Laos
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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French Laos, plural of Lao, from Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”). More at Lao.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ(s)/, /ˈlɑːoʊ(s)/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -aʊ
- Homophone: louse
Proper noun
Laos
- A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane.
- Synonym: Laoland
Related terms
Translations
country in Southeast Asia
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See also
- Vientiane
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Further reading
Laos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Laos on Wikiquote.Wikiquote 
Laos on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage 
Category:Laos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
Laos
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Laos
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia; capital: Vientiane)
Related terms
Further reading
- Laos on the Afrikaans Wikipedia.Wikipedia af
Basque
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos inan
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
Declension of Laos (inanimate, ending in consonant)
| indefinite | |
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| absolutive | Laos |
| ergative | Laosek |
| dative | Laosi |
| genitive | Laosen |
| comitative | Laosekin |
| causative | Laosengatik |
| benefactive | Laosentzat |
| instrumental | Laosez |
| inessive | Laosen |
| locative | Laosko |
| allative | Laosera |
| terminative | Laoseraino |
| directive | Laoserantz |
| destinative | Laoserako |
| ablative | Laostik |
| partitive | Laosik |
| prolative | Laostzat |
Derived terms
- Laoseko Herri Errepublika Demokratikoa (“Lao People's Democratic Republic”)
- laosera
- laostar (“Lao; Laotian”)
See also
- (countries of Asia) Asiako herrialdeak; Afganistan, Arabiar Emirerri Batuak, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, Birmania, Brunei, Ekialdeko Timor, Errusia, Filipinak, Georgia, Hego Korea, India, Indonesia, Ipar Korea, Iran, Irak, Israel, Japonia, Jordania, Kanbodia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Kuwait, Laos, Libano, Malaysia, Maldivas, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapur, Siria, Sri Lanka, Tadjikistan, Taiwan, Thailandia, Turkia, Turkmenistan, Txina, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zipre,
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos m
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Laos on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Laos
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Laos
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Crimean Tatar
Proper noun
Laos
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos m inan (related adjective laoský, demonym Laosan)
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
Further reading
- Laos in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- Laos in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- Laos in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Laos n
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
Faroese
Etymology
From French Laos, from Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”).
Proper noun
Laos n
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
| Inflection of Laos (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Laos | — | ||
| genitive | Laosin | — | ||
| partitive | Laosia | — | ||
| illative | Laosiin | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Laos | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Laos | — | |
| gen. | Laosin | |||
| genitive | Laosin | — | ||
| partitive | Laosia | — | ||
| inessive | Laosissa | — | ||
| elative | Laosista | — | ||
| illative | Laosiin | — | ||
| adessive | Laosilla | — | ||
| ablative | Laosilta | — | ||
| allative | Laosille | — | ||
| essive | Laosina | — | ||
| translative | Laosiksi | — | ||
| abessive | Laositta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Originally the plural of Lao.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos m
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: Laos
See also
- (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen (Category: fr:Countries in Asia)
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Laos n (proper noun, genitive Laos' or (with an article) Laos)
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English, from French Laos, from Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”).
Proper noun
Laos m (genitive Laos)
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Laos | not applicable | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “Laos”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Italian
Proper noun
Laos m
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Laos
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Laos
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French Laos, plural of Lao, from Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos m inan
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
Declension of Laos
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
Further reading
- Laos in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Laos
Proper noun
Laos m
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lȁos m (Cyrillic spelling Ла̏ос)
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
Declension of Laos
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos m inan (genitive singular Laosu, declension pattern of dub)
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
Declension of Laos
References
- “Laos”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos ?
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Laos n (genitive Laos)
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laos (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜂᜐ᜔)
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Laos
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
Declension of Laos
possessive of Laos
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Laos'um | Laoslarım / Laos'larım |
| senin (your) | Laos'un | Laosların / Laos'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Laos'u | Laosları / Laos'ları |
| bizim (our) | Laos'umuz | Laoslarımız / Laos'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Laos'unuz | Laoslarınız / Laos'larınız |
| onların (their) | Laos'u / Laosları / Laos'ları | Laosları / Laos'ları |
See also
- (countries of Asia) Asya ülkesi; Afganistan, Azerbaycan, Bahreyn, Bangladeş, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri, Bruney, Butan, Çin, Doğu Timor, Endonezya, Ermenistan, Filistin, Filipinler, Güney Kore, Gürcistan, Hindistan, Irak, İran, İsrail, Japonya, Kamboçya, Katar, Kazakistan, Kıbrıs, Kuveyt, Kuzey Kore, Kırgızistan, Laos, Lübnan, Maldivler, Malezya, Mısır, Moğolistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Özbekistan, Pakistan, Rusya, Singapur, Sri Lanka, Suriye, Suudi Arabistan, Tacikistan, Tayland, Tayvan, Türkiye, Türkmenistan, Umman, Ürdün, Vietnam, Yemen
Turkmen
Proper noun
Laos
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)