Labrador
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See also: labrador
English
Etymology
Eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”). The surname comes from Spanish Labrador.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Labrador
- The mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in Eastern Canada.
- (chiefly historical) The geographical region including Labrador in sense 1, as well as neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
- A surname from Spanish.
Derived terms
- Labradorian
- Labrador Current
- Labrador duck
- Labrador feldspar
- labradorite
- Labrador lung
- Labrador stone
- Labrador tea
- Labrador City
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Lab, Lab. (abbreviation)
Translations
mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
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mainly historical geographical region
Dog breed
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Labrador is the 14617th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2036 individuals. Labrador is most common among Hispanic/Latino (50.64%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (35.56%) individuals.
See also
Noun
Labrador (plural Labradors)
- Short for Labrador retriever.
Further reading
Newfoundland and Labrador on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Labrador”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 374.
- Forebears
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Labrador, which is an eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, derived from Latin labor (“work”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Labrador
Declension
| Inflection of Labrador (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Labrador | — | ||
| genitive | Labradorin | — | ||
| partitive | Labradoria | — | ||
| illative | Labradoriin | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Labrador | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Labrador | — | |
| gen. | Labradorin | |||
| genitive | Labradorin | — | ||
| partitive | Labradoria | — | ||
| inessive | Labradorissa | — | ||
| elative | Labradorista | — | ||
| illative | Labradoriin | — | ||
| adessive | Labradorilla | — | ||
| ablative | Labradorilta | — | ||
| allative | Labradorille | — | ||
| essive | Labradorina | — | ||
| translative | Labradoriksi | — | ||
| abessive | Labradoritta | — | ||
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| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
French
Etymology
English Labrador, which is an eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, derived from Latin labor (“work”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Labrador m
- Labrador, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (“Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador”)
- (chiefly historical) Labrador, the area of the Atlantic watershed of the Quebec peninsula, bounded to the south by the watershed of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, to the north by the watershed of Ungava Bay, to the west by the watershed of Hudson Bay
- Labrador, a breed of dog
Derived terms
References
- Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English Labrador, from Portuguese Lavrador (“João Fernandes Lavrador, Portuguese explorer”).
Pronunciation
- Homophones: labrador, lavrador (Northern Portugal)
- Hyphenation: La‧bra‧dor
Proper noun
Labrador m
- Labrador (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English Labrador, which is an eponym of Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, derived from Latin labor (“work”).
Proper noun
Labrador m
- Labrador (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Labrador m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants
- English: Labrador
Further reading
- Forebears (Spanish)
- Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024