive	lavaz	lavoiz
elative	lavassõ	lavoissõ
allative	lavalõ	lavoilõ
adessive	lavallõ	lavoillõ
ablative	lavaltõ	lavoiltõ
translative	lavassi	lavoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “lava”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn