laver
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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English laver, lavre, lever, levre, laber (“a kind of water plant”), from Old English læfer, leber (“a rush (plant)”), a borrowing from Latin laver (“water plant”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɑːvə/, /ˈleɪvə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈleɪvɚ/, /ˈlɑvɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːvə(ɹ), -eɪvə(ɹ)
- Homophones: lava, larva (in non-rhotic accents)
- Hyphenation: lav‧er
Noun
laver (countable and uncountable, plural lavers)
- A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.
- 1847, Margaret Dods [pseudonym; Christian Isobel Johnstone], “Roasting”, in The Cook and Housewife’s Manual. , 8th edition, Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd; London; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., →OCLC, paragraph 19, pages 106–107:
- To roast a leg, haunch, or saddle of mutton. […] A modern refinement is to put laver in the dripping-pan, which, in basting, imparts a high gout; or a large saddle may be served over a pound and a half of laver, stewed in brown sauce with catsup and seasonings.
- Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially:
Derived terms
- black laver (Porphyra dioica)
- green laver (Ulva lactuca, Monostroma grevillei)
- kelp laver (Porphyra drachii)
- laver slack (Porphyra umbilicalis)
- laver sloke (Porphyra umbilicalis)
- laverbread (Porphyra umbilicalis)
- lettuce laver (Ulva lactuca)
- northern pink laver (Porphyra amplissima)
- pale patch laver (Porphyra leucosticta)
- purple laver (Porphyra nereocystis, Porphyra umbilicalis; Ulva lactuca)
- red laver (Porphyra nereocystis, Porphyra suborbiculata, Porphyra perforata, Porphyra umbilicalis)
- tough laver (Porphyra umbilicalis)
- winter laver (Porphyra linearis)
Translations
Porphyra umbilicalis
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an edible seaweed
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See also
Etymology 2
From Middle English laver, lavour, from Old French lavor, lavur, laveor, laveour, laveoir, from Latin lavatorium. Doublet of lavatory.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈleɪvə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈleɪvɚ/
- Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ)
Noun
laver (plural lavers)
- One who laves: a washer.
- Where one laves, a washroom, particularly a lavatorium, the washing area in a monastery.
- That which laves, particularly a washbasin.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. , London: [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- Infinit streames continually did well / Out of this fountaine, sweet and faire to see, / The which into an ample lauer fell […]
Synonyms
- (washbasin): See washbasin
Translations
a washer — see washer
a washroom; lavatorium
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a washbasin — see washbasin
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
laver c or n (lichen)
- indefinite plural of lav
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
laver
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French laver, from Latin lavāre, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).
Pronunciation
Verb
laver
Conjugation
Conjugation of laver (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | laver | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | lavant /la.vɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | lavé /la.ve/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | lave /lav/ |
laves /lav/ |
lave /lav/ |
lavons /la.vɔ̃/ |
lavez /la.ve/ |
lavent /lav/ |
| imperfect | lavais /la.vɛ/ |
lavais /la.vɛ/ |
lavait /la.vɛ/ |
lavions /la.vjɔ̃/ |
laviez /la.vje/ |
lavaient /la.vɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | lavai /la.ve/ |
lavas /la.va/ |
lava /la.va/ |
lavâmes /la.vam/ |
lavâtes /la.vat/ |
lavèrent /la.vɛʁ/ | |
| future | laverai /la.vʁe/ |
laveras /la.vʁa/ |
lavera /la.vʁa/ |
laverons /la.vʁɔ̃/ |
laverez /la.vʁe/ |
laveront /la.vʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | laverais /la.vʁɛ/ |
laverais /la.vʁɛ/ |
laverait /la.vʁɛ/ |
laverions /la.və.ʁjɔ̃/ |
laveriez /la.və.ʁje/ |
laveraient /la.vʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | lave /lav/ |
laves /lav/ |
lave /lav/ |
lavions /la.vjɔ̃/ |
laviez /la.vje/ |
lavent /lav/ |
| imperfect2 | lavasse /la.vas/ |
lavasses /la.vas/ |
lavât /la.va/ |
lavassions /la.va.sjɔ̃/ |
lavassiez /la.va.sje/ |
lavassent /la.vas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | lave /lav/ |
— | lavons /la.vɔ̃/ |
