lä
See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"
English
Noun
lä
- Sixth tone of the diatonic scale.
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hlé, from Proto-Germanic *hlewą.
Noun
lä n
- lee (the state of not being windy due to something blocking the wind), (as a more common translation) shelter
- Det är lä här
- There's no wind here (because something blocks it)
- att ligga i lä
- to be inferior (idiomatic)
- (nautical) lee (side of the ship away from the wind)
- Antonym: lovart
Derived terms
Adverb
lä (not comparable)
- on the leeside
References
- lä in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lä in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lä in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛ/
Preposition
lä