lauw

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lâeu, from Old Dutch *lāo, from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lauw (comparative lauwer, superlative lauwst)

  1. lukewarm (temperature)
  2. cold, indifferent
  3. (informal) nice, cool, chill

Inflection

Declension of lauw
uninflected lauw
inflected lauwe
comparative lauwer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial lauw lauwer het lauwst
het lauwste
indefinite m./f. sing. lauwe lauwere lauwste
n. sing. lauw lauwer lauwste
plural lauwe lauwere lauwste
definite lauwe lauwere lauwste
partitive lauws lauwers —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Aukan: law
  • → Papiamentu: lauw, louw (dated)
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