lavez /la.ve/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Conjugation of se laver (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | se laver | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | s'être + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | se lavant /sə la.vɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant or étant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | lavé /la.ve/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | me lave /mə lav/ |
te laves /tə lav/ |
se lave /sə lav/ |
nous lavons /nu la.vɔ̃/ |
vous lavez /vu la.ve/ |
se lavent /sə lav/ |
| imperfect | me lavais /mə la.vɛ/ |
te lavais /tə la.vɛ/ |
se lavait /sə la.vɛ/ |
nous lavions /nu la.vjɔ̃/ |
vous laviez /vu la.vje/ |
se lavaient /sə la.vɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | me lavai /mə la.ve/ |
te lavas /tə la.va/ |
se lava /sə la.va/ |
nous lavâmes /nu la.vam/ |
vous lavâtes /vu la.vat/ |
se lavèrent /sə la.vɛʁ/ | |
| future | me laverai /mə la.vʁe/ |
te laveras /tə la.vʁa/ |
se lavera /sə la.vʁa/ |
nous laverons /nu la.vʁɔ̃/ |
vous laverez /vu la.vʁe/ |
se laveront /sə la.vʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | me laverais /mə la.vʁɛ/ |
te laverais /tə la.vʁɛ/ |
se laverait /sə la.vʁɛ/ |
nous laverions /nu la.və.ʁjɔ̃/ |
vous laveriez /vu la.və.ʁje/ |
se laveraient /sə la.vʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | me lave /mə lav/ |
te laves /tə lav/ |
se lave /sə lav/ |
nous lavions /nu la.vjɔ̃/ |
vous laviez /vu la.vje/ |
se lavent /sə lav/ |
| imperfect2 | me lavasse /mə la.vas/ |
te lavasses /tə la.vas/ |
se lavât /sə la.va/ |
nous lavassions /nu la.va.sjɔ̃/ |
vous lavassiez /vu la.va.sje/ |
se lavassent /sə la.vas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | lave-toi /lav.twa/ |
— | lavons-nous /la.vɔ̃.nu/ |
lavez-vous /la.ve.vu/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of s'être + past participle | — | simple imperative of s'être + past participle | simple imperative of s'être + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “laver”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
laver f (genitive laveris); third declension
- a water-plant, possibly water parsnip (Sium latifolium)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | laver | laverēs |
| Genitive | laveris | laverum |
| Dative | laverī | laveribus |
| Accusative | laverem | laverēs |
| Ablative | lavere | laveribus |
| Vocative | laver | laverēs |
Descendants
- → Proto-West Germanic: *laberu (see there for further descendants)
References
- “laver”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- laver in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Verb
laver
Middle English
Noun
laver
- Alternative form of lavour
Norman
Alternative forms
- lavaïr (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French laver, from Latin lavō, lavāre.
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Verb
laver (gerund lav'thie)
Derived terms
- lavage (“washing”)
- lavement (“enema”)
- laver les vaissieaux (“to wash up, do the dishes”)
- laveux (“dishcloth”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
laver m or n
- indefinite plural of lav
Old French
Etymology
From Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō.
Verb
laver
- (transitive) to wash
- (reflexive, se laver) to get washed
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. This verb has a stressed present stem lev distinct from the unstressed stem lav. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of laver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | laver | avoir lavé | |||||
| gerund | en lavant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | lavant | ||||||
| past participle | lavé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | lef | leves | leve | lavons | lavez | levent |
| imperfect | lavoie, laveie, lavoe, laveve | lavoies, laveies, lavoes, laveves | lavoit, laveit, lavot, laveve | laviiens, laviens | laviiez, laviez | lavoient, laveient, lavoent, lavevent | |
| preterite | lavai | lavas | lava | lavames | lavastes | laverent | |
| future | laverai | laveras | lavera | laverons | laveroiz, lavereiz, laverez | laveront | |
| conditional | laveroie, lavereie | laveroies, lavereies | laveroit, lavereit | laveriiens, laveriens | laveriiez, laveriez | laveroient, lavereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | lef | les | let | lavons | lavez | levent |
| imperfect | lavasse | lavasses | lavast | lavissons, lavissiens | lavissoiz, lavissez, lavissiez | lavassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | leve | — | lavons | lavez | — | ||